Jalan Klang Lama

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Federal Route 2
Jalan Klang Lama
Old Klang Road southbound (220603).jpg
Route information
Existed1956–present
HistoryCompleted in 1959
Major junctions
West endPJS 8, Petaling Jaya,
Selangor
Major intersections New Pantai Expressway New Pantai Expressway
B11 Jalan Puchong–Petaling Jaya
Jalan Kuchai Lama
FT 2 Federal Highway
East–West Link Expressway East–West Link Expressway
FT 2 Jalan Syed Putra
East endSeputeh, Kuala Lumpur
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Petaling Jaya
Puchong
OUG
Kuchai Lama
Highway system

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.

History[edit]

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[edit]

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

Residential[edit]

South Bank Residence Old Klang Road. 58000 Kuala Lumpur.

List of interchanges and junctions[edit]

km Exit Interchange/Junctions To Remarks
North
FT 2 Jalan Syed Putra (Lornie Drive)
Kuala Lumpur city centre
Brickfields
KL Sentral
FT 2 Jalan Syed Putra
FT 2 Jalan Klang Lama
Seputeh West
FT 2 Federal Highway
Bangsar
Petaling Jaya
Shah Alam
Klang

East
East–West Link Expressway East–West Link Expressway
FT 1 Cheras
Cheras–Kajang Expressway Kajang
North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Seremban
North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Melaka
North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Johor Bahru
Stacked interchange
Jalan Kuchai Lama East
Jalan Kuchai Lama
Salak South
North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Seremban
North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Melaka
North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Johor Bahru
T-junctions
Taman OUG Taman OUG T-junctions
Jalan Puchong–Petaling Jaya South
B11 Jalan Puchong–Petaling Jaya
Bandar Kinrara
Puchong
FT 217 Sungai Besi
Damansara–Puchong Expressway Putrajaya
Damansara–Puchong Expressway Cyberjaya
T-junctions
Jalan Klang Lama Police Station
Sungai Klang bridge
Kampung Pasir Northeast
Jalan Kampung Pasir
Kampung Pasir
P&R Petaling Komuter station
Jalan Taman Seri Sentosa South
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 Ganapuram South
Jalan 18/15
Taman Ganapuram
T-junctions
Jalan Templer North
Jalan Templer
Petaling Jaya city centre
Petaling Jaya old town
T-junctions on the below flyover
FT 2 Jalan Klang Lama
New Pantai Expressway New Pantai Expressway
Start/End of expressway
NPE border limit
Jalan Templer–Taman Dato' Harun see also
New Pantai Expressway New Pantai Expressway
New Pantai Expressway New Pantai Expressway
Start/End of expressway
NPE border limit
FT 2 Jalan Klang Lama
Sungai Penchala bridge
Seri Setia Komuter station
Guinness Anchor Berhad (GAB) brewery
PJS 6
Kontena Nasional
PJS 8 Damansara–Puchong Expressway Damansara–Puchong Expressway

South Only
Bandar Sunway
Puchong
Putrajaya
Cyberjaya

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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.