Cheras Highway
Federal Route 1 | |
|---|---|
| Cheras Highway (Cheras Road) (Loke Yew Road) | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Malaysian Public Works Department | |
| Existed | 1988–present |
| History | Completed in 1991 |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Edinburgh Circus, Kuala Lumpur |
| Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 Sungai Besi Expressway FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 East–West Link Expressway Cheras–Kajang Expressway | |
| South end | Plaza Phoenix, Cheras |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Primary destinations | Pudu Sungai Besi Bandar Tun Razak Cheras Kajang Seremban |
| Highway system | |
Cheras Highway, Federal Route 1 also known as Cheras Road and Loke Yew Road is a major highway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]
History
This highway was upgraded in 1988 by Metramac Corporation Sdn.Bhd. The Cheras Road toll plaza began operations from 1 September 1990. After being suspended a year later before reopening on 15 September 1991, toll charges reduced by 50 percent from the usual RM1. After many complaints and traffic jams, the toll plaza was abolished on 14 September 2003 and replaced by Taman Midah MRT station on 17 July 2017. Today, the highway is maintained by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).
Due to the congestion on the Cheras Highway, two projects were led by the DBKL. These included an underpass from the Cheras–Kajang Expressway to Taman Connaught and flyovers to Taman Len Seng and Alam Damai. It was opened on 14 April 2008. Other projects are Bulatan Cheras–Bandar Tun Razak roundabout underpass from Cheras Highway to Cheras Road and Jalan Tenteram was opened on 2010. The Sungai Buloh–Kajang MRT line runs along much of the highway, starting from Taman Pertama MRT station, past the Taman Connaught interchange and along the Cheras-Kajang Expressway to Kajang.
Cheras Highway floods 2014
A flash floods in Cheras Highway near Cheras Leisure Mall in Cheras occurred on 23 August 2014 caused a massive traffic congestion in many parts of the city centre.
Features
At most sections, the Kuala Lumpur–Rawang Highway was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.
- Several MRT stations along Cheras Highway
Overlaps
Alternate routes
Sections with motorcycle lanes
Interchange lists
The entire route is located in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur.
Legend:
- I/C - Interchange, I/S - Intersection, RSA - Rest and service area, OBR - Overhead bridge restaurant, R/R - Restaurant and rest plaza, L/B - Layby, V/P - Vista point, TN - tunnel, T/P - Toll plaza, BR - Bridge
- C - Cloverleaf, S - Stack, T-A - Trumpet-A, T-B - Trumpet-B, DT - Directional-T/Y, SDT - Semi-Directional-T/Y, P-Y - Partial-Y, D - Diamond, P-C - Partial cloverleaf, D-D - Diverging diamond, D-R - Direct ramp
| Km | Exit | Flyover | Name | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E7 | FT1 | |||||
| Through to FT 1 Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road | ||||||
| N/a | I/C | Ground | Edinburgh Circus I/C | Old Airport Road (Jalan Dewan Bahasa) – Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Bangsar, Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam, Klang Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road (Jalan Hang Tuah) – Merdeka Stadium, National Stadium, Jalan Pudu, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Jalan Imbi |
Diamond interchange | |
| I/C | Loke Yew Flyover | Loke Yew I/C | Jalan Sungai Besi – Pudu, Pudu Road Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 (Jalan Tun Razak) – Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) Sungai Besi Expressway – Salak South, Kuchai Lama, Sungai Besi, Mines Resort City Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway – KL Sports City, Seremban, Malacca, Johor Bahru, Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam, Klang |
Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange | ||
| Jalan Chan Sow Lin Exit | Jalan Chan Sow Lin – Sungai Besi Industrial Area, 3 4 12 Chan Sow Lin station | From Cheras only | ||||
| BR | Railway crossing bridge | |||||
| Ground | Miharja Exit | Miharja – P&R 3 Miharja LRT station | KL bound | |||
| Jalan Lombong Exit | Jalan Lombong – Maluri, Plaza Uncang Emas | Kajang bound | ||||
| I/C | Kerayong River bridge | SBE I/C | Sungai Besi Expressway – Shamelin, Maluri, Pandan Indah, Ampang, Ulu Klang, Kuantan | |||
| BR | Railway crossing bridge | |||||
| BR | Kerayong River bridge | |||||
| I/C | Ground | Cheras Roundabout-Bandar Tun Razak I/C | Jalan Cheras Lama – Maluri, Shamelin Jalan Yaacob Latif (Jalan Tenteram) – Bandar Tun Razak Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) |
Roundabout interchange with two directional underpass from Loke Yew Road to Bandar Tun Razak and from Cheras Road south to Jalan Cheras Lama north | ||
| Taman Pertama MRT station | 9 Taman Pertama MRT station | |||||
| Jalan Yaacob Latif Exit | Jalan Yaacob Latif (Jalan Tenteram) – Bandar Tun Razak, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM (HUKM) , Cheras Velodrome | KL bound | ||||
| Taman Midah MRT station | P&R 9 Taman Midah MRT station | |||||
| Former Jalan Cheras southbound toll plaza location | ||||||
| Jalan Kuari Exit | Jalan Kuari – Cheras Christian Cemetery | Kajang bound | ||||
| Taman Midah Exit | Taman Midah – Bandar Tun Razak | KL bound | ||||
| I/C | Cheras Cheras Roundabout I/C |
FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 – Ampang, Kuantan, Batu Caves, Ipoh, Kepong, Bandar Tun Razak, Bandar Tasik Selatan Sungai Besi Expressway – Sungai Besi North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2 – Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Seremban, Malacca, Johor Bahru Shah Alam Expressway – National Sports Complex, Shah Alam, Klang, Pulau Indah |
Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange (Former MRR2 toll plaza location) | |||
| Taman Mutiara MRT Station | 9 Taman Mutiara MRT station | |||||
| I/C | Taman Taynton I/C | Jalan Dato Haji Harun – Taman Taynton， Taman Mutiara Barat， Taman Billion Jalan Manis – Taman Segar， Taman Mutiara Timur， Taman Desa Aman， Taman Supreme， Cheras Leisure Mall |
Double U-turn interchange | |||
| I/C | Plaza Phoenix I/C | East–West Link Expressway – Bandar Tun Razak, Bangsar, Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam, Klang Plaza Phoenix Flyover – Taman Connaught, Taman Len Seng, Alam Damai, Plaza Phoenix |
Trumpet interchange with dedicated flyover to major townships in Cheras (Taman Connaught, Taman Len Seng and Alam Damai) | |||
| 10.0 | – | Cheras Sentral (Plaza Phoenix) Taman Connaught MRT station |
Cheras Sental (Plaza Phoenix) P&R 9 Taman Connaught MRT station |
Kuala Lumpur bound | ||
| Through to Cheras–Kajang Expressway / FT 1 | ||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Grand Saga Expressway, Cheras-Kajang Expressway (E7)". klia2.info. 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2025-07-27.