Jalan Prof Diraja Ungku Aziz, previously as Jalan Universiti, is a major road in Petaling Jaya city, Selangor, Malaysia. It is the first dual-carriageway road built in Malaysia since independence. On 31 December 2020, the authorities announced plans to rename the road to Jalan Prof Diraja Ungku Aziz in honour of the late economist Ungku Abdul Aziz.[1]

Jalan Universiti
Route information
Existed1960–present
HistoryCompleted in 1961
Major junctions
West endBulatan Rothmans roundabout
Major intersectionsJalan Harapan
Jalan Semangat
Jalan Dato' Abu Bakar
Jalan Kemajuan
Jalan Bukit
FT 2 Federal Highway
Southeast endJalan Gasing interchange
FT 2 Federal Highway
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Universiti Islam Antarabangsa
University Malaya
University Malaya Medical Centre
Petaling Jaya New Town
Petaling Jaya Old Town
Highway system

Landmarks

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List of junctions

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km Exit Junctions To Remarks
Bulatan Rothmans North
Jalan Harapan
Section —- until --

South
Jalan 19/1

Southeast
Jalan Semangat
Section 1 until 14
Petaling Jaya New Town (Section --)
Cross-junction (since 2011)
Sin Chew Daily press centre Sin Chew Daily press centre
Jalan 17/21 North
Jalan 17/21
Section 17
Jalan 17/1 North
Jalan 17/1
Section 17
T-junctions
National Pharmaceutical Control Bureau (NPCB), Ministry of Health Malaysia National Pharmaceutical Control Bureau (NPCB), Ministry of Health Malaysia
Pharmaceutical Services Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia Pharmaceutical Services Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIAM) Petaling Jaya campus International Islamic University Malaysia (IIAM) Petaling Jaya campus
Bulatan Universiti North
Jalan Dato' Abu Bakar (Jalan 16/1)
Damansara
Taman Tun Dr Ismail

South
Jalan Kemajuan
Section 1 until 14
Petaling Jaya New Town (Section --)
Diamond interchange
INTAN Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara (INTAN)
    Esso
    Petronas
    Shell
Southeast bound
University Malaya Northeast
Lingkungan Budi
Universiti Malaya
T-junctions
University Malaya Medical Centre   Southwest
Jalan Bukit
Petaling Jaya New Town (Section --)
  FT 2 Federal Highway
Subang Jaya
Shah Alam
Klang

Northeast
University Malaya Medical Centre  
 
Junctions
University Malaya Medical Centre   No entry
Jalan Templer-Federal Highway   FT 2 Federal Highway

Northeast
Kuala Lumpur
Half diamond interchange
South
Jalan Gasing
Section -— until --
Petaling Jaya Old Town (Section --)

References

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  1. ^ "Jalan Universiti renamed Jalan Prof Diraja Ungku Aziz | The Star". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  • Roads and Railways, Chapter 4: Infrastructures and Communications, Encyclopedia of Malaysia: The Economy (Volume Editor: Prof. Dr H. Osman Rani)