Federal Highway (Malaysia)

Federal Route 2
Federal Highway (Kuala Lumpur–Klang Highway)
Route information
Maintained by Public Works Department (at Selangor section) and Kuala Lumpur City Hall, DBKL (at Kuala Lumpur section)
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
Major intersections	FT 2 FT 5 Jalan Jambatan Kota FT 5 Federal Route 5 New North Klang Straits Bypass FT 20 New/North Klang Straits Bypass West Coast Expressway Kemuning–Shah Alam Highway FT 3214 Jalan Subang–Batu Tiga Persiaran Tujuan FT 15 Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport Highway Majlis Link Damansara–Puchong Expressway New Pantai Expressway Sprint Expressway Kerinchi Link Setiawangsa–Pantai Expressway Bangsar–Petaling Jaya Bypass FT 2 Jalan Syed Putra FT 2 Jalan Klang Lama East–West Link Expressway
East end	Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Port Klang, I-City, Padang Jawa, Shah Alam, Batu Tiga, Subang Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Federal Highway (Malay : Lebuhraya Persekutuan; Jawi: لبوهراي ڤرسكوتوان‎; Chinese : 联邦大道, abbreviation: FH2) is a Malaysian controlled-access highway connecting the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, and Klang, the former capital of the state of 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

Further information: Malaysia Federal Route 2 § History

The history of the highway begins 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 surveillance 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 expands to a 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. Since it serves as a connection between several major locations such as Klang, Shah Alam, Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur, the highway constantly receives significant traffic flow and suffers from heavy traffic congestions during peak hours. ^[3]

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. ^[3]

Features

• Variable Message System (VMS) from Integrated Transport Information System (ITIS) Traffic Management Centre
• Four and six lane carriageway
• 90 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.^{[ citation needed ]}
• The Tugu Keris monument was originally located near the Sungai Rasau toll plaza in Klang. However, it was relocated to the Klang Royal Gardens as the construction of a flyover obstructed its view. ^[4]

Other features

• Federal Highway also has a motorcycle lane to avoid accidents between cars and motorcycles in that area.
• Bulatan Selangor (also known as Shah Alam Cloverleaf Interchange) in Shah Alam, Selangor is the biggest cloverleaf interchange in Malaysia.
• Breweries along this highway including Guinness Anchor Berhad (GAB) brewery in Sungai Way and Carlsberg brewery in Shah Alam. ^{[5] [6]}

Restricted routes for heavy vehicles

A restricted route has been implemented on the Federal Highway between Sungai Rasau and Subang during workdays and peak hours. 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 during Mondays to Fridays (except public holidays). A compound fine will be issued to heavy vehicles which flout the rule. ^[7]

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 posing danger to motorcyclists, due to dark, narrow and poorly maintained lanes and ramps, dangerous sharp corners, vulnerable spots for robberies. ^[8] This has been attributed to the fact that the motorcycle lanes were originally intended for bicycle riders, ^[2] with the design speed limit as low as 60 km/h. ^[9]

On 29 August 2016, the Ministry of Works (MOW) allocated RM 3.13 million 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. ^[10]

On 21 October 2016, during the announcement of the 2017 Budget, former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak announced that RM29 million would be allocated to upgrading the motorcycle lane on the Federal Highway. This included enhancing the drainage system to prevent flooding and building two overhead ramps, to make it safer for motorcyclists who use the route. ^[11]

Traffic congestion locations

Since the highway connects multiple major locations, significantly higher traffic may be observed at certain stretches of the highway:

Kilometer	Direction	Stretches	Reasons
11 - 15	Kuala Lumpur bound	From Bulatan Selangor 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 from Damansara–Puchong Expressway.
33.1 - 21.1	Klang bound	From Jalan Timur Interchange to Sunway Interchange	Exiting towards Damansara–Puchong Expressway.

