Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1

Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 or the stretch of roads including Jalan Tun Razak, Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar (Lebuhraya Mahameru), Jalan Damansara, Jalan Istana and Jalan Lapangan Terbang is an urban and municipal main ring road in Kuala Lumpur. It is also known as Kuala Lumpur–Petaling Jaya Traffic Dispersal Scheme by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR). It is a busy ring road during rush hour time. This ring road is maintained by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur or Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).

Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1
Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur 20230828 151447.jpg
Route information
Existed1983–present
HistoryCompleted in 1995
Major junctions
Beltway around Kuala Lumpur middle city centre area
FromJalan Istana Interchange
Major intersections Sungai Besi Expressway Besraya Expressway
East–West Link Expressway Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway
FT 2 Jalan Syed Putra
Jalan Duta–Segambut Highway
Sentul Link
FT 1 Kuala Lumpur–Rawang Highway
Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway
FT 2 Genting Klang–Pahang Highway
Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz
Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak)
Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway
B31 Jalan Ampang
KLCC Tunnel
SMART Tunnel SMART Tunnel
Sultan Ismail–Kampung Pandan Link
Maju Expressway Maju Expressway
ToJalan Istana Interchange
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
KLCC
Sentul
Titiwangsa
Highway system
Jalan Tun Razak (formerly known as Jalan Pekeliling) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, near the American Embassy. This is one of the main and most congested arterial roads in Kuala Lumpur.
The Jalan Istana interchange on the KL–Seremban Highway in 2007, before the construction of the Sungai Besi Expressway extension and link.

History

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In April 1994, the mayor of Kuala Lumpur revealed plans to build a flyover on the stretch from the National Library at Jalan Tun Razak to Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, aiming to ease traffic congestion.[1]

List of interchanges

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km Exit Interchange To Remarks
Jalan Istana Interchange East
   Sungai Besi Expressway Besraya Expressway
Shamelin
Maluri
Kuantan
Ulu Klang
Ampang
Pandan Indah


South
   Sungai Besi Expressway Besraya Expressway
Salak South
Sungai Besi


Southwest
   East–West Link Expressway Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway
  East–West Link Expressway Petaling Jaya
  East–West Link Expressway Kompleks Sukan Negara
  North–South Expressway Central Link   AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)  
  North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Johor Bahru
  North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Melaka
  North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Seremban
Interchange
Jalan Istana
(Jalan Taylor)
Sungai Besi Airport Exit South
Jalan Lapangan Terbang Lama (Airport Road)
Sungai Besi Airport
Royal Malaysian Air Force Museum
Jalan Duta bound
Bukit Petaling Interchange North
Jalan Dewan Bahasa (Jalan Lapangan Terbang)
Jalan Wisma Putra
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) headquarters
Jalan Hang Tuah (Jalan Shaw)

South
Jalan Bukit Petaling
Bukit Petaling
Interchange
Istana Negara (Muzium Diraja)
(Royal Museum)
Istana Negara (Muzium Diraja)
(Royal Museum)
 
Jalan Duta bound
Istana Negara Interchange   FT 2 Jalan Syed Putra (Jalan Lornie)

North
Jalan Kampung Attap
Jalan Maharajalela (Jalan Birch)

South
  FT 2 Petaling Jaya
  FT 2 Shah Alam
  FT 2 Klang
Interchange
Brickfields Interchange South
Jalan Tun Sambanthan (Jalan Brickfields)
Brickfields
Half diamond interchange
KL Sentral Exit Southwest
Jalan Stesen Sentral
P&R KL Sentral
Arrival/Departure
  TnG TAG Hub
KTM Intercity KTM Komuter KTM ETS 5 6 7 (9(U/C))
Jalan Duta bound
Muzium Negara (East) Interchange Jalan Damansara

West
Bangsar
Mid Valley City
   New Pantai Expressway Bandar Sunway
   New Pantai Expressway Subang Jaya
Interchange
Muzium Negara
(National Museum)
Muzium Negara
(National Museum)
 

Muzium Negara MRT station
(9 (U/C))
Jalan Duta bound
Jalan Istana
(Jalan Taylor)
Jalan Damansara
Muzium Negara (West) Interchange North
Persiaran Tuanku Jaafar (Persiaran Mahameru)
Carcosa Seri Negara

