Malaysia Federal Route 23

Federal Route 23
Route information
Length:	76.2 km (47.3 mi)
Major junctions
North end:	Segamat
	Muar Bypass Lebuh AMJ J112 Jalan Kesang Tasik J33 Jalan Bukit Gambir J136 Jalan Teluk Rimba AH2 North-South Expressway Southern Route Federal route 142 J123 Jalan Bekoh J34 Jalan Bukit Serampang J43 Jalan Batu Enam J153 Jalan Tasek Alai Federal Route 1 J154 Jalan Sultan
South end:	Parit Bunga
Location
Primary destinations:	Sungai Mati Bukit Gambir Bukit Kangkar Tangkak Sagil Jementah
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways • Federal • State

Federal Route 23 is a federal road in Johor, Malaysia, connecting Segamat in the north and Parit Bunga in the south. The roads is also a main route to North-South Expressway Southern Route via Tangkak Interchange.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 23 starts at Parit Bunga, at its interchange with the Federal Route , the main trunk road of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

Features

Notable features

• Many Chinese cemeteries along the road between Bukit Kangkar and Tangkak.
• A main route to Gunung Ledang.

At most section, the Federal Route 23 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

Overlaps

Alternate routes

Sections with motorcycle lanes

Current developments

Upgrading of the roads from Segamat to Tangkak

On 7 December 2007, the federal government had decided to upgrade the 40-km stretch from Segamat to Tangkak from 2-lane to 4-lane road.[1][2]

Construction of the Segamat-Tangkak-Muar Highway

Construction of the 63-km Segamat-Tangkak-Muar Highway, estimated to cost between RM750 million and RM770 million, will begin in November 2011. The road upgrading project will be carried out in five packages including an upgrading 14 bridges along the route.

List of junctions and towns

Km	Exit	Junctions	To	Remarks
0		PARIT BUNGA	SOUTH LEBUH AMJ Tanjung Agas Muar town centre SOUTHEAST MUAR BYPASS J32 Pagoh AH2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY SOUTHERN ROUTE Johor Bahru Yong Peng Batu Pahat NORTHWEST LEBUH AMJ Melaka Merlimau M25 Jasin	Interchange
		Parit Ponorogo
		Pekan Rawang	EAST J--- JALAN PANTAI LAYANG Kampung Pantai Layang	T-junctions
		Jalan Kesang Tasik	WEST J112 JALAN KESANG TASIK Kesang Tasik Sungai Rambai Merlimau	T-junctions
		SUNGAI MATI	NORTHEAST J33 JALAN BUKIT GAMBIR Bukit Gambir Bukit Serampang	Town junctions
		Taman Bukit Kangkar	Taman Bukit Kangkar	T-junctions
		Bukit Kangkar
		Jalan Teluk Rimba	WEST J136 JALAN TELUK RIMBA Kampung Teluk Rimba	T-junctions
		Serom Chinese Cemetery
		Kampung Batu 10 Serom	Kampung Batu 10 Serom	T-junctions
		Serom Chinese Cemetery
		Serom Chinese Cemetery
		Tangkak Industrial Area (Phase 2)	Tangkak Industrial Area (Phase 2)	T-junctions
		Tangkak Industrial Area (Phase 1)	Tangkak Industrial Area (Phase 1)	T-junctions
		Tangkak-NSE	AH2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY SOUTHERN ROUTE NORTH Kuala Lumpur Melaka Jasin SOUTH Johor Bahru Yong Peng Pagoh	T-junctions
		PLUS PLUS Expressway Berhad (PEB) section maintainences office PROPEL PROPEL Berhad section maintainences office
		Jalan Sungai Tangkak	WEST JALAN SUNGAI TANGKAK	T-junctions
		Sungai Tangkak bridge
		TANGKAK	NORTHWEST Jasin Chin-chin Nyalas	Town junctions
		Tangkak District Mosque	Tangkak District Mosque Ledang District and Land Office
		Tangkak Cemetery
		Taman Payamas	Taman Payamas	T-junctions
		Kampung Payamas	NORTH J123 JALAN BEKOH Simpang Bekoh Nyalas Asahan	T-junctions
		Kolej Matrikulasi Johor	Kolej Matrikulasi Johor	T-junctions
		Gunung Ledang	Gunung Ledang Gunung Ledang waterfalls Gunung Ledang Resort	T-junctions
		Sagil		T-junctions
		Kampung Kebun Baharu	EAST J34JALAN BUKIT SERAMPANG Bukit Kepong Bukit Serampang	T-junctions
Ledang-Segamat district border
		Seri Ledang National Service camp
		Kampung Paya Jakas
		Jementah
		Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Segamat Campus	Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Segamat Campus	T-junctions
		Jalan Batu Enam	NORTHWEST J43 JALAN BATU ENAM Batu Enam Gemas	T-junctions
		Sungai Muar bridge
		Kampung Batu Badak	WEST J153 JALAN TASEK ALAI Buloh Kasap Gemas	T-junctions
		Kampung Gemereh
		Kampung Lubuk Batu	Makam Bendahara Tepok (Tomb of the last Bendahara of Melaka)	Historic site
		Railway crossing
		SEGAMAT Permaisuri Junctions	NORTH Segamat town centre NORTHWEST Tampin Gemas Bandar Muadzam Shah Gambang Kuantan SOUTHEAST Labis Yong Peng EAST J154 JALAN SULTAN Kampung Tengah Segamat Inner Ring Road	Junctions