Federal Highway, Malaysia

Part of Federal Route 2
Federal Highway
(Kuala Lumpur-Klang Highway)
Route information
Maintained by PLUS Malaysia Berhad with its subsidiary Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Berhad
(Former concessionaries known as Projek Lebuhraya Utara Selatan Berhad (PLUS))
(on tolled segment)
Length: 45 km (28 mi)
Tolled segment: 16 km (10 mi)
Existed: 1974 – present
History: Completed in 1977, tolled segment completed 1992–1993
Major junctions
West end: Klang, Selangor
  2 5 Jalan Jambatan Kota
5 Federal Route 5
E30 20 North Klang Straits Bypass
E13 Kemuning-Shah Alam Highway
3214 Jalan Subang-Batu Tiga
Persiaran Tujuan
15 Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport Highway
Majlis Link
E11 Damansara-Puchong Expressway
E10 New Pantai Expressway
E23 Sprint Expressway = Kerinchi Link
Bangsar-Petaling Jaya Bypass
2 Jalan Syed Putra
2 Jalan Klang Lama
E37 East-West Link Expressway
East end: Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur
Location
Primary
destinations:
Port Klang, Sungai Rasau, I-City, Padang Jawa, Shah Alam, Batu Tiga, Subang Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur
Highway system

Federal Highway, or Lebuhraya Persekutuan in Malay (or sometimes called "Federal", "Highway Persekutuan" or "Highway Federal" by Klang Valley citizens) 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 Federal Highway, connecting Kuala Lumpur and Klang, Selangor.
The Petaling Jaya stretch of the Federal Highway leading towards Kuala Lumpur

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.[2] The Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya Traffic Dispersal Scheme was implemented on 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.[2] 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. The section of the highway from Subang Jaya to Kota Darul Ehsan near Petaling Jaya are paved with asphalt. The exit number system similar to toll expressways was introduced in 2007 at Federal Highway; thus making the Federal Highway as the first and currently the only federal expressway with expressway exit numbering system.

Benefits of the highway

The highway serves as the main highway of Klang Valley conurbation since it connects major cities of the conurbation including Klang, Shah Alam, Subang Jaya, Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur. However, the increase of traffic as a result of the population increase peaked the capacity of the highway in the mid-1990s and therefore massive daily traffic jams along Federal Highway are common especially early in the morning and late afternoon. As a result, the government began to build new expressways to reduce the congestion of Federal Highway.

Current developments

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 had begun at the end of 2005 and the construction of the new Majlis Link on 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 on March 2007 while the Subang Airport Interchange was completed in September 2009.

Features

Notable features

Landmarks

Other features

Restricted routes for heavy vehicles

During workdays or peak hours. There is a restricted routes at the Federal Highway from Sungai Rasau to Subang. 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 on Monday to Friday (except public holidays). A compound fines will be issued to heavy vehicles which flouted the rule.

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 its dangers towards motorcyclists, such as dark, narrow and poorly maintained lanes and ramps, dangerous sharp corners, and the nature of the motorcycle lanes themselves to be vulnerable spots for robberies.[3] It is due to the fact that the motorcycle lanes are originally intended for bicycle riders,[2] with the design speed limit as low as 60 km/h.[4]

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 Darul Ehsan 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 Freescale-LDP InterchangeExiting towards Damansara-Puchong Expressway.

Notable events

Tolls

Overview

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

The fully implementation of the cashless Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) for Batu Tiga and Sungai Rasau toll plaza

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 will be conducted electronically via PLUSMiles cards, Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs starting from 1 September 2014. Besides being more convenient to Federal Highway users and reducing jams at toll plazas caused by cash-paying motorists, this move may actually help reducing risks of robberies at toll plazas faced by toll attendants, as there will be less cash will be available. However, on 30 August 2014, the implementation of the ETCs at Batu Tiga and Sungai Rasau toll plaza has been postponed by the federal government.

On 22 November 2014 at 12:00 pm, all toll transactions at Batu Tiga and Sungai Rasau toll plazas of the Federal Highway has now conducted electronically via PLUSMiles cards, Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs.