East
Jalan Damansara
P&R KL Sentral
City Centre

West
Jalan Rakyat (Jalan Travers)
Bangsar
Mid Valley City
   New Pantai Expressway Bandar Sunway
   New Pantai Expressway Subang Jaya
Interchange
Bukit Persekutuan Exit Bukit Persekutuan Jalan Duta bound
Jalan Damansara Exit South
Jalan Damansara
Galeria Sri Perdana
Jalan Duta bound
Jalan Damansara
Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar
(Lebuhraya Mahameru)
Parliament Interchange West
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (Jalan Duta)
   Sprint Expressway Damansara
   North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH2 Ipoh
Jalan Duta
Segambut
   East Coast Expressway   FT 2   AH141 Kuantan
Istana Negara (National Palace)

Bridge
Parliament House

East
Jalan Parlimen
City Centre
Tugu Negara (National Monument)
Perdana Lake Gardens
Expressway interchange
Mahameru Interchange Bukit Tunku (Bukit Kenny)
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin (Jalan Swettenham)
Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Main Headquarters
Interchange
Jalan Kuching Interchange Northeast
Sentul Link
Sentul
Jalan Ipoh
Kuantan


  FT 1 Kuala Lumpur–Rawang Highway

North
  FT 1 Rawang
  FT 1 Batu Caves
  FT 1 Segambut
   North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH2 Ipoh
   East Coast Expressway   FT 2   AH141 Kuantan

South
Jalan Sultan Ismail (Jalan Treacher)
City Centre
Expressway interchange
PWTC Interchange Southeast
Jalan Tun Ismail (Jalan Maxwell)
  Hentian Putra
Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC)
Sunway Putra Mall (The Mall)
Jalan Chow Kit (Chow Kit Road)
Jalan Tun Ismail (Maxwell Road)
Interchange
Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar
(Lebuhraya Mahameru)
Jalan Tun Razak
(Jalan Pekeliling)
Jalan Ipoh Interchange Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah (Jalan Ipoh)

North
Sentul
Segambut
   East Coast Expressway   FT 2   AH141 Kuantan

Southeast
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Batu Road)
Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz (Princes Road)
Diamond interchange
Titiwangsa station KL Monorail
Ampang Line
Sri Petaling Line
Bulatan Pahang Interchange   FT 2 Genting Klang–Pahang Highway
Jalan Pahang

North
  FT 2 Setapak
  FT 68 Gombak
   East Coast Expressway   FT 2   AH141 Kuantan

South
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Batu Road)
Jalan Chow Kit (Chow Kit Road)
City Centre
Hospital Kuala Lumpur  



Upper Flyover
(Directional Ramp Expressway Interchange)

   Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway
Tun Razak Link
North
Greenwood–Sentul Pasar Link (Karak Link)
  FT 28 Batu Caves
  FT 28   FT 2   AH141 Gombak
   East Coast Expressway   FT 2   AH141 Kuantan
   East Coast Expressway   FT 2   AH141 Genting Highlands
Duta–Sentul Pasar–Ulu Klang Link (Main Link)
   North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH2 Ipoh
  Sprint Expressway Petaling Jaya
  FT 1 Segambut
  FT 54 Kepong
Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange

Elevated directional ramp expressway interchange
Istana Budaya   Istana Budaya
  Titiwangsa Lake Gardens
Ampang Park bound
Hospital Kuala Lumpur   Hospital Kuala Lumpur   PWTC bound
Balai Seni Visual Negara   Balai Seni Visual Negara
  Titiwangsa Lake Gardens
Ampang Park bound
Perpustakaan Negara  
Tun Razak flyover Below Flyover
Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz (Princes Road)
Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak/Jalan Henry Gurney)
Jalan Yap Kwan Seng (Yap Kwan Seng Road)
Jalan Ampang
Start/end of flyover
Tun Razak flyover
Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz Junctions
Below Flyover
Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz (Princes Road)

West
Kampung Baru
Chow Kit

East
Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak/Jalan Henry Gurney)
Kampung Semarak
Royal Malaysian Police Academy (PULAPOL)
Junctions
Below flyover only
Tun Razak flyover
Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra Junctions
Below Flyover
East
Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak/Jalan Henry Gurney)
Kampung Semarak
Royal Malaysian Police Academy (PULAPOL)
T-junctions
Below flyover only
Tun Razak flyover
Jalan Tun Razak-AKLEH Interchange
   Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway

