Federal Highway, Malaysia

Federal Route 2
Federal Highway (Kuala Lumpur-Klang Highway)
Route information
Maintained by PLUS Expressway Berhad (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
	Jalan Jambatan Kota Federal Route 5 North Klang Straits Bypass 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 Bangsar-Petaling Jaya Bypass Jalan Syed Putra Jalan Klang Lama 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
Highways in Malaysia Expressways • Federal • State

Federal Highway, or Lebuhraya Persekutuan in Malay (or sometimes called it "Federal", "Highway Persekutuan" or "Highway Federal" by Klang Valley citizens) is a Malaysian 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 .

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) to a full motorway by replacing the existing at-grade intersections with interchanges, making the Federal Highway as Malaysia's first expressway. Funded by a loan granted by the World Bank, the upgrade works 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 Expressway Berhad, 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 and one should expect a significant jam 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 ) of Federal Highway (route ) 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 is expected to be completed on September 2009.

The Kota Darul Ehsan arch.

Features

• Variable Message System (VMS)
• Emergency phone (Only on PLUS Expressways stretch only)
• Buildings along this highway
• Three lane carriageway
• 110km/h speed limit (Only on PLUS Expressways stretch only)
• LED Street Light

Landmarks

• The main landmarks of Federal Highway is Kota Darul Ehsan, the biggest arch in Malaysia located in Petaling Jaya. It was built on the orders of the former Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah to commemorate the cession of Kuala Lumpur to the federal government on 1 February 1974.
• Another landmarks are Tugu Keris (Kris Monument) located near Sungai Rasau toll plaza in Klang and a clock tower in Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport Highway (route ) interchange near Subang Jaya.

Other features

• Federal Highway also has a motorcycle lane to avoid accidents between cars and motorcycles in that area.

• Bulatan Darul Ehsan aka Shah Alam Cloverleaf Interchange in Shah Alam, Selangor is the biggest cloverleaf interchange in Malaysia.

• Many breweries along this highway including Guinness-Anchor Berhad (GAB) brewery in Sungei Way and Carlsberg brewery in Shah Alam.

Criticisms

The dangerous motorcycle lane

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. It is due to the fact that the motorcycle lanes are originally intended for bicycle riders, with the design speed limit as low as 60 km/h.

Notable events

• 18 December 1988 - R Arumugam. Malaysian's national football player died in a car accident on Federal Highway near Petaling Jaya. (Source: Muzium Sultan Alam Shah, Shah Alam)

Toll rates

Sungai Rasau toll plaza (SGR)

Class	Type of vehicles	Normal 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))
0	Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels	Free	NIL	NIL
1	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis	RM1.00	RM0.90	RM0.80
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses	RM1.30	NIL	NIL
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles	RM2.00	NIL	NIL
4	Taxis	RM0.40	NIL	NIL
5	Buses	RM0.40	NIL	NIL

Batu Tiga toll plaza (BTT)

Class	Type of vehicles	Normal 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))
0	Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels	Free	NIL	NIL
1	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis	RM1.10	RM1.00	RM0.90
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses	RM1.50	NIL	NIL
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles	RM2.20	NIL	NIL
4	Taxis	RM0.40	NIL	NIL
5	Buses	RM0.50	NIL	NIL

(* Toll payments between 12:00 am and 7:00 am)

