Federal Highway (Malaysia) Explained

Country:MYS
Type:Federal
Route:2
Alternate Name:Federal Highway
(Kuala Lumpur–Klang Highway)
Length Km:45
Length Notes:Tolled segment: 160NaN0
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Terminus A:Klang, Selangor
Destinations:Port Klang, I-City, Padang Jawa, Shah Alam, Batu Tiga, Subang Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur
Terminus B:Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur
Formed:1974
History:Completed in 1977, tolled segment completed 1992–1993
Junction: Jalan Jambatan Kota
Federal Route 5
North Klang Straits Bypass
West Coast Expressway
Kemuning–Shah Alam Highway
Jalan Subang–Batu Tiga
Persiaran Tujuan
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport Highway
Majlis Link
Damansara–Puchong Expressway
New Pantai Expressway
Sprint Expressway = Kerinchi Link
Setiawangsa-Pantai Expressway
Bangsar–Petaling Jaya Bypass
Jalan Syed Putra
Jalan Klang Lama
East–West Link Expressway
Maint:Public Works Department (at Selangor section) and Kuala Lumpur City Hall, DBKL (at Kuala Lumpur section)
Map:FH2.jpg

Federal Highway (Malay: Lebuhraya Persekutuan; Jawi: ; Chinese: 联邦大道, abbreviation: FH2) is a Malaysian controlled-access highway connecting the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, and Klang, Selangor. The highway starts from Seputeh in Kuala Lumpur to Klang, Selangor. It is the busiest highway in Klang Valley during rush hour from/to Kuala Lumpur. The Federal Highway is coded as Federal Route 2.

History

The history of the highway started after the separation of Singapore from Malaysia on 9 August 1965, when the Malaysian government decided to make Port Swettenham (now Port Klang) as Malaysia's new national port as a replacement of Singapore. As a result, the government planned to build a highway connecting Port Klang to Kuala Lumpur by upgrading the former Kuala Lumpur–Klang Highway (Jalan Kuala Lumpur–Klang) (opened to traffic on 14 January 1959)[1] to a full motorway by replacing the existing at-grade intersections with interchanges, making the Federal Highway as Malaysia's first expressway. The Kuala Lumpur–Petaling Jaya Traffic Dispersal Scheme was implemented in 1974 under the surviliance of the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR). This scheme includes the Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road, Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1, Jalan Syed Putra and Federal Highway Route 2 (Kuala Lumpur–Petaling Jaya). Funded by a loan granted by the World Bank, the upgrade works for the Federal Highway from Subang Airport Interchange to Kuala Lumpur started from 1974 until 1977. The highway was originally a 4-lane limited access highway except for the Petaling Jaya stretch where it became 6-lane highway. However, in 1992 PLUS Expressways, the concession holder of North–South Expressway has upgraded the entire highway to a 6-lane highway with two toll plazas, Batu Tiga and Sungai Rasau. The 6-lane toll highway had begun in operation on 11 May 1993.The highway handles incredible volumes of traffic there is significant congestion at more or less any time of day.[2]

Upgrading of the Subang Airport Interchange and the Majlis Link

The upgrading of the Subang Airport Interchange including main link of Subang–Kelana Jaya Link from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport Highway (route 15) of Federal Highway (route 2) to Persiaran Kewajipan near Menara Mesiniaga began at the end of 2005 and the construction of the new Majlis Link in September 2005. Both project are led by Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR). While the main contractor are the Ahmad Zaki Resources Berhad (AZRB) and Ho Hup Construction Company Berhad (HHCC). The Majlis Link was completed in March 2007 while the Subang Airport Interchange was completed in September 2009.[2]

Features

Landmarks

Other features

Restricted routes for heavy vehicles

A restricted route has been implemented on the Federal Highway between Sungai Rasau and Subang during workdays and peak hours. Heavy vehicles (except buses and tankers) with laden and unladen heavy vehicles weighing 10,000 kg or more are not allowed to enter the expressway between 6:30 am until 9:30 am during Mondays to Fridays (except public holidays). A compound fine will be issued to heavy vehicles which flout the rule.[6]

Criticisms

Motorcycle lane hazards

The Federal Highway is well known as the first expressway in Malaysia to have motorcycle lanes. However, the motorcycle lanes in the Federal Highway are known for posing danger to motorcyclists, due to dark, narrow and poorly maintained lanes and ramps, dangerous sharp corners, vulnerable spots for robberies.[7] This has been attributed to the fact that the motorcycle lanes were originally intended for bicycle riders,[8] with the design speed limit as low as 60 km/h.[9]

