Kuala Lumpur-Rawang Highway

Malaysia road routebox
code= JKR|1
road= 1
length-km= --
direction= North - South
start= Rawang, Selangor
destinations= Ipoh
Selayang
Batu Caves
Kepong
Segambut
end= Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur
construction-date= 1985
completion-date= 1987
junctions= Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1
JKR|28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
AHN-AH|2Jalan Duta-Segambut Highway
JKR|54 Federal route 54
JKR|B21 Kepong-Selayang Highway
JKR|B27 Jalan Rawang-Batang Berjuntai

Kuala Lumpur Rawang Highway, Federal route JKR|1 also known as Jalan Kuching and Jalan Ipoh is a major highway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

History

The highway was upgraded in 1985 by Kamunting Corporation Berhad. Dato' Lim Thian Kiat, Dato' Lim Ah Tam and Tuan Haji Anuar Hamdan are directors of Kamunting Corporation Berhad. The Jalan Kuching toll plaza was in operation since 1987. And in 2003, the toll plaza was officially closed. Today the highway is maintained by Kuala Lumpur City Hall ("Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur" (DBKL))

Current developments

The Segambut roundabout has been upgraded into four-level interchange. Construction began on 2004 and will be completed on the end of 2006. The project led by Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR), Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and the main contractor Ahmad Zaki Resources Berhad (AZRB). This four-level interchange was opened to traffic on 26 February 2007

Meanwhile, the 2-lane single-carriageway section between Bandar Baru Selayang and Templer Park is being upgraded to 4-lane dual-carriageway with emergency lanes and several U-turns. Construction started in 2006 and expected to be completed in 2009.

List of Interchange

See also

*Federal route 1
*Cheras Highway
*Kuala Lumpur