Jalan Klang Lama

Jalan Klang Lama or Old Klang Road, Federal Route 2 is the oldest and the first major road in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was built before the Federal Highway was built in 1965. The road was constructed by the Federation of Malaya government from 1956 to 1959. The road was opened on 14 January 1959 by the Ministry of Public Works, Sardon Jubir. The road passing the two towns namely Sungei Way and Petaling Jaya.

Part of Federal Route 2
Jalan Klang Lama
Route information
Existed1956–present
HistoryCompleted in 1959
Major junctions
West endPJS 8, Petaling Jaya,
Selangor
  New Pantai Expressway
B11 Jalan Puchong–Petaling Jaya
Jalan Kuchai Lama
Federal Highway
East–West Link Expressway
Jalan Syed Putra
East endSeputeh, Kuala Lumpur
Location
Primary
destinations
Petaling Jaya
Puchong
OUG
Kuchai Lama
Highway system

History

The Kuala Lumpur–Klang Highway FT2 was opened to traffic on 14 January 1959.[1] The highway was intended as a replacement of the existing road system known as Jalan Klang Lama, Persiaran Selangor, Jalan Sungai Rasau and Jalan Batu Tiga Lama, allowing speeds of up to 60 mph.[2] As a result, Jalan Klang Lama was downgraded into Selangor State Road B14.[3] The Kuala Lumpur–Klang Highway FT2 was later being upgraded into a controlled-access highway by replacing the former at-grade intersection with grade-separated interchanges, making the highway as the nation's first controlled-access expressway.[4] The upgraded controlled-access highway is now known as the Federal Highway Route 2.

Landmarks

  • Mid Valley Megamall
  • JKL Furnishing Centre
  • The Scott Garden
  • Pearl Point
  • Eco Park
  • 9 Seputeh

Residential

South Bank Residence Old Klang Road. 58000 Kuala Lumpur.

List of interchanges and junctions

kmExitInterchange/JunctionsToRemarks
North
Jalan Syed Putra (Lornie Drive)
Kuala Lumpur city centre
Brickfields
KL Sentral
Jalan Syed Putra
Jalan Klang Lama
SeputehWest
Federal Highway
Bangsar
Petaling Jaya
Shah Alam
Klang

East
East–West Link Expressway
Cheras
Kajang
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
Seremban
Melaka
Johor Bahru
Stacked interchange
Jalan Kuchai LamaEast
Jalan Kuchai Lama
Salak South
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
Seremban
Melaka
Johor Bahru
T-junctions
Taman OUGTaman OUGT-junctions
Jalan Puchong–Petaling JayaSouth
B11 Jalan Puchong–Petaling Jaya
Bandar Kinrara
Puchong
Sungai Besi
Putrajaya
Cyberjaya
T-junctions
Jalan Klang Lama Police Station
Sungai Klang bridge
Kampung PasirNortheast
Jalan Kampung Pasir
Kampung Pasir
P&R Petaling Komuter station
Jalan Taman Seri SentosaSouth
Jalan Taman Seri Sentosa
Taman Seri Sentosa
T-junctions
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
FT Kuala Lumpur–Selangor border
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Petaling district border
Taman GanapuramSouth
Jalan 18/15
Taman Ganapuram
T-junctions
Jalan TemplerNorth
Jalan Templer
Petaling Jaya city centre
Petaling Jaya old town
T-junctions on the below flyover
Jalan Klang Lama
New Pantai Expressway
Start/End of expressway
NPE border limit
Jalan Templer–Taman Dato' Harunsee also
New Pantai Expressway
New Pantai Expressway
Start/End of expressway
NPE border limit
Jalan Klang Lama
Sungai Penchala bridge
Seri Setia Komuter station
Guinness Anchor Berhad (GAB) brewery
PJS 6
Kontena Nasional
PJS 8 Damansara–Puchong Expressway

South Only
Bandar Sunway
Puchong
Putrajaya
Cyberjaya

See also

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. "Pembukaan Rasmi Jalan Temerloh-Maran". Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah (in Malay). National Archives of Malaysia. 15 March 1963. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  3. "Sejarah lengkap Jalan Lingkaran Tengah 1 (JLT1) Kuala Lumpur". Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia (in Malay). 14 January 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  4. I REMEMBER WHEN... Federal Highway was constructed Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine – New Straits Times Online. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
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