Cheras Highway

Last updated
MYS Jkr-ft1.svg
Federal Route 1
Cheras Highway
(Cheras Road)
(Loke Yew Road)
Route information
Existed1988–present
HistoryCompleted in 1991
Major junctions
North end Edinburgh Circus, Kuala Lumpur
Major intersections Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1
Mes-e9.svg Sungai Besi Expressway Besraya Expressway
MYS Jkr-ft28.svg FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
Mes-e37.svg East–West Link Expressway East–West Link Expressway
Mes-e7.svg Cheras–Kajang Expressway Cheras–Kajang Expressway
South end Plaza Phoenix, Cheras
Location
Country Malaysia
Primary
destinations
Pudu
Sungai Besi
Bandar Tun Razak
Cheras
Kajang
Seremban
Highway system

Cheras Highway, Federal Route 1 also known as Cheras Road and Loke Yew Road is a major highway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Contents

History

Taman Midah MRT station now stands at the opposite side of the former location of Kajang-bound Jalan Cheras toll plaza, photo taken in May 2022. KL - Taman Midah MRT Station.jpg
Taman Midah MRT station now stands at the opposite side of the former location of Kajang-bound Jalan Cheras toll plaza, photo taken in May 2022.

This highway was upgraded in 1988 by Metramac Corporation Sdn.Bhd. The Cheras Road toll plaza began operation from 1 September 1990. After being suspended a year later before reopening on 15 September 1991, toll charges reduced by 50 percent from the usual RM1. After many complaints and traffic jams, the toll plaza was abolished on 14 September 2003 and replaced by Taman Midah MRT station on 17 July 2017. Today, the highway is maintained by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).

Due to the congestion that clogged the Cheras Highway, two projects were led by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL). These included an underpass from the Cheras–Kajang Expressway to Taman Connaught and flyovers to Taman Len Seng and Alam Damai. It was opened on 14 April 2008. Other projects are Bulatan Cheras–Bandar Tun Razak roundabout underpass from Cheras Highway to Cheras Road and Jalan Tenteram was opened on 2010. The Sungai Buloh–Kajang MRT line runs along much of the highway, starting from Taman Pertama MRT station, past the Taman Connaught interchange and along the Cheras-Kajang Expressway to Kajang.

Cheras Highway floods 2014

A flash floods in Cheras Highway near Cheras Leisure Mall in Cheras occurred on 23 August 2014 caused a massive traffic congestion in many parts of the city centre.

List of interchanges

KmExitInterchangeToRemarks
Kuala Lumpur MYS Jkr-ft1.svg FT 1 Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road
Birch Road (Jalan Maharajalela)

North
Jalan Kinabalu
Victory Avenue (Jalan Sultan Hisamuddin)
Jalan Kuching
Segambut
Kepong
Ipoh
Kuantan
Edinburgh Circus InterchangeSouth
Old Airport Road (Jalan Dewan Bahasa)
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Bangsar
Petaling Jaya
Shah Alam
Klang

North
Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road
Shaw Road (Jalan Hang Tuah)
Merdeka Stadium
National Stadium
Jalan Pudu
Jalan Bukit Bintang
Jalan Imbi
Diamond interchange
MYS Jkr-ft1.svg FT 1 Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road
MYS Jkr-ft1.svg FT 1 Cheras Highway
Loke Yew FlyoverStart/End of flyover
Loke Yew Flyover
Loke Yew Interchange
Northwest
Jalan Sungai Besi
Pudu
Pudu Road


Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1

North
Circular Road (Jalan Tun Razak)
Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC)

South
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e9.svg Sungai Besi Expressway Besraya Expressway
Salak South
Kuchai Lama
Sungai Besi
Mines Resort City
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e37.svg East–West Link Expressway Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway
Johor Bahru
Malacca
Seremban
National Sports Complex
Klang
Shah Alam
Petaling Jaya
Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange
Loke Yew Flyover
Jalan Chan Sow Lin Exit
South
Jalan Chan Sow Lin
Sungai Besi Industrial Area
From Cheras only
Loke Yew Flyover
Railway crossing bridge
Loke Yew FlyoverStart/End of flyover
Miharja Exit Miharja
Malaysia road sign GI4a.svg 3 Miharja LRT station
KL bound
Jalan Lombong ExitEast
Jalan Lombong
Maluri
Plaza Uncang Emas
Kajang bound
Kerayong River bridge
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e9.svg Sungai Besi Expressway Besraya Expressway
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e9.svg Sungai Besi Expressway Besraya Expressway