List of Interchanges

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			WEST JALAN JAMBATAN KOTA Banting Port Klang
JALAN JAMBATAN KOTA
PERSIARAN SULTAN IBRAHIM
	EXIT 207	KLANG BULATAN 100 INTERCHANGE	SOUTH JALAN BATU TIGA Klang Town Centre B1 Meru Kapar Kuala Selangor Istana Alam Shah Sultan Sulaiman Mosque Al-Rahimiah Mosque Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah	Roundabout interchange
PERSIARAN SULTAN IBRAHIM JKR border limit
FEDERAL HIGHWAY Start/End of toll highway PLUS Expressway border limit
	EXIT 208	BERKELEY INTERCHANGE	Berkeley Garden Jalan Batu Tiga Lama B5 Jalan Dato' Mohd Sidin (Connaught Bridge)	Roundabout interchange
5
5.6 - 5.7	EXIT 209	SUNGAI RASAU INTERCHANGE	NORTH NORTH KLANG STRAITS BYPASS Bandar Baru Klang Port Klang Kapar Meru NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAY Ipoh Kuala Lumpur Damansara SOUTH JALAN BATU TIGA LAMA B5 Jalan Dato' Mohd Sidin (Connaught Bridge)	Diamond interchange
RESTRICTED ROUTES HEAVY VEHICLES (laden and unladen heavy vehicles weighing 10,000kg 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)
6
		Tugu Keris
Sungai Rasau bridge Klang-Petaling district border
	EXIT 209B	SUNGAI RASAU EXIT	WEST JALAN BATU TIGA LAMA Jalan Sungai Rasau	Klang bound
	EXIT 210	I-CITY INTERCHANGE	NORTH I-City	Interchange Under construction
Sungai Rasau toll plaza SGR RM (Cash) TnG TAG RM (Cash) RM (Cash) TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
7		P Sungai Rasau toll plaza SGR TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	Kuala Lumpur bound
	EXIT 211	PADANG JAWA INTERCHANGE	NORTH BSA7 PERSIARAN KAYANGAN Shah Alam city centre Section 1 until 14 Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) SOUTH Padang Jawa Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Selangor state headquarters	Diamond interchange
		P Petronas Shell Petronas and Shell Layby	Petronas KFC ATM TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre Shell ATM	Kuala Lumpur bound
		P BH Petrol BH Petrol Layby	BH Petrol ATM	Klang bound
		Sungai Renggam bridge
	EXIT 212	BULATAN DARUL EHSAN INTERCHANGE (Shah Alam main interchange)	KEMUNING-SHAH ALAM HIGHWAY NORTH BSA1 PERSIARAN SULTAN Shah Alam city centre Section 1 until 14 SOUTH Shah Alam Industrial Area Section 15 until 20	Cloverleaf interchange
13
		Sungai Renggam Chinese Cemetery
		P Petronas Petronas Layby	Petronas	Klang bound
14	EXIT 213	BULATAN MELAWATI INTERCHANGE	NORTH BSA7 PERSIARAN KAYANGAN Shah Alam city centre Shah Alam Stadium Section 1 until 14 SOUTH BSA7 SHAH ALAM-PUCHONG HIGHWAY PERSIARAN TENGKU AMPUAN Shah Alam Industrial Area Section 15 until 35 Puchong	Roundabout interchange
		P Esso and Shell Layby	Esso ATM Shell ATM	Kuala Lumpur bound
14.7	EXIT 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
		Sungai Damansara bridge
15	EXIT 215	BATU TIGA INTERCHANGE	JALAN SUBANG-BATU TIGA NORTH Glenmarie Taman TTDI Jaya GUTHRIE CORRIDOR EXPRESSWAY Ipoh Rawang Sungai Buloh SOUTH Batu Tiga Puchong AH2 AH2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY CENTRAL LINK Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru	Diamond interchange
Batu Tiga toll plaza BTT RM (Cash) RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
16		P Batu Tiga toll plaza BTT TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	Kuala Lumpur bound
16.1		P Shell Petronas Shell and Petronas Layby	Shell ATM Petronas A&W ATM TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	Klang bound
		Railway crossing bridge
16.9	EXIT 216	SUBANG JAYA INTERCHANGE	SOUTH PERSIARAN TUJUAN Subang Jaya USJ Subang Parade	Trumpet interchange
17
18	EXIT 217	SUBANG-FEDERAL HIGHWAY INTERCHANGE	NORTH SULTAN ABDUL AZIZ SHAH AIRPORT HIGHWAY Subang Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport 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
RESTRICTED ROUTES HEAVY VEHICLES (laden and unladen heavy vehicles weighing 10,000kg 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)
FEDERAL HIGHWAY Start/End of toll highway PLUS Expressway border limit
FEDERAL HIGHWAY JKR border limit
Tarmac carriageway
Asphalt carriageway
18.2
	EXIT 218	MAJLIS LINK INTERCHANGE	NORTH MAJLIS LINK Jalan Majlis Kelana Jaya Duty Free Trade Zone DAMANSARA-PUCHONG EXPRESSWAY Sungai Buloh Kepong Damansara	Interchange From/To Klang only
	EXIT 219	JALAN SS 7/2 EXIT	NORTH JALAN SS 7/2 Stadium Petaling Jaya	From Klang only
		Setia Jaya	More shophouses LP Furnishing Centre Setia Jaya Komuter station KTM Komuter = Sentul-Port Klang Line
21
21.1	EXIT 220	FREESCALE INTERCHANGE (MOTOROLA INTERCHANGE)	DAMANSARA-PUCHONG EXPRESSWAY NORTH Sungai Buloh Kepong Damansara SOUTH Bandar Sunway Puchong Putrajaya	Multi-level single-point urban interchange
	EXIT 221	SERI SETIA EXIT	NORTH JALAN -- Seri Setia	Off ramp From Klang only
			Seri Setia Komuter station KTM Komuter = Sentul-Port Klang
	EXIT 222	NPE INTERCHANGE	EAST NEW PANTAI EXPRESSWAY Jalan Klang Lama Pantai Bahru Bangsar Salak South Seremban	Expressway Interchange From/To Klang only
	EXIT 223	JALAN 225 EXIT	NORTHWEST JALAN 225	Kuala Lumpur bound
		Sungai Penchala bridge
31
31.3	EXIT 224	TEMPLER INTERCHANGE	WEST JALAN PP NARAYANAN (Jalan 222) Section 1 until 14 EAST JALAN TEMPLER Petaling Jaya old town (Section --)	Diamond interchange
32
32.4	EXIT 225	JALAN BARAT INTERCHANGE	NORTH JALAN UTARA Section—until -- Filem Negara Malaysia Asia Jaya LRT station SOUTHEAST JALAN BARAT Petaling Jaya new town (Section --)	Diamond interchange
32.7
33
33.1	EXIT 226	JALAN TIMUR INTERCHANGE	NORTHWEST JALAN UTARA Section—until -- Filem Negara Malaysia SOUTH JALAN TIMUR Taman Jaya LRT station Petaling Jaya new town (Section --)	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
FEDERAL HIGHWAY JKR border limit
Selangor Darul Ehsan Petaling district border
Kota Darul Ehsan Gateway Arch Selangor-FT Kuala Lumpur border
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
FEDERAL HIGHWAY Sprint border limit
Tarmac carriageway
	EXIT 228 EXIT 2313	KERINCHI INTERCHANGE	NORTH 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 INTERCHANGE	NORTH 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 EXIT	SOUTH 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
	EXIT 231 EXIT 2316	SEPUTEH INTERCHANGE	NORTH 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 MetaCorp border limit
			EAST EAST-WEST LINK EXPRESSWAY Cheras Kajang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Seremban Melaka Johor Bahru

See also

• Persiaran Raja Muda Musa
• Jalan Klang Lama
• Jalan Syed Putra
• Malaysia Federal Route 2
• Malaysian expressway system
• Malaysian Federal Roads system
• Highway

External links

• PLUS Expressway Berhad
• PLUS
• Integrated Transport Information Systems
• Malaysian Public Works Department
• Malaysian Highway Authority