Toll rates

Sungai Rasau toll plaza (SGR)

ClassType of vehiclesNormal prices
(in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
*Daily off-peak hour travel
(in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
* Off-peak hour travel during festive season
(in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0Motorcycle
(Vehicles with two axles and two wheels)
FreeNIL NIL
1Private Cars
(Vehicles with two axles and three or four wheels (excluding taxi and bus))
RM 1.10RM 0.90RM 0.80
2Vans and other small good vehicles
(Vehicles with two axles and six wheels (excluding bus))
RM 1.30NIL NIL
3Large Trucks
(Vehicles with three or more axles (excluding bus))
RM 2.00NIL NIL
4TaxisRM 0.40NIL NIL
5BusesRM 0.40NIL NIL

Batu Tiga toll plaza (BTT)

ClassType of vehiclesNormal prices
(in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
*Daily off-peak hour travel
(in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
* Off-peak hour travel during festive season
(in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0Motorcycle
(Vehicles with two axles and two wheels)
FreeNIL NIL
1Private Cars
(Vehicles with two axles and three or four wheels (excluding taxi and bus))
RM 1.10RM 1.00RM 0.90
2Vans and other small good vehicles
(Vehicles with two axles and six wheels (excluding bus))
RM 1.50NIL NIL
3Large Trucks
(Vehicles with three or more axles (excluding bus))
RM 2.20NIL NIL
4TaxisRM 0.40NIL NIL
5BusesRM 0.50NIL NIL
(* Toll payments between 12:00 am and 7:00 am)
Note: Toll charges can only be paid with the Touch 'n Go and PLUSMiles cards or SmartTAG. Cash payment is not accepted.

List of interchanges

Km ExitInterchangeToRemarks
WEST
2 5 JALAN JAMBATAN KOTA
5 Banting
2 Port Klang
2 JALAN JAMBATAN KOTA
2 PERSIARAN SULTAN IBRAHIM
EXIT 207KLANG
BULATAN 100 INTERCHANGE
SOUTH
JALAN BATU TIGA
Klang Town Centre
B1
Meru
5 Kapar
5 Kuala Selangor
Istana Alam Shah
Sultan Sulaiman Mosque
Al-Rahimiah Mosque
Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah
Roundabout interchange
KLANG BANDAR DIRAJA
(The Royal Town of Selangor)

2 PERSIARAN SULTAN IBRAHIM
JKR border limit
2 FEDERAL HIGHWAY
Start/End of toll highway
(TnG and TAG ETC only)
PLUS Expressways border limit
EXIT 208A BERKELEY INTERCHANGENORTH
PERSIARAN RAJAWALI
Berkeley Garden

SOUTH
3216 JALAN BATU TIGA LAMA
B5
Jalan Dato' Mohd Sidin (Connaught Bridge)
Roundabout interchange
EXIT 208B PERSIARAN BUKIT RAJA 1 EXITNORTH
PERSIARAN BUKIT RAJA 1
Bandar Baru Klang
Kuala Lumpur bound
2
5
5.6 -
5.7
EXIT 209 SUNGAI RASAU INTERCHANGENORTH
E30 20 NORTH KLANG STRAITS BYPASS
Bandar Baru Klang
E30 20 Port Klang
5 Kapar
3215 Meru
E1 NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY
E1 Ipoh
E1 Kuala Lumpur
E1 Damansara
E6 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
E2 Johor Bahru

SOUTH
3216 JALAN BATU TIGA LAMA
B5
Jalan Dato' Mohd Sidin (Connaught Bridge)
Diamond interchange
RESTRICTED ROUTES
HEAVY VEHICLES
(laden and unladen heavy vehicles weighing 10,000 kg or more)
ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER THE EXPRESSWAY
Monday to Friday (Except Public Holidays)
6:30 am to 9:30 am

SUNGAI RASAU - SUBANG
(km 5.6 - km 18.2)

2
6
MPKlang-MBSA border limit
Sungai Rasau bridge
Klang-Petaling district border
EXIT 210ASUNGAI RASAU EXITWEST
3216 JALAN BATU TIGA LAMA
Jalan Sungai Rasau
Klang bound
EXIT 210B I-CITY INTERCHANGENORTH
PERSIARAN I-CITY
I-CITY
Town Centre
I-City Mall
WaterWorld
Wax Figure Museum
Space Mission
Interchange
Sungai Rasau toll plaza
SGR
TnG POS TnG POS TnG TnG TAG TAG TnG TnG TAG TAG TnG TnG TnG POS TnG POS
Opened toll systems
Pay toll
(Accepts electronic toll payment (TnG and TAG) only)

2
7
Sungai Rasau toll plaza
SGR
TnG TAG
Customer Service Centre
TnG TAG
Customer Service Centre
Kuala Lumpur bound
EXIT 211 PADANG JAWA INTERCHANGENORTH
BSA7
PERSIARAN KAYANGAN
Shah Alam city centre
Section 1 until 14
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

