Kuala Lumpur-Rawang Highway
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| 1 Federal route 1 |
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| Length (kilometres) | -- |
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| Direction | North - South |
| Start | Rawang, Selangor |
| Main destinations | Ipoh Selayang Batu Caves Kepong Segambut |
| End | Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur |
| Construction Began | 1985 |
| Construction End | 1987 |
| Roads joined | Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 AH 2Jalan Duta-Segambut Highway 54 Federal route 54 B21 Kepong-Selayang Highway B27 Jalan Rawang-Batang Berjuntai |
| Asian Highway Network | {{{Asian Highway Network}}} |
Kuala Lumpur Rawang Highway route 1 also known as Jalan Kuching and Jalan Ipoh is a major highway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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[edit] 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))
[edit] 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
[edit] List of Interchange
| km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
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| RAWANG | NORTH 1 Serendah 1 Batang Kali B119Genting Highlands 1 Kuala Kubu Bharu 1 Tanjung Malim |
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| 1 KUALA LUMPUR-RAWANG HIGHWAY Start/End of Highway |
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| Rawang Sentral | WEST B27JALAN RAWANG-BATANG BERJUNTAI Batu Arang Bestari Jaya (Batang Berjuntai) Universiti Industri Selangor (UNISEL)  E 1 AH 2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTEIpoh Kuala Lumpur Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru |
Diamond interchange | |||
| Templer Golf and Country Club | Templer Golf and Country Club | ||||
 Templer Park |
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| Start/End of dual-carriageway | |||||
| Bandar Baru Selayang (Utara) | WEST JALAN TAMAN BIDARA Taman Bidara EAST Bandar Baru Selayang Malaysian Examination Council (MPM) headquarters Gombak district and land office Bandar Baru Selayang Industrial Area Majlis Perbandaran Selayang (MPM) main headquarters MPS Stadium |
Diamond interchange | |||
| Bandar Baru Selayang (Selatan) | WEST B21 KEPONG-SELAYANG HIGHWAY Selayang Hospital Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) EAST Bandar Baru Selayang Bandar Baru Selayang Industrial Area Majlis Perbandaran Selayang (MPM) main headquarters MPS Stadium |
Diamond interchange | |||
| Selangor Darul Ehsan Gombak district border JKR Gombak border limit |
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| DBKL border arch Selangor-FT Kuala Lumpur border |
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| Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur DBKL border limit |
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| Selayang Pasar | Selayang Pasar | ||||
| Selayang | EAST B22JALAN BATU CAVES Batu Caves |
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| Selayang-MRR2 | 28KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD II WEST Kepong Petaling Jaya Sungai Buloh Kuala Selangor EAST Batu Caves Gombak Kuantan Genting Highlands |
Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange | |||
| Taman -- | |||||
| Tesco Extra Selayang Hypermarket | |||||
| Taman -- | |||||
| Jalan Ipoh | WEST 54Kepong 54Jinjang 54Kuala Selangor SOUTHEAST JALAN IPOH Segambut Sentul |
Roundabout interchange with ramp from Kepong to Kuala Lumpur | |||
| Taman -- | |||||
| Segambut-DUKE | E 16DUTA-ULU KLANG EXPRESSWAY WEST Ipoh Klang EAST Sentul Gombak Kuantan Ulu Klang |
Interchange Under construction |
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| Taman Segambut | Taman Segambut | Interchange | |||
| Segambut | AH 2JALAN DUTA-SEGAMBUT HIGHWAY NORTH Segambut Jalan Ipoh Petaling Jaya SOUTHWEST Jalan Duta Hentian Duta E 1 AH 2NEW KLANG VALLEY EXPRESSWAYIpoh Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru |
Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange | |||
| PWTC | KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD I WEST Malaysia Houses of Parliament Bangsar Petaling Jaya EAST Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) Jalan Sentul Jalan Pahang Jalan Tun Razak Kuala Lumpur city centre (KLCC) |
Interchange | |||
| 1 KUALA LUMPUR-RAWANG HIGHWAY | |||||
| 1 KUALA LUMPUR INNER RING ROAD | |||||
| Jalan Sultan Ismail | KUALA LUMPUR INNER RING ROAD EAST Jalan Sultan Ismail Jalan Raja Laut Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman Kuala Lumpur city centre (KLCC) |
Directional-T interchange | |||
| KUALA LUMPUR | KUALA LUMPUR INNER RING ROAD SOUTH Jalan Sultan Hisamuddin Jalan Kinabalu 1 Cheras 1Seremban |
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[edit] See also
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