On 29 August 2016, the Ministry of Works (MOW) allocated RM 3.13 million to upgrade motorcycle lanes on the Federal Highway in areas that fall under its care. The allocation would cover costs for brightening dark areas, installing pump houses at flood-prone areas, painting road lines and tunnel walls, lane-widening, building overhead ramps, additional signage and repair of intersections.[10]

On 21 October 2016, during the announcement of the 2017 Budget, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak announced that RM29 million would be allocated to upgrading the motorcycle lane on the Federal Highway. This included enhancing the drainage system to prevent flooding and building two overhead ramps, to make it safer for motorcyclists who use the route.[11]

Traffic congestion area along the highway

There are several areas along the highway regarded as a congested area:-

Km BoundsStretchesReasons
11 - 15 Kuala Lumpur boundFrom Bulatan Selangor Interchange to Batu Tiga Interchange Exiting towards Jalan Subang–Batu Tiga.
19 - 27.3 Kuala Lumpur boundFrom Subang Airport Highway Interchange to NPE InterchangeEntering the highway from Damansara–Puchong Expressway.
33.1 - 21.1 Klang boundFrom Jalan Timur Interchange to Sunway InterchangeExiting towards Damansara–Puchong Expressway.

Notable events

Tolls

The tolls have been collected by a private concession company, PLUS Expressways, since 11 May 1993.

Electronic toll collection

As part of an initiative to facilitate smoother passage at the Batu Tiga and Sungai Rasau Toll Plazas on Federal Highway. On 10 July 2014, the highway operator, PLUS Expressways, announced that all toll transactions at both toll plazas would be conducted electronically via PLUSMiles cards, Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs starting 1 September 2014. Besides being more convenient to Federal Highway users and reducing jams at toll plazas caused by cash-paying motorists, this move might had helped reducing risks of robberies at toll plazas faced by toll attendants, as there would have been less cash available.[19] However, on 30 August 2014, the implementation of the ETCs at Batu Tiga and Sungai Rasau toll plaza was postponed by the federal government.[20]

Since 22 November 2014, all toll transactions at Batu Tiga and Sungai Rasau toll plazas of the Federal Highway had been conducted electronically via PLUSMiles cards, Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs.[21]

Toll collection was discontinued since 1 January 2018.

List of interchanges

Below is a list of interchanges (exits), laybys and rest and service areas along the Federal Highway route. The exits are arranged in ascending numerical order from West to East.

Km ExitInterchangeToRemarks
Jalan Jambatan Kota
JKR Border Limit
Persiaran Sultan Ibrahim
JKR Border Limit
207Klang
Bulatan 100 Interchange
Roundabout interchange
Klang Bandar Diraja
(The Royal Town of Selangor)
Persiaran Sultan Ibrahim
JKR Border Limit
Federal Highway
JKR Border Limit
208A Taman BerkeleyNorth
Persiaran Rajawali
Berkeley Garden
Taman Eng Ann

South
Jalan Batu Tiga Lama
Jalan Dato' Mohd Sidin (Connaught Bridge)
Roundabout interchange
208B Persiaran Bukit Raja 1 ExitNorth
Persiaran Bukit Raja 1
Bandar Baru Klang
Kuala Lumpur bound

5
5.6 -
5.7
209 Sungai Rasau InterchangeNorth
North Klang Straits Bypass
Bandar Baru Klang
Port Klang
Kapar
Meru
New Klang Valley Expressway
Ipoh
Kuala Lumpur
Damansara
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
Johor Bahru

South
Jalan Batu Tiga Lama
Jalan Dato' Mohd Sidin (Connaught Bridge)
Diamond interchange
Restricted Routes
Heavy be (laden and unladen heavy vehicles weighing 10,000 kg or more)
are not allowed to enter the highway during weekdays (except public holidays) 6:30 am to 9:30 am

Sungai Rasau - Subang (km 5.6 - km 18.2)

6
MPKlang–MBSA border
Sungai Rasau bridge
Klang–Petaling district border
210ASungai Rasau ExitWest
Jalan Batu Tiga Lama
Jalan Sungai Rasau
Klang bound
210B I-City InterchangeNorth
Persiaran I-City
I-City
Town Centre
Central I-City
WaterWorld
Wax Figure Museum
Space Mission
Interchange
7Former Sungai Rasau toll plaza location
211 Padang Jawa InterchangeNorth
Persiaran Kayangan
Section 1 until 14
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Hospital Shah Alam