SOUTH
JALAN PADANG JAWA
Padang Jawa
Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Selangor state headquarters
Diamond interchange
Petronas Shell Petronas and Shell Layby Petronas KFC TnG TAG Spot

Shell
Kuala Lumpur bound
BH Petrol BH Petrol Layby BH Petrol Klang bound
2
10
10.1
Sungai Renggam bridge
2
11
EXIT 212SHAH ALAM
BULATAN DARUL EHSAN INTERCHANGE
(Shah Alam main interchange)
E13 KEMUNING-SHAH ALAM HIGHWAY

NORTH
BSA1
PERSIARAN SULTAN
Shah Alam city centre
Section 1 until 14
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

SOUTH
Shah Alam Industrial Area
Section 15 until 20
E13 Alam Impian
E13 Kota Kemuning
E5 Pulau Indah
E6 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
E2 Johor Bahru
Cloverleaf interchange
2
12
Sungai Renggam Chinese Cemetery
Petronas Petronas Layby PetronasKlang bound
2
13
EXIT 213 BULATAN MELAWATI INTERCHANGENORTH
BSA7
PERSIARAN KAYANGAN
Shah Alam city centre
Section 1 until 14
Shah Alam Stadium

SOUTH
3214
BSA7
SHAH ALAM-PUCHONG HIGHWAY
PERSIARAN TENGKU AMPUAN
Shah Alam Industrial Area
Section 15 until 35
E11 Puchong
Roundabout interchange
2
14
14.6 Petron and Shell Layby Petron

Shell
Kuala Lumpur bound
14.7 EXIT 214 PERSIARAN SELANGOR EXIT
(Carlsberg Brewery off ramp)
WEST
3216 PERSIARAN SELANGOR
Shah Alam Industrial Area
Section 15 until 16
Carlsberg Brewery
From Kuala Lumpur only
14.8
14.9 Sungai Damansara bridge
2
15
EXIT 215 BATU TIGA INTERCHANGENORTH
BATU TIGA-SUNGAI BULOH HIGHWAY
3214 Glenmarie
3214 Taman TTDI Jaya
E35 GUTHRIE CORRIDOR EXPRESSWAY
Ipoh
Rawang
Sungai Buloh

SOUTH
3214 PERSIARAN JUBLI PERAK
3214 Batu Tiga
3214 Puchong
E6 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY CENTRAL LINK
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
Johor Bahru
Diamond interchange
15.5
2
16
EXIT 215B TROPICANA METROPARK INTERCHANGE Tropicana Metropark Direct interchange
Under construction
Batu Tiga toll plaza
BTT
TnG POS TnG POS TnG TnG TAG TAG TAG TAG TnG TnG TnG POS TnG POS
Opened toll systems
Pay toll
(Accepts electronic toll payment (TnG and TAG) only)

16.9 Batu Tiga toll plaza
BTT
TnG TAG
Customer Service Centre
TnG TAG
Customer Service Centre
Kuala Lumpur bound
2
17
Shell Petronas Shell and Petronas Layby Shell

Petronas A&W TnG TAG Spot
Klang bound
17.2 Railway crossing bridge
17.3
17.9 EXIT 216 SUBANG JAYA
SUBANG JAYA INTERCHANGE
SOUTH
PERSIARAN TUJUAN
Subang Jaya
USJ
Subang Parade
Trumpet interchange
2
18
Shell Petronas Shell and Petronas Layby Shell

Petronas
Kuala Lumpur bound
2
19
EXIT 217 SUBANG-FEDERAL HIGHWAY INTERCHANGENORTH
15 SULTAN ABDUL AZIZ SHAH AIRPORT HIGHWAY
Subang
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
E1 NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY
Ipoh
Kuala Lumpur
Damansara
Klang

SOUTH
PERSIARAN KEWAJIPAN
Subang Jaya
USJ
Subang Parade
Stacked 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 EXPRESSWAY
Monday to Friday (Except Public Holidays)
6:30 am to 9:30 am

SUNGAI RASAU - SUBANG
(km 5.6 - km 18.2)

2 FEDERAL HIGHWAY
Start/End of toll highway
(TnG and TAG ETC only)
PLUS Expressways border limit
2 FEDERAL HIGHWAY
JKR border limit
Tarmac carriageway

