Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1

Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 or the stretch of roads including Jalan Tun Razak, Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar (Lebuhraya Mahameru), Jalan Damansara, Jalan Istana and Jalan Lapangan Terbang is an urban and municipal main ring road in Kuala Lumpur. It is also known as Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya Traffic Dispersal Scheme by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR). It is a busy ring road during rush hour time. This ring road is maintained by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur or Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).

History

Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 (KL MRR1) is the oldest ring road in Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia, and was built during the British colonial era. Both parts of the Federal Road 2 are Jalan Klang Kuala Lumpur - FT2 and Jalan Kuala Lumpur - Kuantan FT2 can only be connected directly after completion of the Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya Traffic Dispersal Scheme which is also connection for the MRR1 in 1983. The original name for Lebuhraya Mahameru (now Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar) was Swettenham Parkway before it was renamed as Lebuhraya Mahameru. The overall KL MRR1 was completed in 1995 after the completion of the Jalan Istana interchange.^[1]

The Sentul Link connects the PWTC interchange of Jalan Kuching and Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar (Lebuhraya Mahameru) to Sentul. Construction began on 2004 and completed on mid-2006. The projects were led by Kuala Lumpur City Hall. The Sentul Link was opened to traffic on 20 July 2006.

Lebuhraya Mahameru landslides 2014

A landslide occurred near Wisma Tani on Lebuhraya Mahameru (now Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar) which is part of Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 on 7 January 2014 caused a massive traffic congestion in many parts of the city.

Jalan Tun Razak (formerly known as Jalan Pekeliling) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, near the American Embassy. This is one of the main and most congested arterial roads in Kuala Lumpur.

The Jalan Istana interchange on the KL-Seremban Highway in 2007, before the construction of the Sungai Besi Expressway extension and link.

