Genting Klang–Pahang Highway

Part of Federal Route 2
	Genting Klang–Pahang Highway; Jalan Genting Klang; Jalan Pahang
Major junctions
North end	Klang Gates
	Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2; Jalan Gombak; Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway; Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1; Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
South end	Chow Kit
Location
Primary; destinations	Setapak; Gombak; Kuantan; Ulu Klang
Highway system
	Highways in Malaysia; Expressways; Federal; State;

The Genting Klang–Pahang Highway or officially Jalan Genting Klang and Jalan Pahang, as it is locally known (Federal Route J2), is a major highway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Genting Klang–Pahang Highway connects a number of urban and residential areas like Titiwangsa, Sentul, Setapak, Taman P.Ramlee Wangsa Maju, Taman Bunga Raya, Taman Melati, Taman Permata, Hulu Kelang, Taman Melawati and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman to the city.

Most locals do not consider it a highway as, unlike the other highways which are "closed" roads, Jalan Genting Klang is also a busy road with many commercial properties and condominiums, which are popular among students of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman.

The road is so named because it is the main gateway from downtown Kuala Lumpur to Pahang and the east coast. It is part of the national highway 2 system]. The 0 km-mark of the East Coast Expressway is also located here.

History

The highway was upgraded from single carriageway to dual carriageway in the 1980s. In 1995, the highway was taken over by the Metramac Corporation Sdn Bhd which also managed the Cheras Highway (Federal Route J1), East–West Link Expressway and Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway (both E37). The Jalan Pahang toll plaza (city centre bound) was in operation from 1 August 1995 and the motorist would pay the RM 0.50 tolls until the toll plaza was abolished 13 August 2004. This highway is now maintained by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall or Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL).

Development

The Jalan Genting Klang stretch from Setapak to Klang Gates was upgraded from four lanes to a six-lane dual carriageway. The upgrading works started on 2012 and were completed on 2015. The project was undertaken by Seroja Angerrik Development; the two-phase upgrading works started from the junction at Jalan 1/27A to the MRR2, while phase two which was completed on 15 July 2015, continued on from Jalan Air Panas to Jalan 1/27A. The total cost for the entire project was RM 39.6 million.

Landmarks

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Wardieburn Camp
Royal Selangor Pewter Factory at Setapak Industrial Area.
P. Ramlee Memorial at Jalan Dedap, Taman P. Ramlee (formerly known as Taman Forlong)
Courts Mammouth Superstore, a superstore which was formerly known as Reach Superstore was opened in 1994.
Jamiul Ehsan Mosque, one of the oldest mosques in Kuala Lumpur
McDonald's Jalan Pahang Drive Thru, the first McDonald's drive thru in Malaysia, opened on 19 December 1988.
Hospital Tawakal
Pekeliling Flats
Bulatan Pahang roundabout
Hospital Kuala Lumpur

List of interchanges

Km	Interchange	To	Remarks
	Klang Gates Klang Gates Interchange	Northeast Jalan Klang Gates Klang Gates Klang Gates Dam Recreational Park Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 North Sungai Buloh Petaling Jaya Kepong Segambut Ipoh Batu Caves Kuantan Genting Highlands South Taman Melawati Ulu Klang Ampang Cheras Kajang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Seremban Melaka Johor Bahru Shah Alam Klang Zoo Negara	Diamond interchange with ramp to MRR2 (Ampang)
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
Genting Klang Pahang Highway Jalan Genting Klang Start/End of highway
	Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Kuala Lumpur Campus	Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) (Kuala Lumpur Campus)	T-junctions
	Taman Bunga Raya	Northwest Jalan Malinja Taman Bunga Raya Tunku Abdul Rahman College	T-junctions
	Wangsa Maju Junctions	West Jalan Tumbuhan Taman Melati (Persiaran Pertahanan) Taman Melati LRT Station 5 Taman Ibu Kota Gombak Setia Gombak Batu Caves East Jalan 1/27A Wangsa Maju Setiawangsa Ampang Wangsa Maju LRT Station 5	Junctions
	Wardieburn Camp	Wardieburn Camp	T-junctions
	Puspakom	Puspakom
	Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Headquarters	Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Headquarters
	Taman Ibu Kota Junctions	Northwest Jalan Taman Ibu Kota Taman Ibu Kota	T-junctions
	Setapak Industrial Area Junctions	Southeast Jalan Usahawan Setapak Industrial Area Royal Selangor Pewter Factory	T-junctions
	Setapak Taman P. Ramlee (Taman Forlong)	Northwest Jalan Bunga Kantan Taman P. Ramlee (Taman Forlong) P. Ramlee Memorial	T-junctions
	Setapak Courts Mammouth Superstore	Courts Mammouth Superstore	A superstore which uses to be known as Reach Superstore
Jalan Genting Klang
	Setapak Jalan Gombak Interchange	North Jalan Gombak Gombak Batu Caves Kuantan	Trumpet interchange
Jalan Pahang
	Setapak
	Setapak Jamiul Ehsan Mosque	Jamiul Ehsan Mosque	One of the oldest mosques in Kuala Lumpur
	Setapak Jalan Pahang-DUKE Entry	Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Duta–Sentul Pasar–Ulu Klang Link (Main Link) West (U-Turn) Ipoh Gombak Batu Caves Kuantan Seremban KLCC City Centre Bulatan Pahang Sentul East (U-Turn) Ulu Klang Ampang Cheras Taman Setiawangsa Wangsa Maju	Ramp in to expressway
	Setapak
	Jalan 9/48A Junctions	West Jalan 9/48A Bandar Baru Sentul Jalan Sentul Sentul town centre	T-junctions
	Jalan Titiwangsa Junctions	East Jalan Titiwangsa Titiwangsa Lake	T-junctions
	Sentul-DUKE Entry	Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Tun Razak Link No Entry	Ramp out from expressway
	Jalan 3/48A Junctions	West Jalan 3/48A Sentul town centre Sentul flats P&R Sentul Timur LRT station	T-junctions
	Shell Shell Layby	Shell	North bound only
	McDonald's drive thru	McDonald's	The first McDonald's drive thru in Malaysia, opened on 19 December 1988. North bound only
	Hospital Tawakal	Hospital Tawakal	North bound only
Genting Klang Pahang Highway Jalan Pahang Start/End of highway
	Bulatan Pahang Roundabout	Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 Jalan Tun Razak West Ipoh Petaling Jaya East KLCC Ampang Seremban Melaka Johor Bahru	Roundabout interchange with one directional underpass to Ipoh and Petaling Jaya
Jalan Pahang
	Hospital Kuala Lumpur	Hospital Kuala Lumpur	South bound
Jalan Pahang
	Chow Kit Chow Kit Junctions	East Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz (Princes Road) Kampung Baru Jalan Tun Razak (MRR1) Jalan Semarak	Junctions
Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman
		South Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Batu Road) Jalan Sultan Ismail (IRR) Jalan Dang Wangi Dataran Merdeka

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