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
	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 "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 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.^[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.

Development

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.

The Kota Darul Ehsan arch.

Features

• Variable Message System (VMS) from Integrated Transport Information System (ITIS) Traffic Management Centre
• Emergency phone (Only on PLUS Expressways stretch only)
• Three and four lane carriageway
• 80 km/h speed limit
• LED Street Light
• Electronic LED billboards at street lights

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 highway (route 15) 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 Ehsa 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.

Restricted routes for heavy vehicles

During workdays or peak hours. There is a restricted route 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 fine will be issued to heavy vehicles which flout 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]

On 29 August 2016, the Ministry of Works (MOW) has allocated RM 3.13 milion 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.^[5]

On 21 October 2016, during the announcement of the 2017 Budget, Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak announced that RM29 million will be allocated to upgrading the motorcycle lane on the Federal Highway. This includes enhancing the drainage system (to prevent flooding), as well as building two overhead ramps, as part of efforts to make it safer for motorcyclists who use the route.^[6]

Traffic congestion area along the highway

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

Km	Bounds	Stretches	Reasons
11 - 15	Kuala Lumpur bound	From Bulatan Darul Ehsan Interchange to Batu Tiga Interchange	Exiting towards Jalan Subang-Batu Tiga.
19 - 27.3	Kuala Lumpur bound	From Subang Airport Highway Interchange to NPE Interchange	Entering the highway from Damansara-Puchong Expressway.
33.1 - 21.1	Klang bound	From Jalan Timur Interchange to Freescale-LDP Interchange	Exiting towards Damansara-Puchong Expressway.

Notable events

• 18 December 1988 - R. Arumugam. Malaysian's national football player died in a car accident on Federal Highway near Mercedes Benz showroom at Petaling Jaya. (Source: Muzium Sultan Alam Shah, Shah Alam)
• 8 December 2010 - A driver was killed when he tried to make an illegal U-turn at KM 27.3 of the Federal Highway near Seri Setia.
• 21 April 2013 - Five people were killed following a freak accident along KM 10.1 of the Federal Highway near Shah Alam.
• 16 June 2013 - Three teenagers were killed and another injured when the car they were in crashed into the divider along KM 14.5 of the Federal Highway near Shah Alam.

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 may 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 was postponed by the federal government.

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

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	Motorcycle (Vehicles with two axles and two wheels)	Free	NIL	NIL
1	Private Cars (Vehicles with two axles and three or four wheels (excluding taxi and bus))	RM 1.00	RM 0.90	RM 0.80
2	Vans and other small good vehicles (Vehicles with two axles and six wheels (excluding bus))	RM 1.30	NIL	NIL
3	Large Trucks (Vehicles with three or more axles (excluding bus))	RM 2.00	NIL	NIL
4	Taxis	RM 0.40	NIL	NIL
5	Buses	RM 0.40	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	Motorcycle (Vehicles with two axles and two wheels)	Free	NIL	NIL
1	Private Cars (Vehicles with two axles and three or four wheels (excluding taxi and bus))	RM 1.10	RM 1.00	RM 0.90
2	Vans and other small good vehicles (Vehicles with two axles and six wheels (excluding bus))	RM 1.50	NIL	NIL
3	Large Trucks (Vehicles with three or more axles (excluding bus))	RM 2.20	NIL	NIL
4	Taxis	RM 0.40	NIL	NIL
5	Buses	RM 0.50	NIL	NIL

(* Toll payments between midnight 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	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
Klang Bandar Diraja (The Royal Town of Selangor)
Persiaran Sultan Ibrahim JKR border limit
Federal Highway Start/End of toll highway (TnG and TAG ETC only) PLUS Expressways border limit
	EXIT 208A	Taman Berkeley	North Persiaran Rajawali Berkeley Garden South Jalan Batu Tiga Lama B5 Jalan Dato' Mohd Sidin (Connaught Bridge)	Roundabout interchange
	EXIT 208B	Persiaran Bukit Raja 1 Exit	North Persiaran Bukit Raja 1 Bandar Baru Klang	Kuala Lumpur bound
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 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru South Jalan Batu Tiga Lama B5 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 expressway Monday to Friday (except public holidays) 6:30 am to 9:30 am Sungai Rasau - Subang (km 5.6 - km 18.2)
6
MPKlang-MBSA border limit
Sungai Rasau bridge Klang-Petaling district border
	EXIT 210A	Sungai Rasau Exit	West Jalan Batu Tiga Lama Jalan Sungai Rasau	Klang bound
	EXIT 210B	I-City Interchange	North 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)
7		Sungai Rasau toll plaza SGR TnG TAG Customer Service Centre	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre	Kuala Lumpur bound
	EXIT 211	Padang Jawa Interchange	North BSA7 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 Layby	Petronas KFC TnG TAG Spot Shell	Kuala Lumpur bound
		BH Petrol BH Petrol Layby	BH Petrol	Klang bound
10
10.1
		Sungai Renggam bridge
11	EXIT 212	Shah Alam Bulatan Darul Ehsan Interchange (Shah Alam main interchange)	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 Alam Impian Kota Kemuning Pulau Indah Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru	Cloverleaf interchange
12
		Sungai Renggam Chinese Cemetery
		Petronas Petronas Layby	Petronas	Klang bound
13
	EXIT 213	Bulatan Melawati Interchange	North BSA7 Persiaran Kayangan Shah Alam city centre Section 1 until 14 Shah Alam Stadium South BSA7 Shah Alam-Puchong Highway Persiaran Tengku Ampuan Shah Alam Industrial Area Section 15 until 35 Puchong	Roundabout interchange
14
14.6		Petron and Shell Layby	Petron Shell	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
14.8
14.9		Sungai Damansara bridge
15	EXIT 215	Batu Tiga Interchange	North B9 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
15.5
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
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
18
		Shell Petronas Shell and Petronas Layby	Shell Petronas	Kuala Lumpur bound
19	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
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)
Federal Highway Start/End of toll highway (TnG and TAG ETC only) PLUS Expressways border limit
Federal Highway JKR border limit
Tarmac carriageway
Asphalt carriageway
19.2
	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 Setia Jaya shophouses	From Klang only
		Setia Jaya	Shophouses	East bound
		Setia Jaya Komuter station	Setia Jaya Komuter station KTM Komuter (BRT SL (U/C))	West bound
21
21.1	EXIT 220	Freescale Interchange (Motorola Interchange)	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 Exit	North S 9A/1 Seri Setia	Off ramp From Klang only
27		Seri Setia Komuter station	Seri Setia Komuter station KTM Komuter	West bound
	EXIT 222	NPE Interchange	East 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 Exit	Northwest Jalan 225 Section 1 until 14 Jalan 51A/219	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	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
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
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
Federal Highway Sprint border limit
Tarmac carriageway
	EXIT 228 EXIT 2313	Kerinchi Interchange	North Sprint Expressway JKerinchi 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 ANIH Berhad 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

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. 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.
5. Federal Highway motorcycle lanes to get RM3.13mil upgrade - The Star 29 August 2016
6. Budget 2017: PM Najib Razak announces RM29 million allocation to upgrade Federal Highway motorcycle lane - paultan.org 22 October 2016

External links

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