List of interchanges

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
		Jalan Istana Interchange	East Besraya Expressway Shamelin Maluri Kuantan Ulu Klang Ampang Pandan Indah South Besraya Expressway Salak South Sungai Besi Southwest Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway Petaling Jaya Kompleks Sukan Negara Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru Melaka Seremban	Interchange
Jalan Istana (Jalan Taylor)
		Sungai Besi Airport Exit	South Jalan Lapangan Terbang Lama (Airport Road) Sungai Besi Airport Royal Malaysian Air Force Museum	Jalan Duta bound
		Bukit Petaling Interchange	North Jalan Dewan Bahasa (Jalan Lapangan Terbang) Jalan Wisma Putra Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) headquarters Jalan Hang Tuah (Jalan Shaw) South Jalan Bukit Petaling Bukit Petaling	Interchange
		Istana Negara (Muzium Diraja) (Royal Museum)	Istana Negara (Muzium Diraja) (Royal Museum)	Jalan Duta bound
		Istana Negara Interchange	Jalan Syed Putra (Jalan Lornie) North Jalan Kampung Attap Jalan Maharajalela (Jalan Birch) South Petaling Jaya Shah Alam Klang	Interchange
		Brickfields Interchange	South Jalan Tun Sambanthan (Jalan Brickfields) Brickfields	Half diamond interchange
		KL Sentral Exit	Southwest Jalan Stesen Sentral P&R KL Sentral Arrival/Departure TnG TAG Hub KTM Intercity KTM Komuter KTM ETS KJL ERL KE ERL KT (MRT SBK(U/C))	Jalan Duta bound
		Muzium Negara (East) Interchange	Jalan Damansara West Bangsar Mid Valley City Bandar Sunway Subang Jaya	Interchange
		Muzium Negara (National Museum)	Muzium Negara (National Museum) Muzium Negara MRT Station (MRT SBK (U/C))	Jalan Duta bound
Jalan Istana (Jalan Taylor)
Jalan Damansara
		Muzium Negara (West) Interchange	North Persiaran Tuanku Jaafar (Persiaran Mahameru) Carcosa Seri Negara East JAlan Damansara P&R KL Sentral City Centre West Jalan Rakyat (Jalan Travers) Bangsar Mid Valley City Bandar Sunway Subang Jaya	Interchange
		Bukit Persekutuan Exit	Bukit Persekutuan	Jalan Duta bound
		Jalan Damansara Exit	South Jalan Damansara Galeria Sri Perdana	Jalan Duta bound
Jalan Damansara
Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar (Lebuhraya Mahameru)
		Parliament Interchange	West Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (Jalan Duta) Damansara Ipoh Jalan Duta Segambut Kuantan Istana Negara (National Palace) Bridge Parliament House East Jalan Parlimen City Centre Tugu Negara (National Monument) Perdana Lake Gardens	Expressway interchange
		Mahameru Interchange	Bukit Tunku (Bukit Kenny) Jalan Sultan Salahuddin (Jalan Swettenham) Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Main Headquarters	Interchange
		Jalan Kuching Interchange	Northeast Sentul Link Sentul Jalan Ipoh Kuantan Kuala Lumpur-Rawang Highway North Rawang Batu Caves Segambut Ipoh Kuantan South Jalan Sultan Ismail (Jalan Treacher) City Centre	Expressway interchange
		PWTC Interchange	Southeast Jalan Tun Ismail (Jalan Maxwell) Hentian Putra Putra World Trade Centre {PWTC} Sunway Putra Mall (The Mall) Jalan Chow Kit (Chow Kit Road) Jalan Tun Ismail (Maxwell Road)	Interchange
Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar (Lebuhraya Mahameru)
Jalan Tun Razak (Jalan Pekeliling)
		Jalan Ipoh Interchange	Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah (Jalan Ipoh) North Sentul Segambut Kuantan Southeast Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Batu Road) Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz (Princes Road)	Diamond interchange
		Titiwangsa station	KL Monorail Ampang Line Sri Petaling Line
		Bulatan Pahang Interchange	Genting Klang-Pahang Highway Jalan Pahang North Setapak Gombak Kuantan South Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Batu Road) Jalan Chow Kit (Chow Kit Road) City Centre Hospital Kuala Lumpur	Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange
		Istana Budaya	Istana Budaya Titiwangsa Lake Gardens	Ampang Park bound
		Hospital Kuala Lumpur	Hospital Kuala Lumpur	PWTC bound
		Balai Seni Visual Negara	Balai Seni Visual Negara Titiwangsa Lake Gardens	Ampang Park bound
		Perpustakaan Negara
		Tun Razak flyover	Below Flyover Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz (Princes Road) Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak/Jalan Henry Gurney) Jalan Yap Kwan Seng (Yap Kwan Seng Road) Jalan Ampang	Start/End of flyover
		Tun Razak flyover Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz Junctions	Below Flyover Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz (Princes Road) West Kampung Baru Chow Kit East Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak/Jalan Henry Gurney) Kampung Semarak Royal Malaysian Police Academy (PULAPOL)	Junctions Below flyover only
		Tun Razak flyover Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra Junctions	Below Flyover East Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak/Jalan Henry Gurney) Kampung Semarak Royal Malaysian Police Academy (PULAPOL)	T-junctions Below flyover only
		Tun Razak flyover Jalan Tun Razak-akleh Interchange	Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway West KLCC Jalan Sultan Ismail (Jalan Treacher) City Centre East Ampang Ulu Klang	Expressway interchange
		Tun Razak flyover Jalan Yap Kwan Seng Junctions	Below Flyover Jalan Yap Kwan Seng (Yap Kwan Seng Road)	Directional T interchange
		Tun Razak flyover	Below Flyover Jalan Yap Kwan Seng (Yap Kwan Seng Road) Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak/Jalan Henry Gurney) Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz (Princes Road)	Start/End of flyover
		Empire Tower	Embassy of Hungary
		Jalan Ampang Interchange	B31 Jalan Ampang West City Centre KLCC Ampang Park LRT station East Ampang Ulu Klang Setiawangsa	Tunnel diamond interchange
		Menara Tabung Haji
		Menara PNB (Pemodalan Nasional Berhad)
		Wisma Tan & Tan	Wisma Tan & Tan Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany High Commission of the Brunei Darussalam Canadian High Commission
		KLCC Tunnel Interchange	Tunnel West KLCC Tunnel (Lorong Kuda) Persiaran KLCC KLCC	Tunnel directional T interchange Max height: 2.1 m Pudu bound
		Lorong Kuda Exit	West Lorong Kuda Persiaran KLCC KLCC Tunne (Lorong Kuda) KLCC	PWTC bound
		High Commission of the Republic of Singapore
		Embassy of the United States of America
		Taman U-Thant	East Jalan U Thant Taman U-Thant	Pudu bound
		Embassy of the Republic of Iraq
		Embassy of Japan
		Istana Terengganu
		Jalan Kia Peng	Northwest Jalan Kia Peng	PWTC bound
		Jalan Langgak Golf	East Jalan Langgak Golf (Golf View Road)	Pudu bound
		Rumah Temasek
		RSCC-Bukit Bintang Interchange	West Jalan Bukit Bintang Bukit Bintang Imbi EAST Royal Selangor Country Club (RSCC)	Tunnel diamond interchange
		Embassy of the State of Kuwait
		Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
		SMART Tunnel	Tunnel SMART Tunnel Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway Petaling Jaya Kompleks Sukan Negara Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru Melaka Seremban	From/To KLCC only Light vehicles only Maximum height limit 2 m Speed limit 60 km/h
Jalan Tun Razak (Jalan Pekeliling)
Jalan Yew
		Yew flyover	Below Flyover Bulatan Kampung Pandan Kampung Pandan Pudu Jalan Chan Sow Lin Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Federal Workshop Jalan Davis	Start/End of flyover
		Yew flyover Bulatan Kampung Pandan Interchange	Below Flyover Sultan Ismail-Kampung Pandan Link Kampung Pandan Pudu Jalan Chan Sow Lin Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Federal Workshop Jalan Davis	Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange
		Yew flyover Kampung Pandan-mex Interchange	South Maju Expressway Putrajaya Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)	From/To KLCC only
		Yew flyover Bulatan Pudu Interchange	Below Flyover Jalan Yew Jalan Pudu Jalan Cheras Jalan Chan Sow Lin Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Federal Workshop	Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange
		Yew flyover	Below Flyover Jalan Yew Jalan Pudu Jalan Cheras Jalan Chan Sow Lin Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Federal Workshop	Start/End of flyover
Jalan Yew
Jalan Sungai Besi
		Bulatan Loke Yew Interchange	North Jalan Sungai Besi Cheras Highway Northwest Bulatan Edinburgh Jalan Maharajalela (Jalan Birch) City Centre South Cheras Seremban	Multi-level stacked roundabout expressway interchange
Jalan Sungai Besi
		Jalan Istana Interchange	East Besraya Expressway Shamelin Maluri Kuantan Ulu Klang Ampang Pandan Indah South Besraya Expressway Salak South Sungai Besi Southwest Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway Petaling Jaya Kompleks Sukan Negara Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru Melaka Seremban	Interchange

References

See also

• Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road
• Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
• Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim