Malaysia Federal Route 50

Federal Route 50, or Jalan Batu Pahat–Kluang–Mersing, is a main federal road in Johor, Malaysia. The road connects Batu Pahat in the west to Jemaluang in the east.[1] It is also a main route to North-South Expressway Southern Route via Ayer Hitam Interchange.

Federal Route 50
Jalan Batu Pahat–Kluang–Mersing
Route information
Length	134 km (83 mi)
Existed	1911–present
History	Completed in 1919
Major junctions
West end	Batu Pahat
	Federal Route 5 Federal Route 1 North–South Expressway Southern Route Jalan Besar, Kluang Kluang Inner Ring Road Federal Route 91 Jalan Padang Tembak, Kluang 1397 Jalan Utama Nitar Federal Route 3
East end	Jemaluang
Location
Primary destinations	Parit Raja Ayer Hitam Kluang Kahang Mersing
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 50 is located at Batu Pahat near Mount Soga, at its interchange with the Federal Route 5, the main trunk road of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

History

In 1911, the state government of Johor collaborated with the British colonial government to develop a road network from Johor Bahru to Batu Pahat and Muar.[2] As a result, the Batu Pahat–Kluang–Mersing Road was completed in 1919,[3] where the section of the Banang Roundabout to Mount Soga Intersection formed a part of the present-day Federal Route 5.[4]

The road was partially upgraded on 2002 with four-lane carriageway from Batu Pahat to Kluang. The rest of the road remains two lanes.

On 13 January 2007, the Sungai Semberong bridge at Batu 5, Jalan Kluang–Mersing, collapsed during flash floods.

Features

At most sections, the Federal Route 50 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

There are signposts of monkeys and elephants in the Kahang–Kangkar Lenggor–Jemaluang section.

There is an alternative road connecting Kahang and Mersing which runs through Felda Nitar.

List of junctions and towns

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
		Batu Pahat Mount Soga	Northwest Jalan Peserai J31 Parit Jawa Muar Melaka Southeast Jalan Soga Senggarang Rengit Pontian Johor Bahru	T-junctions
		Batu Pahat Golf and Country Club	Batu Pahat Golf and Country Club	T-junctions
		Jalan Tan Swee Hoe	West Jalan Tan Swee Hoe	T-junctions
		Jalan Parit Besar	North J202 Jalan Parit Besar	T-junctions
		Taman Seri Soga	Taman Seri Soga	T-junctions
باتو ڤاهت، بندر ڤڠݢارم Batu Pahat, Bandar Penggaram
		Batu Pahat Industrial Area	Batu Pahat Industrial Area Sharp TV and Radio assembly plant	T-junctions
		Jalan Sengkuang	North J125 Jalan Sengkuang Sri Bengkal Parit Yaani Yong Peng	T-junctions
		Sri Gading	Taman Sri Gading	T-junctions
		Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)	Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)	T-junctions
		Sri Gading Industrial Area	Sri Gading Industrial Area	T-junctions
ڤاريت راج Parit Raja
		Parit Raja	Southeast J121 Jalan Parit Raja Darat Parit Botak Rengit	Junctions
ڤاريت راج Parit Raja
		Jalan Parit Hamid–Parit Botak	Southwest J9 Jalan Parit Hamid–Parit Botak Parit Botak Rengit	T-junctions
Batu Pahat–Yong Peng sub district border
		Kampung Parit Sonto	Kampung Parit Sonto (also known as Usop Sontorian village)
ءير هيتم، بندر ڤرسيڠݢهن Ayer Hitam, Bandar Persinggahan
		Ayer Hitam	North Yong Peng Labis Segamat South Machap Simpang Renggam Kulai Johor Bahru Tropical Village	Junctions
		Ayer Hitam Rest and Service Area	Food and fruit stall Pottery stall
ايير هيتم، بندر ڤرسيڠڬهن Ayer Hitam, Bandar Persinggahan
		Ayer Hitam-NSE	North–South Expressway Southern Route North Kuala Lumpur Melaka Yong Peng South Johor Bahru Senai International Airport Simpang Renggam Machap	T-junctions
		Ayer Hitam Animal Husbandry
باتو ڤاهت Batu Pahat
Batu Pahat–Kluang district border Yong Peng–Kluang sub district border
کلواڠ Kluang
		Kampung Melayu Batu Lima
		Pulau Kampung Batu Jalan Kluang
		Kampung Rahmat
		Kampung Sri Lalang Batu Enam
		Sungai Semberong bridge
		Puspakom Kluang
		Kampung Sri Lalang
کلواڠ Kluang
		Bangunan Persekutuan Daerah Kluang (Kluang District Federal Building)
		Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara (INTAN) Kampus Wilayah Selatan (National Institute of Public Administration, Southern Campus)	Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara (INTAN) Kampus Wilayah Selatan (National Institute of Public Administration, Southern Campus) Main Gate
		Sungai Melantai bridge
		Bulatan Taman Emas	West Jalan Emas Taman Emas East Jalan Besar, Kluang Mengkibol	Roundabout
		Railway crossing
		Kluang
		Sungai Mengkibol bridge
		Kluang	Masjid Jamek Kluang
		Kluang	North Kluang Inner Ring Road Hospital Kluang South J25 Jalan Kluang–Renggam Mengkibol Renggam Simpang Renggam Layang Layang	Junctions
		Kluang
		Kluang	North Kluang Inner Ring Road Kampung Melayu Niyor South Jalan Sekolah	Roundabout
		Kluang Kluang Baharu	Southeast Jalan Abdullah Bandar Tenggara Kota Tinggi Kulai	Junctions
		Kluang Kampung Paya
		Taman Ria
		SMK Sultan Abdul Jalil Kluang
		Taman Kasih	North J16 Jalan Paloh Paloh South Jalan Padang Tembak, Kluang Gunung Lambak	Junctions
		Sungai Semberong bridge
		Kem Mahkota Kluang (Pasukan Udara Tentera Darat)
کلواڠ Kluang
		Kampung Semberong
		Kampung Gajah
		Kampung Sri Tambak	Padang Hijau (Agro-tourism)	T-junctions
		Taman Perdana	Taman Perdana J19 FELDA Kahang Timur J19 FELDA Hulu Dengar	Junctions
		Pamol Golf and Country Club	Pamol Golf and Country Club	T-junctions
		Kahang	Kampung Sri Lukut (Agro-tourism)
کلواڠ Kluang
Kluang–Mersing district border Kluang sub district border
مرسيڠ Mersing
		Jalan Utama Nitar	North 1397 Jalan Utama Nitar FELDA Nitar 1 FELDA Nitar 2 Mersing Kuantan	T-junctions
		Kangkar Lenggor
جمالواڠ Jemaluang
		Mersing Jemaluang	North Mersing Kuantan South Kota Tinggi Johor Bahru	T-junctions

References

1. Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2013). Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Public Works Department. 2013. pp. 16–64. ISSN 1985-9619.
2. Johore Annual Report 1911
3. Abd. Hamid Abd. Majid (1980-05-01). "1.1 - Sejarah Perkembangan Jalanraya Sebelum Merdeka". Analisa Rangkaian Jalan Raya dan Kaitannya Dengan Pembangunan Ekonomi (PDF) (Diploma). Universiti Teknologi MARA. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
4. "Sejarah lengkap Jalan Persekutuan 5". Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia. 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2015-11-18.