Jalan Syed Putra

Part of Federal Route 2
Jalan Syed Putra
Route information
Existed	1905–present
History	Completed in 1908
Major junctions
North end	Kuala Lumpur Bulatan Kinabalu
Major intersections	FT 1 Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 Jalan Tun Sambanthan FT 2 Federal Highway East–West Link Expressway East-West Link Expressway FT 2 Jalan Klang Lama
South end	Seputeh
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Brickfields Petaling Jaya Shah Alam Klang
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Jalan Syed Putra (formerly Lornie Drive), Federal Route FT 2 is a major highway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was named after Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail of Perlis, the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong, which used to reside at Istana Negara which lies at one end of the highway.

Jalan Syed Putra was previously known as Lornie Drive during the British administration. The name was taken after J. Lornie, one of the British Residents of Selangor in the 1920s. Lornie was also the president of the Royal Selangor Golf Club in 1926.

Landmarks

At the helm of the highway is Wisma Tun Sambathan, which stands tall over the rest of the structures in the area. Surrounding the building are small banks and offices including the Darul Takaful Finance Area, which was originally the UMBC Bank building and then the Sime Darby Securities office.

Kuen Cheng Girls School, one of the country's top schools, sits next to Istana Negara, which is located in between Jalan Syed Putra and Jalan Kuching. Temples like the Yuen Tong Chee adds a splash of red to the serene road. There are still many old shop houses along the road which do not get a lot of traffic. They usually cater to the local community in Robson Hill.

Further down the highway sits the KEMAS training centre that is facilitated by the Rural and Regional Development Ministry. The headquarters of the Selangor and Federal Territory Family Planning Association and the Malaysian International Youth Home are also nestled quietly along the road.

A new structure that has also made its presence felt is Mid Valley Megamall that sits at the end of the highway, a marked change from the highway’s heyday.

Infrastructure

Along the highway runs Klang River, which has now been paved to support heavy monsoon rain and modern development.

Jalan Syed Putra is now connected to Jalan Tun Sambanthan through different roads while before it was only connected through a bridge across the Klang River.

List of Interchanges and Junctions

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
		KUALA LUMPUR BULATAN KINABALU ROUNDABOUT	NORTH JALAN SULTAN MOHAMMAD () Jalan Hang Kasturi (Cecil Street) Jalan Cheng Lock (Foch Avenue) Central Market FT 1 KUALA LUMPUR INNER RING ROAD JALAN KINABALU (River Road) NORTHWEST Ipoh Jalan Raja Jalan Raja Laut SOUTHEAST Stadium Merdeka Stadium Negara Cheras Seremban	Roundabout
FT 2 JALAN SYED PUTRA Start/End of highway
		JALAN SULTAN SULAIMAN JUNCTIONS	JALAN SULTAN SULAIMAN (Sulaiman Road) WEST Jalan Tun Sambanthan (Brickfields Road) Brickfields Kuala Lumpur old railway station P&R Masjid Negara EAST Stadium Merdeka Stadium Negara Cheras Seremban	Junctions
		ISTANA NEGARA INTERCHANGE	KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 1 WEST Ipoh Kuantan KL Sentral P&R Muzium Negara Parliament House Tugu Negara EAST Sungai Besi Seremban Istana Negara (Muzium Diraja)	Interchange
				Klang bound Maximum height limit 4.5 m
		Kuen Cheng Girls School	Kuen Cheng Girls School
		U-Turn	U-Turn
		JALAN ROBSON EXIT	JALAN ROBSON Thean Hou Temple	Ramp off from Kuala Lumpur
		Rebana Gateway Arch
		BRICKFIELDS SOUTH INTERCHANGE	NORTH JALAN TUN SAMBANTHAN (Jalan Brickfields) Brickfields KL Sentral P&R Bangsar Seputeh NORTHEAST JALAN ROBSON Thean Hou Temple	Parcelo interchange
				Kuala Lumpur bound Maximum height limit 4.5 m
		VOLVO INTERCHANGE	JALAN 1/86 WEST LINGKARAN SYED PUTRA MID VALLEY CITY Mid Valley Megamall Template:Shopping sign Zone A, B, C, D, E and F Volvo Mid Valley Komuter station Template:Railway Station sign KTM Komuter EAST Seputeh	Interchange
		Railway crossing bridge
	Template:JKR-EXIT	SEPUTEH INTERCHANGE	EAST East–West Link Expressway EAST-WEST LINK EXPRESSWAY Cheras Kajang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Seremban Melaka Johor Bahru WEST FT 2 FEDERAL HIGHWAY Bangsar Petaling Jaya Shah Alam Klang SOUTHWEST New Pantai Expressway NEW PANTAI EXPRESSWAY Bandar Sunway Subang Jaya	Stacked interchange
FT 2 JALAN SYED PUTRA
FT 2 JALAN KLANG LAMA
			SOUTH FT 2JALAN KLANG LAMA Kuchai Lama Taman OUG Puchong

References

• Serene charm on quiet road, The Star, April 7, 2007.