South
Jalan Padang Jawa
Padang Jawa
Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Selangor state headquarters
Diamond interchange
Petronas Shell Petronas and Shell LaybyKuala Lumpur bound
BH Petrol BH Petrol LaybyKlang bound

10
Sungai Renggam bridge

11
212Shah Alam
Bulatan Darul Ehsan Interchange
(Shah Alam main interchange)
Kemuning–Shah Alam Highway

North
Persiaran Sultan
Shah Alam city centre
Section 1 until 14
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

South
Shah Alam Industrial Area
Section 15 until 20
Alam Impian
Kota Kemuning
Pulau Indah
UEP Subang Jaya
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
Johor Bahru
Cloverleaf interchange

12
Sungai Renggam Chinese Cemetery
Petronas Petronas Layby PetronasKlang bound

13
213 Bulatan Melawati InterchangeNorth
Persiaran Kayangan
Shah Alam city centre
Section 1 until 14
Shah Alam Stadium

South
Shah Alam–Puchong Highway
Persiaran Tengku Ampuan
Shah Alam Industrial Area
Section 15 until 35
Puchong
Roundabout interchange

14
14.6 Petron and Shell LaybyKuala Lumpur bound
14.7 214 Persiaran Selangor Exit
(Carlsberg Brewery off ramp)
West
Persiaran Selangor
Shah Alam Industrial Area
Section 15 until 16
Carlsberg Brewery
From Kuala Lumpur only
14.9 Sungai Damansara bridge

15
215 Batu Tiga InterchangeNorth
Batu Tiga–Sungai Buloh Highway
Glenmarie
Taman TTDI Jaya
Guthrie Corridor Expressway
Ipoh
Rawang
Sungai Buloh

SOUTH
Persiaran Jubli Perak
Batu Tiga
Puchong
North–South Expressway Central Link
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
Johor Bahru
Diamond interchange

16
215B Tropicana Metropark Interchange Tropicana MetroparkDirect interchange
16.9Former Batu Tiga toll plaza location

17
Shell Petronas Shell and Petronas LaybyKlang bound
17.2 Railway crossing bridge
17.9 216 Subang Jaya
Subang Jaya Interchange
Trumpet interchange

18
Shell Petronas Shell and Petronas LaybyKuala Lumpur bound

19
217 Subang-Federal Highway InterchangeStacked interchange
Off ramp to Subang Jaya only
From Kuala Lumpur only
MBSA–MBPJ border limit
Restricted Routes
Heavy vehicles (laden and unladen heavy vehicles weighing 10,000 kg or more)
are not allowed to enter the highway during weekdays (except public holidays) 6:30 am to 9:30 am

Sungai Rasau - Subang (km 5.6 - km 18.2)
218 Majlis Link InterchangeNorth
Majlis Link
Jalan Majlis
Kelana Jaya
Duty Free Trade Zone
Damansara–Puchong Expressway
Sungai Buloh
Kepong
Damansara
Interchange
From/to Klang only
219 Jalan Ss 7/2 ExitNorth
Jalan SS 7/2
Stadium Petaling Jaya
Setia Jaya shophouses
From Klang only
Setia JayaShophousesEast bound
Setia Jaya Komuter stationSetia Jaya Komuter station
&
West bound

21
21.1 220 Freescale Interchange
(Motorola Interchange)
Damansara–Puchong Expressway

North
Sungai Buloh
Kepong
Damansara

South
Bandar Sunway
Puchong
Putrajaya
Multi-level Diverging diamond interchange
21.2220B Freescale Ramp InterchangeDirect interchange
221 Seri Setia ExitNorth
S 9A/1
Seri Setia
Off ramp
From Klang only

27
Seri Setia Komuter stationSeri Setia Komuter station
West bound
222 NPE InterchangeEast
New Pantai Expressway
Jalan Klang Lama
Pantai Bahru
Bangsar
Salak South
Seremban
Expressway Interchange
From/to Klang only
27.4 223 Jalan 225 ExitNorthwest
Jalan 225
Section 1 until 14
Jalan 51A/219
Kuala Lumpur bound
Sungai Penchala bridge

31
31.3 224 Templer InterchangeWest
Jalan PP Narayanan (Jalan 222)
Section 1 until 14

East
Jalan Templer
Petaling Jaya old town (Section --)
Diamond interchange

32
32.4 225 Petaling Jaya
Jalan Barat Interchange
Diamond interchange

33
33.1 226 Petaling Jaya
Jalan Timur Interchange
Petaling Jaya Inner Ring Road

South Only
Jalan Timur
Taman Jaya LRT station
Petaling Jaya new town (Section 52)
Diamond interchange
227 Jalan Gasing Interchange
(KWSP)
Northwest
Jalan Universiti
Section—until --
Universiti Malaya
University Malaya Medical Centre