Notable events

• 18 December 1988 - R. Arumugam, a Malaysian national football player, died in a car accident on the Federal Highway near the Mercedes Benz showroom at Petaling Jaya. ^[12]
• 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. ^{[13] [14]}
• 21 April 2013 - Five people were killed following a freak accident along KM 10.1 of the Federal Highway near Shah Alam. ^[15]
• 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. ^[16]
• 19 February 2018 - Two people were killed in an accident when the car they were traveling in hit a pillar at the unused Batu Tiga toll plaza heading towards Shah Alam. ^[17]

Tolls

After the expansion of the highway by PLUS Expressways, several toll plazas have been set up and operations started from 11 May 1993. Like most PLUS-operated highways, there used to be a 10% discount for class 1 vehicles between 12:00 midnight and 7:00 am (RM0.90 at SGR and RM1.00 at BTT) since 1 March 2009. ^[18]

However, toll collection at Sungai Rasau and Batu Tiga toll plazas have been abolished by the Malaysian government on 1 January 2018 ^[19] with the government paying PLUS Expressways RM2.2 billion, spread over 20 years, as a result of the abolishment.

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 might had helped reducing risks of robberies at toll plazas faced by toll attendants, as there would have been less cash available. ^[20] However, on 30 August 2014, the implementation of the ETCs at Batu Tiga and Sungai Rasau toll plaza was postponed by the federal government. ^[21]

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

Toll collection was discontinued since 1 January 2018.

Interchange lists

Below is a list of interchanges (exits), laybys and rest and service areas along the Federal Highway route. The exits are arranged in ascending numerical order from West to East.

Legend:

• I/C - Interchange, I/S - Intersection, RSA - Rest and service area, OBR - Overhead bridge restaurant, R/R - Restaurant and rest plaza, L/B - Layby, V/P - Vista point, TN - tunnel, T/P - Toll plaza, BR - Bridge