Asphalt carriageway

19.2
EXIT 218 MAJLIS LINK INTERCHANGENORTH
MAJLIS LINK
Jalan Majlis
Kelana Jaya
Duty Free Trade Zone
E11 DAMANSARA-PUCHONG EXPRESSWAY
Sungai Buloh
Kepong
Damansara
Interchange
From/To Klang only
EXIT 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 station SETIA JAYA KOMUTER STATION
KTM Komuter (BRT SL (U/C))
West bound
2
21
21.1 EXIT 220 FREESCALE INTERCHANGE
(MOTOROLA INTERCHANGE)
E11 DAMANSARA-PUCHONG EXPRESSWAY

NORTH
Sungai Buloh
Kepong
Damansara

SOUTH
Bandar Sunway
Puchong
Putrajaya
Multi-level Diverging diamond interchange
21.2 EXIT 220B FREESCALE RAMP INTERCHANGE Direct interchange
Under construction
EXIT 221 SERI SETIA EXITNORTH
JALAN SS 9A/1
Seri Setia
Off ramp
From Klang only
2
27
Seri Setia Komuter station SERI SETIA KOMUTER STATION
KTM Komuter
West bound
EXIT 222 NPE INTERCHANGEEAST
E10 NEW PANTAI EXPRESSWAY
Jalan Klang Lama
Pantai Bahru
Bangsar
Salak South
Seremban
Expressway Interchange
From/To Klang only
27.3
27.4 EXIT 223 JALAN 225 EXITNORTHWEST
JALAN 225
Section 1 until 14
Jalan 51A/219
Kuala Lumpur bound
Sungai Penchala bridge
2
31
31.3 EXIT 224 TEMPLER INTERCHANGEWEST
JALAN PP NARAYANAN (Jalan 222)
Section 1 until 14

EAST
JALAN TEMPLER
Petaling Jaya old town (Section --)
Diamond interchange
2
32
32.4 EXIT 225 PETALING JAYA
JALAN BARAT INTERCHANGE
PETALING JAYA INNER RING ROAD

NORTH ONLY
JALAN UTARA
Section—until --
FINAS (Filem Negara Malaysia)
Asia Jaya LRT station
Diamond interchange
32.7
2
33
33.1 EXIT 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
EXIT 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
Asphalt carriageway

2 FEDERAL HIGHWAY
JKR border limit
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Petaling district border
Kota Darul Ehsan Gateway Arch
Selangor-FT Kuala Lumpur border
MBPJ-DBKL border limit
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
2 FEDERAL HIGHWAY
Sprint border limit

Tarmac carriageway

EXIT 228
EXIT 2313
KERINCHI INTERCHANGENORTH
E23 SPRINT EXPRESSWAY = KERINCHI LINK
Mont Kiara
Sri Hartamas
Damansara

BELOW FLYOVER
NORTH
JALAN PANTAI BAHARU
Menara Telekom
Bangsar
Universiti Malaya

SOUTH
JALAN KERINCHI
Bangsar South (Kerinchi)
Universiti LRT station
Directional T expressway interchange
Diamond interchange
Railway crossing bridge
Sungai Klang bridge
EXIT 229
EXIT 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
EXIT 230
EXIT 2315
NPE EXITSOUTH
E10 NEW PANTAI EXPRESSWAY
Bandar Sunway
Subang Jaya
Bypass ramp to NPE only
From Kuala Lumpur only
2 FEDERAL HIGHWAY
Sprint border limit

2 FEDERAL HIGHWAY
DBKL border limit

EXIT 231
EXIT 2316
SEPUTEH INTERCHANGENORTH
2 JALAN SYED PUTRA
Kuala Lumpur city centre
Brickfields
KL Sentral

SOUTH
2 JALAN KLANG LAMA
Kuchai Lama
Taman OUG
Puchong
Stacked interchange
2 FEDERAL HIGHWAY
DBKL border limit

E37 EAST-WEST LINK EXPRESSWAY
Start/End of expressway
ANIH Berhad border limit
EAST
E37 EAST-WEST LINK EXPRESSWAY
E37 Cheras
E7 1 Kajang
E6 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
E2 Seremban
E2 Melaka
E2 Johor Bahru

See also

References

  1. "Perasmian Pembukaan Jalanraya Kuala Lumpur-Port Swettenham". Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah (in Malay). National Archives of Malaysia. 1959-01-14. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  2. 1 2 3 I REMEMBER WHEN... Federal Highway was constructed - New Straits Times Online. Accessed on 23 March 2009.
  3. Death traps on the Federal Highway - The Star Online. Accessed on 23 March 2009.
  4. Arahan Teknik (Jalan) 8/86 - A Guide on Geometric Design of Roads, Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia - from Malaysian Public Works Department.

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