SOUTH
Jalan Gasing
Section—until --
Petaling Jaya old town (Section --)
Half diamond interchange
From/to Kuala Lumpur only
Kota Darul Ehsan Arch
Federal Highway
JKR Border Limit
Selangor–Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur border
Petaling District-Kuala Lumpur border
MBPJ–DBKL border
Federal Highway
SPRINT Border Limit
228
2313
Kerinchi InterchangeDirectional T expressway interchange
Diamond interchange
Railway crossing bridge
Sungai Klang bridge
229
2314
Mid Valley InterchangeNorth
Bangsar–Petaling Jaya Bypass
Bangsar

East
Lingkaran Syed Putra
Mid Valley City
Mid Valley Megamall
Zone A, B, C, D, E and F
Interchange
From/to Klang only
230
2315
NPE ExitSouth
New Pantai Expressway
Bandar Sunway
Subang Jaya
Bypass ramp to NPE only
From Kuala Lumpur only
Federal Highway
SPRINT Border Limit
Federal Highway
DBKL Border Limit
231
2316
Seputeh InterchangeNorth
Jalan Syed Putra
Kuala Lumpur city centre
Brickfields
KL Sentral

SOUTH
Jalan Klang Lama
Kuchai Lama
Taman OUG
Puchong
Stacked interchange
Federal Highway
DBKL Border Limit
East–West Link Expressway
Start/end of expressway
ANIH Berhad Border Limit
East
East–West Link Expressway
Cheras
Kajang
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
Seremban
Melaka
Johor Bahru

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . 14 January 1959 . Perasmian Pembukaan Jalanraya Kuala Lumpur-Port Swettenham . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150624115202/http://hids.arkib.gov.my/readarticle.php?article_id=968&y=2018&m=5 . 24 June 2015 . 31 May 2015 . Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah . . ms.
  2. Web site: Federal Highway a bane or a gain ⋆ The Malaysian Times. 1 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Rajendra. Edward. Monument shifted to gardens. The Star Online.
  4. Web site: Contact Us - Heineken Malaysia Berhad.
  5. Web site: Contact Us. 2017-11-14. 2017-11-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20171114211040/https://carlsbergmalaysia.com.my/contact-us/. dead.
  6. Web site: Heavy vehicles banned from three NSE stretches during peak hours - Nation - The Star Online. www.thestar.com.my.
  7. Web site: Death traps on the Federal Highway.
  8. http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/National/20090208112440/Article/index_html I REMEMBER WHEN... Federal Highway was constructed
  9. http://rakan1.jkr.gov.my/cjalan/editor/files/Guide%20On%20Geometric%20Design%20Of%20Road(2).pdf Arahan Teknik (Jalan) 8/86 - A Guide on Geometric Design of Roads, Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia
  10. http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/08/29/federal-highway-motorcycle-lanes-to-get-rm3_13mil-upgrade/ Federal Highway motorcycle lanes to get RM3.13mil upgrade
  11. http://paultan.org/2016/10/21/rm29-mil-for-federal-highway-motorcycle-lane-upgrade/ Budget 2017: PM Najib Razak announces RM29 million allocation to upgrade Federal Highway motorcycle lane
  12. Web site: Arumugam killed.
  13. Web site: 隆联邦大道迷路心慌.夺命U转.SPM考生3死. 7 December 2010.
  14. Web site: 17-year-olds called home to say they would be late - Nation - The Star Online. www.thestar.com.my.
  15. Web site: Five killed in freak collision along Federal Highway (updated) - Nation - The Star Online. www.thestar.com.my.
  16. Web site: A tragic accident indeed - Letters - The Star Online. www.thestar.com.my.
  17. http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2008&dt=1119&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Muka_Hadapan&pg=mh_01.htm 10 percent toll discount
  18. Web site: 2018 Budget: No more tolls at Batu Tiga, Sg Rasau, Bkt Kayu Hitam and Johor's EDL next year. 27 October 2017.
  19. Web site: PLUS to go cashless to help ease congestion on highway - Community - The Star Online. www.thestar.com.my.
  20. Web site: Cashless tolls put on hold. 1 September 2014.
  21. Web site: Fully electronic toll collection at Batu Tiga, Sungai Rasau plazas from Nov 22 - Nation - The Star Online. www.thestar.com.my.