Lebuh Ayer Keroh

Lebuh Ayer Keroh, Federal Route 143, also known as Lebuhraya Ayer Keroh or Ayer Keroh Highway, is the main dual-carriageway highway that connects Malacca City of Malacca, Malaysia to the North–South Expressway via Ayer Keroh Interchange. Ayer Keroh, the main satellite town of Malacca City is located along the road. Lebuh Ayer Keroh used to be Melaka State Route M31 before being recommissioned by Malaysian Public Works Department (Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR)). Before 1993, most of the road was a two-lane road before it was upgraded to a dual-carriageway in 1993 (Ayer Keroh Toll Plaza–Graha Makmur) and in 1997 (entire route).[1]

Federal Route 143
Lebuh Ayer Keroh (Ayer Keroh Highway)
Route information
Length	11.8 km (7.3 mi)
Existed	1993–present
History	Completed in 1997
Major junctions
North end	Ayer Keroh Interchange North–South Expressway Southern Route
	North–South Expressway Southern Route M29 Jalan Durian Tunggal Lebuh SPA Federal Route 264 M144 Jalan Bukit Katil Federal Route 142
South end	Batu Berendam Tun Abdul Ghafar Intersections
Location
Primary destinations	Malacca City Ayer Keroh Hang Tuah Jaya Durian Tunggal
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 143 starts at Jalan Durian Tunggal junctions near Ayer Keroh toll plaza of the Ayer Keroh Interchange.

Features

• Malacca Gateway Arch
• Ayer Keroh
• Hang Tuah Jaya

At most sections, the Federal Route 143 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

List of junctions and interchanges

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
		Ayer Keroh-NSE Interchange	North–South Expressway Southern Route North Kuala Lumpur Seremban Alor Gajah Ayer Keroh Rest and Service Area Ayer Keroh Overhead Bridge Restaurant South Singapore Johor Bahru Jasin Kampung Bemban Layby	Trumpet interchange
Ayer Keroh toll plaza AKH PLUSTransit TnG POS Touch 'n Go SmartTAG SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Touch 'n Go RM (Cash) Closed toll systems Collect PLUSTransit cards and pay a distance toll
		Ayer Keroh toll plaza	TnG TAG Customer Service Centre	South bound
North–South Expressway Southern Route Start/End of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit
Lebuh Ayer Keroh Start/End of highway JKR border limit
0	EXIT 14301	Jalan Durian Tunggal Junctions	Northwest M29 Jalan Durian Tunggal Durian Tunggal	T-Junctions
	EXIT 14302	Lebuh SPA Interchange	Lebuh SPA West Paya Rumput Alor Gajah Sungai Udang East Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)	Cloverleaf interchange
		Ayer Keroh Butterfly Park	Ayer Keroh Butterfly Park	Melaka bound
		Petronas Petronas Layby	Petronas	Melaka bound
		Gateway Arch Rest and Service Area	Gateway Arch Rest and Service Area Tourist Information Centre	South bound
Melaka Gateway Arch Alor Gajah–Melaka Tengah district border
		Gateway Arch Rest and Service Area	Gateway Arch Rest and Service Area Tourist Information Centre	North bound
		Mini Malaysia	Mini Malaysia Mini Malaysia Park Mini ASEAN Park Ayer Keroh Country Resort	South bound
		Ayer Keroh forest reserve		North bound
		Zoo Melaka	Zoo Melaka	South bound
		Melaka Crocodile Park	Melaka Crocodile Park McDonald's drive-thru
		Dataran Sejarah	Dataran Sejarah Tourist Information Centre
	EXIT 14303	Jalan Tasik Junctions	East Jalan Tasik Ayer Keroh Golf and Country Resort	T-Junctions
	EXIT 14304	Hang Tuah Jaya Hang Tuah Jaya Junctions	West Persiaran Ayer Keroh Hang Tuah Jaya Melaka International Trade Centre (MITC) Planetarium Melaka Al-Alami Mosque East Jalan Gapam Gapam Bemban Jasin Melaka State Secretariat Building (Seri Negeri)	T-Junctions
	EXIT 14305	Ayer Keroh Jalan Ayer Keroh LAMA Exit	West M29 Jalan Ayer Keroh LAMA Bukit Beruang Batu Berendam Batu Berendam Airport	North bound
	EXIT 14306	Ayer Keroh Ayer Keroh Industrial Area Junctions	Ayer Keroh Industrial Area Taman Muzaffar	Junctions
		Ayer Keroh Industrial Area
		Mamee-Double Decker factory
MPHTJ–MBMB border limit
	EXIT 14307	Bukit Beruang Junctions	West Jalan Istana Bukit Beruang Istana Melaka (Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor's) Palace) Multimedia University (MMU) (Melaka Campus) East M144 Jalan Bukit Katil Bukit Katil Bemban Jasin	Junctions
	EXIT 14308	Graha Makmur Junctions	Northwest Jalan Graha Makmur JUSCO Ayer Keroh Graha Makmur (MBMB City Hall)	Junctions
		Melaka Mall (Plaza Kota Mas)	Melaka Mall (Plaza Kota Mas)
	EXIT 14309	Jalan Bukit Beruang	North Jalan Bukit Beruang Bukit Beruang	T-junctions
	EXIT 14310	Jalan Penghulu Abbas Junctions	South Jalan Penghulu Abbas Bukit Baru Bukit Piatu	T-junctions
	EXIT 14311	Bukit Sebukor Junctions	North Jalan Pengkalan Batu Pengkalan Batu South Jalan Bukit Sebukor Bukit Sebukor	Junctions
Lebuh Ayer Keroh Start/End of highway JKR border limit
	EXIT 14312	Batu Berendam Tun Abdul Ghafar Intersections	West Jalan Solok Pantai Peringgit Galeria Seri Bendahara (Melaka Chief Minister's Museum) Tun Ghafar Baba Museum North Jalan Batu Berendam Batu Berendam Malacca International Airport (Batu Berendam Airport) Durian Tunggal Jasin South Jalan Mufti Haji Khalil Melaka City Hospital Melaka Masjid Al Azim Historical Places of Melaka (UNESCO World Heritage Sites)	Junctions

References

1. Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2013). Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Public Works Department. 2013. pp. 16–64. ISSN 1985-9619.