State	District	City	km	Exit	Name	Destinations	No. of lanes	Speed limit	Notes
Through to FT 2 Jalan Jambatan Kota
Selangor	Klang	Klang		208	Klang Bulatan 100 I/C	Jalan Batu Tiga – Klang Town Centre, Meru, Kapar	Four	90 km/h	Roundabout Interchange
				209	Bulatan Berkeley I/C	Jalan Batu Tiga Lama – Jalan Dato' Mohd Sidin (Connaught Bridge) Persiaran Rajawali – Taman Berkeley, Bukit Raja	Six
					Persiaran Bukit Raja 1 Exit	Persiaran Bukit Raja 1 – Bandar Baru Klang			Kuala Lumpur bound
			5.6-5.7		Sungai Rasau I/C	New North Klang Straits Bypass FT 20 New/North Klang Straits Bypass  – Bandar Baru Klang, Port Klang , Kapar, Meru, Bukit Raja Jalan Batu Tiga Lama – Jalan Dato' Mohd Sidin (Connaught Bridge)
						West Coast Expressway  – Taiping, Sri Andalas, Banting			Kuala Lumpur bound
	Klang–Petaling District Border			BR	Sungai Rasau bridge
	Petaling	Shah Alam			Sungai Rasau Exit	Jalan Batu Tiga Lama  – Jalan Sungai Rasau			Klang bound
					I-City I/C	Persiaran I-City – I-City			Direct interchange to I-City
				T/P	Sungai Rasau Toll Plaza	Toll operation discontinued	Six	90 km/h	Cease operation in January 2018
				L/B	Sungai Rasau L/B	Sungai Rasau L/B - TnG TAG Customer Service Centre	Six	90 km/h	Kuala Lumpur bound
					Padang Jawa I/C	BSA7 Persiaran Kayangan – Shah Alam, UiTM , Hospital Shah Alam Jalan Padang Jawa – Padang Jawa Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Selangor state headquarters	Eight		Diamond Interchange
			9	L/B	Shah Alam L/B	Shah Alam L/B - Petronas KFC TnG TAG Spot, Shell			Kuala Lumpur bound
			9	L/B	Shah Alam L/B	Shah Alam L/B - BH Petrol			Klang bound
			11		Bulatan Selangor I/C (Shah Alam main I/C)	Kemuning–Shah Alam Highway  – Alam Impian, Kota Kemuning BSA1 Persiaran Sultan  – Shah Alam city centre, UiTM FT 190 Persiaran Selangor  – Shah Alam Industrial Area	Six		Cloverleaf Interchange
			13	L/B	Petronas L/B	Petronas L/B - Petronas			Klang bound, Beside Chinese Cemetery
			13		Bulatan Melawati I/C	BSA7 Persiaran Kayangan – Shah Alam Section 9-13 FT 3214 BSA7 Shah Alam–Puchong Highway  – Puchong, Shah Alam Industrial Area			Roundabout Interchange
			14.6	L/B	Petron and Shell L/B	Petron and Shell L/B - Petron , Shell			Kuala Lumpur bound
					Persiaran Selangor Exit	FT 3216 Persiaran Selangor  – Section 15-16, Shah Alam Industrial Area, Carlsberg Brewery	Eight		Klang bound
			14.9	BR	Sungai Damansara bridge
			15		Batu Tiga I/C	FT 3214 Jalan Subang – HICOM-Glenmarie, Bukit Jelutong FT 3214 Persiaran Jubli Perak  – Batu Tiga Puchong, Ebor North			Diamond Interchange
					Tropicana Metropark I/C [23]	Tropicana Metropark, Persiaran Teknologi Subang, Persiaran Setia, USJ			Direct Interchange
				T/P	Batu Tiga Toll Plaza	Toll operation discontinued	Six	90 km/h	Cease operation in January 2018
			16.9	L/B	Batu Tiga toll plaza L/B	Batu Tiga toll plaza L/B - TnG TAG Customer Service Centre	Eight	90 km/h	Kuala Lumpur bound
			17	L/B	Batu Tiga toll plaza L/B	Batu Tiga L/B - Shell , Petronas A&W TnG TAG Spot			Kuala Lumpur bound
			17.2	BR	Railway crossing bridge				10 under construction railway
			17.9		Subang Jaya I/C	Persiaran Tujuan  – Subang Jaya, UEP Subang Jaya, Subang Parade, Empire Subang			Trumpet Interchange
			18	L/B	Shell and Petronas L/B	Shell and Petronas L/B - Shell , Petronas , Starbucks [24]			Kuala Lumpur bound
			17.9		Subang Airport I/C	FT 15 Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport Highway  – Subang, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport , Subang	Six		Stacked interchange
		Petaling Jaya	18.2	219	Subang Jaya Exit	FT 15 Persiaran Kewajipan (Off ramp to Subang Jaya only) – Subang Jaya, UEP Subang Jaya, Subang Parade, Empire Subang			Klang bound
				220	Kawasan Perindustrian Bebas Exit	Jalan SS 8/2 – Sungai Way FIZ, SS1	Eight		Kuala Lumpur bound
				221	KGNS Exit	Jalan SS 7/2 – Kelab Golf Negara Subang, SS7, Kelana Jaya, Stadium Petaling Jaya			Kuala Lumpur bound
					Setia Jaya Komuter station	Setia Jaya Komuter station  – KTM Komuter &B1			Klang bound
			21.1	222	Sunway I/C	Damansara–Puchong Expressway  – Kepong, Ampang , Cheras, Puchong, Bandar Sunway			Multi-level Diverging diamond interchange
				223	Seri Setia Exit	Jalan SS 9a/1 – Sungai Way, Seri Setia, Kelana Jaya			Kuala Lumpur bound
			27		Seri Setia Komuter station	Seri Setia Komuter station  – KTM Komuter	Six		Klang bound
				224	Lebuhraya NPE Exit	New Pantai Expressway  – Bangsar, Kuchai Lama , Sungai Besi, Jalan Klang Lama			From/To Klang Only
				225	Jalan 227 Exit	Jalan 225 – Petaling Jaya Old Town			Kuala Lumpur Bound
				BR	Sungai Penchala bridge
			31.3	226	Templer I/C	Jalan Templer  – Petaling Jaya Old Town Jalan PP Narayanan (Jalan 222) – Petaling Jaya Selatan (PJS)	Eight		Diamond interchange
			32.4	227	Jalan Utara I/C	Petaling Jaya Inner Ring Road  – Jalan Utara, Jalan Barat, Petaling Jaya city centre, Asia Jaya LRT station			Diamond interchange
			33.1	228	Jalan Timur I/C	Petaling Jaya Inner Ring Road  – Jalan Timur, Jalan Utara, Petaling Jaya city centre, Taman Jaya LRT station			Diamond interchange
				229	Jalan Gasing Exit	Jalan Universiti  – Universiti Malaya University Malaya Medical Centre Jalan Gasing  – Petaling Jaya Old Town			Half diamond interchange From/To Kuala Lumpur only
					Kota Darul Ehsan
FT Kuala Lumpur					Kerinchi I/C	Sprint Expressway (Kerinchi Link) – Mont Kiara, Sri Hartamas, Damansara, Segambut Jalan Pantai Baharu  –Kg. Kernchi, Bangsar, Menara Telekom, Kerinchi LRT station Jalan Kerinchi –Bangsar South (Kerinchi), Universiti LRT station, KL-Gateway Setiawangsa–Pantai Expressway  – Setiawangsa, Bandar Malaysia, Wangsa Maju, Kuantan	Ten (some part is six)		Directional T expressway interchange Diamond interchange Stacked interchange
					Mid Valley Exit	Bangsar–Petaling Jaya Bypass  – Bangsar Lingkaran Syed Putra –Mid Valley City, Mid Valley Megamall, The Gardens, Zone A to F, Mid Valley Komuter station KTM Komuter	Eight		From/To Klang only
				BR	Railway crossing bridge				1 2 railway
				BR	Sungai Klang bridge		12
					NPE Exit	New Pantai Expressway  – Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, Angkasapuri Komuter station KTM Komuter	4+8		Bypass ramp to NPE only From Kuala Lumpur only
					Seputeh I/C	FT 2 Jalan Syed Putra  – Kuala Lumpur city centre, Brickfields, KL Sentral FT 2 Jalan Klang Lama  –Kuchai Lama, Taman OUG, Puchong	Four		Stacked interchange
Through to East–West Link Expressway

