Cheras Highway Explained

Country:MYS
Type:Federal
Route:1
Alternate Name:Cheras Highway
(Cheras Road)
(Loke Yew Road)
Direction A:North
Terminus A:Edinburgh Circus, Kuala Lumpur
Junction:Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1
Besraya Expressway
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
East–West Link Expressway
Cheras–Kajang Expressway
Direction B:South
Terminus B:Plaza Phoenix, Cheras
Destinations:Pudu
Sungai Besi
Bandar Tun Razak
Cheras
Kajang
Seremban
Established:1988
History:Completed in 1991

Cheras Highway, Federal Route 1 also known as Cheras Road and Loke Yew Road is a major highway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

History

This highway was upgraded in 1988 by Metramac Corporation Sdn.Bhd. The Cheras Road toll plaza began operations from 1 September 1990. After being suspended a year later before reopening on 15 September 1991, toll charges reduced by 50 percent from the usual RM1. After many complaints and traffic jams, the toll plaza was abolished on 14 September 2003 and replaced by Taman Midah MRT station on 17 July 2017. Today, the highway is maintained by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).

Due to the congestion on the Cheras Highway, two projects were led by the DBKL. These included an underpass from the Cheras–Kajang Expressway to Taman Connaught and flyovers to Taman Len Seng and Alam Damai. It was opened on 14 April 2008. Other projects are Bulatan Cheras–Bandar Tun Razak roundabout underpass from Cheras Highway to Cheras Road and Jalan Tenteram was opened on 2010. The Sungai Buloh–Kajang MRT line runs along much of the highway, starting from Taman Pertama MRT station, past the Taman Connaught interchange and along the Cheras-Kajang Expressway to Kajang.

Cheras Highway floods 2014

A flash floods in Cheras Highway near Cheras Leisure Mall in Cheras occurred on 23 August 2014 caused a massive traffic congestion in many parts of the city centre.

List of interchanges

KmExitInterchangeToRemarks
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road
Birch Road (Jalan Maharajalela)

North
Jalan Kinabalu
Victory Avenue (Jalan Sultan Hisamuddin)
Jalan Kuching
Segambut
Kepong
Ipoh
Kuantan
Edinburgh Circus InterchangeSouth
Old Airport Road (Jalan Dewan Bahasa)
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Bangsar
Petaling Jaya
Shah Alam
Klang

North
Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road
Shaw Road (Jalan Hang Tuah)
Merdeka Stadium
National Stadium
Jalan Pudu
Jalan Bukit Bintang
Jalan Imbi
Diamond interchange
Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road
Cheras Highway
Loke Yew FlyoverStart/End of flyover
Loke Yew Flyover
Loke Yew Interchange
Northwest
Jalan Sungai Besi
Pudu
Pudu Road


Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1

North
Circular Road (Jalan Tun Razak)
Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC)

South
Besraya Expressway
Salak South
Kuchai Lama
Sungai Besi
Mines Resort City
Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway
Johor Bahru
Malacca
Seremban
National Sports Complex
Klang
Shah Alam
Petaling Jaya
Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange
Loke Yew Flyover
Jalan Chan Sow Lin Exit
South
Jalan Chan Sow Lin
Sungai Besi Industrial Area
From Cheras only
Loke Yew Flyover
Railway crossing bridge
Loke Yew FlyoverStart/End of flyover
Miharja ExitMiharja
Miharja LRT station
KL bound
Jalan Lombong ExitEast
Jalan Lombong
Maluri
Plaza Uncang Emas
Kajang bound
Kerayong River bridge
Besraya Expressway
Besraya Expressway

East
Shamelin
Maluri
Kuantan
Ulu Klang
Ampang
Pandan Indah
Start/End of bridge
Kerayong River bridge
Railway crossing bridge
Kerayong River bridge
Kerayong River bridgeStart/End of bridge
Cheras Roundabout-Bandar Tun Razak InterchangeNorth
Jalan Cheras Lama
Maluri
Shamelin

South
Jalan Yaacob Latif (Jalan Tenteram)
Bandar Tun Razak
Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM)
Roundabout interchange with two directional underpass
from Loke Yew Road to Bandar Tun Razak
and from Cheras Road south to Jalan Cheras Lama north
Taman Pertama MRT stationTaman Pertama MRT station
Jalan Yaacob Latif ExitWest
Jalan Yaacob Latif (Jalan Tenteram)
Bandar Tun Razak
Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM)
Cheras Velodrome
KL bound
Taman Midah MRT station
Former Jalan Cheras toll plaza location
Jalan Kuari ExitNortheast
Jalan Kuari
Cheras Christian Cemetery
Kajang bound
Taman Midah ExitTaman Midah
Bandar Tun Razak
KL bound
Cheras
Cheras Roundabout Interchange
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2

North
Ampang
Kuantan
Batu Caves
Ipoh
Kepong

South
Bandar Tun Razak
Bandar Tasik Selatan
Sungai Besi
Johor Bahru
Malacca
Seremban
National Sports Complex
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
Shah Alam
Klang
Pulau Indah
Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange
Taman Mutiara MRT StationTaman Mutiara MRT station
Taman Taynton InterchangeDouble U-turn interchange
Plaza Phoenix InterchangeWest
East–West Link Expressway
Bandar Tun Razak
Bangsar
Petaling Jaya
Shah Alam
Klang


South
Plaza Phoenix Flyover
Taman Connaught
Taman Len Seng
Alam Damai
Plaza Phoenix
Trumpet interchange with dedicated flyover
to major townships in Cheras
(Taman Connaught, Taman Len Seng and Alam Damai).

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Cheras Sentral (Plaza Phoenix)

Taman Connaught MRT station
Cheras Sental (Plaza Phoenix)


Taman Connaught MRT Station
Kuala Lumpur bound

Plaza Phoenix MRT Station
Cheras Highway
DBKL border limit
Cheras–Kajang Expressway
Grand Saga border limit
Southeast
Cheras–Kajang Expressway
Balakong
Kajang
Semenyih
Seremban
Taman Cuepacs

See also