East
Mes-e9.svg Sungai Besi Expressway Shamelin
Mes-e9.svg Sungai Besi Expressway Maluri
Mes-e8.svg East Coast Expressway MYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Tabliczka AH141.svg AH141 Kuantan
MYS Jkr-ft28.svg FT 28 Ulu Klang
MYS Jkr-ft28.svg FT 28 Ampang
Mes-e9.svg Sungai Besi Expressway Pandan Indah
Start/End of bridge
Kerayong River bridge
Railway crossing bridge
Kerayong River bridge
Kerayong River bridgeStart/End of bridge
Cheras Roundabout-Bandar Tun Razak InterchangeNorth
Jalan Cheras Lama
Maluri
Shamelin

South
Jalan Yaacob Latif (Jalan Tenteram)
Bandar Tun Razak
Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) Hospital (malaysia).jpg
Roundabout interchange with two directional underpass
from Loke Yew Road to Bandar Tun Razak
and from Cheras Road south to Jalan Cheras Lama north
Taman Pertama MRT stationTaman Pertama MRT station
9
Jalan Yaacob Latif ExitWest
Jalan Yaacob Latif (Jalan Tenteram)
Bandar Tun Razak
Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) Hospital (malaysia).jpg
Cheras Velodrome
KL bound
P&R P&R Taman Midah MRT station
9
Former Jalan Cheras toll plaza location
Jalan Kuari ExitNortheast
Jalan Kuari
Cheras Christian Cemetery
Kajang bound
Taman Midah ExitTaman Midah
Bandar Tun Razak
KL bound
Cheras
Cheras Roundabout Interchange
MYS Jkr-ft28.svg FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2

North
MYS Jkr-ft28.svg FT 28 Ampang
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e8.svg East Coast Expressway MYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Tabliczka AH141.svg AH141 Kuantan
MYS Jkr-ft28.svg FT 28 Batu Caves
MYS Jkr-ft1.svg FT 1 Ipoh
MYS Jkr-ft28.svg FT 28 Kepong

South
Bandar Tun Razak
Bandar Tasik Selatan
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e9.svg Sungai Besi Expressway Sungai Besi
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e2.svg North–South Expressway Southern Route Tabliczka AH2.svg AH2 Johor Bahru
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e2.svg North–South Expressway Southern Route Tabliczka AH2.svg AH2 Malacca
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e2.svg North–South Expressway Southern Route Tabliczka AH2.svg AH2 Seremban
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e5.svg Shah Alam Expressway National Sports Complex
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e6.svg North–South Expressway Central Link Tabliczka AH2.svg AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Airport (malaysia).jpg
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e5.svg Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e5.svg Shah Alam Expressway Klang
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e5.svg Shah Alam Expressway Pulau Indah
Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange
Taman Mutiara MRT Station Taman Mutiara MRT station
9
Taman Taynton InterchangeWest
Jalan Dato Haji Harun
Taman Taynton
Taman Mutiara Barat
Taman Billion

East
Jalan Manis
Taman Segar
Taman Mutiara Timur
Taman Desa Aman
Taman Supreme
Cheras Leisure Mall
Double U-turn interchange
Plaza Phoenix InterchangeWest
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e37.svg East–West Link Expressway East–West Link Expressway
Mes-e37.svg East–West Link Expressway Bandar Tun Razak
Mes-e23.svg Sprint Expressway Bangsar
MYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Petaling Jaya
MYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Shah Alam
MYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Klang


South
Plaza Phoenix Flyover
Taman Connaught
Taman Len Seng
Alam Damai
Plaza Phoenix
Malaysia road sign GI4a.svg
Trumpet interchange with dedicated flyover
to major townships in Cheras
(Taman Connaught, Taman Len Seng and Alam Damai).
Mes-e7.svg Cheras–Kajang Expressway
10

MYS Jkr-ft1.svg FT 1
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Cheras Sentral (Plaza Phoenix)

P&R Taman Connaught MRT station
Cheras Sental (Plaza Phoenix)
Malaysia road sign GI4a.svg

P&R Taman Connaught MRT Station
9
Kuala Lumpur bound

Plaza Phoenix MRT Station
MYS Jkr-ft1.svg FT 1 Cheras Highway
DBKL border limit
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e7.svg Cheras–Kajang Expressway MYS Jkr-ft1.svg FT 1 Cheras–Kajang Expressway
Grand Saga border limit
Southeast
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e7.svg Cheras–Kajang Expressway MYS Jkr-ft1.svg FT 1 Cheras–Kajang Expressway
MYS Jkr-ft1.svg FT 1 Balakong
MYS Jkr-ft1.svg FT 1 Kajang
MYS Jkr-ft1.svg FT 1 Semenyih
MYS Jkr-ft1.svg FT 1 Seremban
Taman Cuepacs

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