Cheras Highway, Federal Route 1 also known as Cheras Road and Loke Yew Road is a major highway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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.
KmExitFlyoverNameDestinationsNotesE7FT1Through to Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road rowspan="20" I/CGroundEdinburgh Circus I/COld Airport Road (Jalan Dewan Bahasa) – Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Bangsar, Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam, KlangKuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road (Jalan Hang Tuah) – Merdeka Stadium, National Stadium, Jalan Pudu, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Jalan ImbiDiamond interchangeI/CLoke Yew FlyoverLoke Yew I/CJalan Sungai Besi – Pudu, Pudu RoadKuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 (Jalan Tun Razak) – Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) – Salak South, Kuchai Lama, Sungai Besi, Mines Resort City – KL Sports City, Seremban, Malacca, Johor Bahru, Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam, KlangMulti-level stacked roundabout interchangeJalan Chan Sow Lin ExitJalan Chan Sow Lin – Sungai Besi Industrial Area, Chan Sow Lin stationFrom Cheras onlyBRRailway crossing bridgeGroundMiharja ExitMiharja – Miharja LRT stationKL boundJalan Lombong ExitJalan Lombong – Maluri, Plaza Uncang EmasKajang boundI/CKerayong River bridgeSBE I/C – Shamelin, Maluri, Pandan Indah, Ampang, Ulu Klang, KuantanBRRailway crossing bridgeBRKerayong River bridgeI/CGroundCheras Roundabout-Bandar Tun Razak I/CJalan Cheras Lama – Maluri, ShamelinJalan Yaacob Latif (Jalan Tenteram) – Bandar Tun RazakHospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) Roundabout interchange with two directional underpassfrom Loke Yew Road to Bandar Tun Razakand from Cheras Road south to Jalan Cheras Lama northTaman Pertama MRT station Taman Pertama MRT stationJalan Yaacob Latif ExitJalan Yaacob Latif (Jalan Tenteram) – Bandar Tun Razak, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM (HUKM) , Cheras VelodromeKL boundTaman Midah MRT station Taman Midah MRT stationFormer Jalan Cheras southbound toll plaza locationJalan Kuari ExitJalan Kuari – Cheras Christian CemeteryKajang boundTaman Midah ExitTaman Midah – Bandar Tun RazakKL boundI/CCherasCheras Roundabout I/C Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 – Ampang, Kuantan, Batu Caves, Ipoh, Kepong, Bandar Tun Razak, Bandar Tasik Selatan – Sungai Besi – Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Seremban, Malacca, Johor Bahru – National Sports Complex, Shah Alam, Klang, Pulau IndahMulti-level stacked roundabout interchange(Former MRR2 toll plaza location)Taman Mutiara MRT Station Taman Mutiara MRT stationI/CTaman Taynton I/CJalan Dato Haji Harun – Taman Taynton， Taman Mutiara Barat， Taman BillionJalan Manis – Taman Segar， Taman Mutiara Timur， Taman Desa Aman， Taman Supreme， Cheras Leisure MallDouble U-turn interchangeI/CPlaza Phoenix I/C – Bandar Tun Razak, Bangsar, Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam, KlangPlaza Phoenix Flyover – Taman Connaught, Taman Len Seng, Alam Damai, Plaza Phoenix Trumpet interchange with dedicated flyoverto major townships in Cheras(Taman Connaught, Taman Len Seng and Alam Damai)10.0–Cheras Sentral (Plaza Phoenix)Taman Connaught MRT stationCheras Sental (Plaza Phoenix) Taman Connaught MRT stationKuala Lumpur boundThrough to See also Federal route 1 Kuala Lumpur–Rawang Highway Kuala Lumpur
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