See also

• Persiaran Raja Muda Musa
• Jalan Klang Lama
• Jalan Syed Putra
• Malaysia Federal Route 2
• Malaysian expressway system
• Malaysian Federal Roads system
• Highway
• Teras Teknologi

References

1. "Perasmian Pembukaan Jalanraya Kuala Lumpur-Port Swettenham". Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah (in Malay). National Archives of Malaysia. 14 January 1959. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
2. I REMEMBER WHEN... Federal Highway was constructed Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine - New Straits Times Online. Accessed on 23 March 2009.
3. "Federal Highway a bane or a gain ⋆ The Malaysian Times". 1 April 2016.
4. Rajendra, Edward. "Monument shifted to gardens". The Star Online.
5. "Contact Us - Heineken Malaysia Berhad".
6. "Contact Us". Archived from the original on 2017-11-14. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
7. "Heavy vehicles banned from three NSE stretches during peak hours - Nation - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
8. "Death traps on the Federal Highway".
9. Arahan Teknik (Jalan) 8/86 - A Guide on Geometric Design of Roads, Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia Archived 25 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine - from Malaysian Public Works Department.
10. Federal Highway motorcycle lanes to get RM3.13mil upgrade - The Star 29 August 2016
11. Budget 2017: PM Najib Razak announces RM29 million allocation to upgrade Federal Highway motorcycle lane - paultan.org 22 October 2016
12. "Arumugam killed".
13. "隆联邦大道迷路心慌．夺命U转．SPM考生3死". 7 December 2010.
14. "17-year-olds called home to say they would be late - Nation - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
15. "Five killed in freak collision along Federal Highway (updated) - Nation - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
16. "A tragic accident indeed - Letters - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
17. "Unused Batu Tiga toll plaza claims two lives this morning". 19 February 2018.
18. 10 percent toll discount, Utusan Online. Accessed March 26, 2009.
19. "Jubilant send-off for decades-old toll plazas on New Year Day". 1 January 2018.
20. "PLUS to go cashless to help ease congestion on highway - Community - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
21. "Cashless tolls put on hold". 1 September 2014.
22. "Fully electronic toll collection at Batu Tiga, Sungai Rasau plazas from Nov 22 - Nation - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
23. "Tropicana project enhances Subang, Shah Alam". 1 June 2017.
24. "Starbucks Drive-Thru Petronas Federal Highway Opening Promotions ⋆ More Promo". 14 November 2016. Archived from the original on 12 December 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2017.

External links

• PLUS Expressway Berhad Archived 8 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine
• Integrated Transport Information Systems
• Malaysian Public Works Department Archived 19 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
• Malaysian Highway Authority Archived 2021-02-05 at the Wayback Machine