West
  KLCC
Jalan Sultan Ismail (Jalan Treacher)
City Centre

East
Ampang
Ulu Klang
Expressway interchange
Tun Razak flyover
Jalan Yap Kwan Seng Junctions
Below Flyover
Jalan Yap Kwan Seng (Yap Kwan Seng Road)
Directional T interchange
Tun Razak flyover Below Flyover
Jalan Yap Kwan Seng (Yap Kwan Seng Road)
Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak/Jalan Henry Gurney)
Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz (Princes Road)
Start/end of flyover
Empire Tower   Embassy of Hungary
Jalan Ampang Interchange  B31 Jalan Ampang

West
City Centre
KLCC
Ampang Park LRT station

East
Ampang
Ulu Klang
Setiawangsa
Tunnel diamond interchange
Menara Tabung Haji
Menara PNB
(Pemodalan Nasional Berhad)
Wisma Tan & Tan Wisma Tan & Tan
  Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
  High Commission of the Brunei Darussalam
  Canadian High Commission
KLCC Tunnel Interchange Tunnel West
KLCC Tunnel (Lorong Kuda)
Persiaran KLCC
  KLCC
Tunnel directional T interchange
Max height: 2.1 m
Pudu bound
Lorong Kuda Exit West
Lorong Kuda
Persiaran KLCC
KLCC Tunnel (Lorong Kuda)
  KLCC
PWTC bound
  High Commission of the Republic of Singapore
  Embassy of the United States of America
Taman U-Thant East
Jalan U Thant
Taman U-Thant
Pudu bound
  Embassy of the Republic of Iraq
  Embassy of Japan
Istana Terengganu
Jalan Kia Peng Northwest
Jalan Kia Peng
PWTC bound
Jalan Langgak Golf East
Jalan Langgak Golf (Golf View Road)
Pudu bound
  Rumah Temasek
RSCC-Bukit Bintang Interchange West
Jalan Bukit Bintang
Bukit Bintang
Imbi

EAST
Royal Selangor Country Club (RSCC)
Tunnel diamond interchange
  Embassy of the State of Kuwait
  Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
SMART Tunnel Tunnel
   SMART Tunnel SMART Tunnel
   East–West Link Expressway Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway
   East–West Link Expressway Petaling Jaya
   East–West Link Expressway Kompleks Sukan Negara
   North–South Expressway Central Link   AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)  
   North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Johor Bahru
   North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Melaka
   North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Seremban
From/to KLCC only

Light vehicles only
Maximum height limit 2 m
Speed limit 60 km/h
Jalan Tun Razak
(Jalan Pekeliling)
Jalan Yew
Yew flyover Below Flyover
Bulatan Kampung Pandan
Kampung Pandan
Pudu
Jalan Chan Sow Lin
Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Federal Workshop
Jalan Davis
Start/end of flyover
Yew flyover
Bulatan Kampung Pandan Interchange
Below Flyover
Sultan Ismail–Kampung Pandan Link
Kampung Pandan
Pudu
Jalan Chan Sow Lin
Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Federal Workshop
Jalan Davis
Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange
Yew flyover
Kampung Pandan-MEX Interchange
South
   Maju Expressway Maju Expressway
Putrajaya
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
From/to KLCC only
Yew flyover
Bulatan Pudu Interchange
Below Flyover
Jalan Yew
Jalan Pudu
Jalan Cheras
Jalan Chan Sow Lin
Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Federal Workshop
Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange
Yew flyover Below Flyover
Jalan Yew
Jalan Pudu
Jalan Cheras
Jalan Chan Sow Lin
Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Federal Workshop
Start/end of flyover
Jalan Yew
Jalan Sungai Besi
Bulatan Loke Yew Interchange North
Jalan Sungai Besi


  FT 1 Cheras Highway

Northwest
Bulatan Edinburgh
Jalan Maharajalela (Jalan Birch)
City Centre


South
Cheras
Seremban
Multi-level stacked roundabout expressway interchange
Jalan Sungai Besi
Jalan Istana Interchange East
   Sungai Besi Expressway Besraya Expressway
Shamelin
Maluri
Kuantan
Ulu Klang
Ampang
Pandan Indah


South
   Sungai Besi Expressway Besraya Expressway
Salak South
Sungai Besi


Southwest
   East–West Link Expressway Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway
  East–West Link Expressway Petaling Jaya
  East–West Link Expressway Kompleks Sukan Negara
  North–South Expressway Central Link   AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)  
  North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Johor Bahru
  North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Melaka
  North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Seremban
Interchange

References

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  1. ^ "Flyover plan to beat jam". The Straits Times. Bernama. 3 April 1994. Retrieved 31 October 2024.

See also

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