Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road

Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road, (JBIRR) or Jalan Lingkaran Dalam, Federal Route 188, is a multi-lane federal ring road highway that circles the Johor Bahru Central District in Johor, Malaysia. The 4.6-kilometre (2.9 mi) highway was the most expensive road infrastructure project per kilometre of its time in the country.

Federal Route 188
Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road (Jalan Lingkaran Dalam)
Route information
Length	4.81 km (2.99 mi)
Existed	1996–present
History	Completed in 2001
Major junctions
Southwest end	Dataran Bandaraya Interchange
Major intersections	J1 Iskandar Coastal Highway Jalan Yahya Awal FT 1 Skudai Highway FT 3 AH18 Tebrau Highway Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway AH2 Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway J5 Johor Bahru East Coast Parkway Jalan Tanjung Puteri Jalan Ibrahim Sultan
Southeast end	Stulang Jalan Ibrahim Sultan Interchange
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Woodlands (Singapore)
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 188 starts at Jalan Abu Bakar junctions near Dataran Bandaraya.

History

Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road commenced construction in 1996 with the objective of diverting traffic not destined for the centre of the city to bypass it through the ring road that connects all four arterial highways and major roads leading into the area.

The construction was divided into three phases:

Phase 1

From the Tanjung Puteri Customs Complex/Jalan Sultan Ibrahim to Jalan Tebrau (Tebrau Highway), this 500-metre section links the Malaysia-Singapore commercial vehicles customs complex to Tebrau Highway, one of the two major arterial highways into the city. This 6 to 8 lane section comprised two ground-level traffic-light- controlled intersections with provisions for future tri-level interchange, and a two-level interchange with provision for future tri-level interchange. This phase was opened to traffic in 1998.

Phase 2

This 600 metre elevated section from Jalan Tebrau (Tebrau Highway) to Jalan Abdul Rahman Andak (named after Abdul Rahman Andak) comprises only one interchange, 25 metres high, roughly equivalent to a four-storey building. It links Tebrau Highway to Jalan Tun Abdul Razak (Skudai Highway) near Plaza Best World. The tri-level interchange was the tallest traffic interchange at the time of construction in Malaysia. This phase was opened to traffic in 1999.

Phase 3

This 3.5 kilometre section runs from Jalan Abdul Rahman Andak to Jalan Tun Dato Ismail near the City Square clock tower, or Dataran Bandaraya Johor Bahru. It comprises four ground level traffic-lights controlled intersections with provisions for future dual or tri-level interchanges. This phase was opened to traffic after multiple delays in 2001.

Features

At most sections, the Federal Route 188 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

Traffic interchanges at Jalan Sultan Ibrahim and Jalan Lumba Kuda merges to Southern International Gateway known as Sultan Iskandar Building.

A flyover on Tebrau Highway Interchange was constructed during the middle of 2006 and became operational to the public on 15 December 2007.

List of interchanges and junctions

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
FT 188 0	18801	Dataran Bandaraya flyover Dataran Bandaraya Interchange	J1 Iskandar Coastal Highway West FT 1 Skudai FT 16 Senai International Airport FT 1 Kulai FT 52 Iskandar Puteri Danga Bay East J1 City Centre Hospital Sultanah Aminah Masjid Negeri Sultan Abu Bakar Istana Besar	Trumpet interchange Start/End of flyover
J1 Iskandar Coastal Highway
FT 188 Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road
		Dataran Bandaraya flyover Dataran Bandaraya		Eastbound
	18802	Dataran Bandaraya flyover Kolam Ayer Interchange	Northwest Jalan Datin Halimah Jalan Datin Halimah Southeast Jalan Mahmoodiah Muslim Cemetery Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum	Diamond interchange
		Dataran Bandaraya flyover		Start/End of flyover
		Jalan Abdul Samad	Jalan Abdul Samad Sedap Corner	Eastbound
		Jalan Petri	Jalan Petri Muslim cemetery Jalan Mahmoodiah	Westbound
	18803	Mahmoodiah Interchange	North Jalan Wirawan South Jalan Mariamah Jalan Mahmoodiah Muslim cemetery Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum	Diamond interchange with tunnel
	18804	Jalan Yahya Awal Interchange	Jalan Yahya Awal North Jalan Tasek Utara Hutan Bandar South Jalan Ayer Molek Bangunan KWSP Bangunan Tabung Haji	Diamond interchange
	18805	Jalan Tun Abdul Razak Interchange	FT 1 Skudai Highway North FT 16 Senai International Airport FT 52 Iskandar Puteri FT 1 Tampoi FT 1 Skudai FT 1 Kulaijaya North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur South FT 1 City Centre JB Sentral	Single-point urban interchange
	18806	Lebuhraya Tebrau Interchange	FT 3 AH18 Tebrau Highway North FT 3 AH18 Mersing FT 3 AH18 Kota Tinggi FT 17 Bandar Sri Alam FT 17 Pasir Gudang South FT 1 City Centre JB Sentral	Stack diamond interchange
		Muzium Tokoh Johor	Muzium Tokoh Johor	Eastbound
		Shell Layby	Shell	Westbound
		Jalan Storey	West Jalan Storey	Westbound
		CIQ flyover		Start/End of flyover
	18807	CIQ flyover CIQ Interchange	Northeast Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway AH2 Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Melaka FT 16 Senai International Airport North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Bandar Dato' Onn North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Setia Tropika J5 Johor Bahru East Coast Parkway Jalan Stulang Laut FT 35 Permas Jaya FT 35 Pasir Gudang South Sultan Iskandar Building Touch 'n Go AH2 Johor Causeway AH2 Woodlands AH2 Singapore City||Multi-level stacked diamond interchange
		CIQ flyover		Start/End of flyover
FT 188 4
FT 188 Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road Start/End of highway
4.6	18808	Jalan Ibrahim Sultan Interchange	West Jalan Tanjung Puteri City Centre East Jalan Ibrahim Sultan Stulang ZON Duty Free Complex	T-junctions

See also

• Transport in Malaysia