Jalan Ampang
| Selangor Route 31 | |
|---|---|
| Jalan Ampang | |
| Major junctions | |
| West end: | Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Melaka |
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Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road (Jalan Sultan Ismail) Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 (Jalan Tun Razak) Jalan Jelatek  Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2Jalan Taman Putra Jalan Lembah Jaya | |
| East end: | Ampang, Selangor |
| Location | |
| Primary destinations: | KLCC, Kampung Datuk Keramat, Setiawangsa, Setapak, Ulu Klang, Hulu Langat |
| Highway system | |
Jalan Ampang or Ampang Road (Selangor state route B31) is a major road in Klang Valley region, Selangor and Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Built in the 1880s, it is one of the oldest roads in the Klang Valley. It is a main road to Ampang Jaya and is easily accessible from Jalan Tun Razak or Jalan Ulu Klang (now part of the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Route 28) from the Hulu Kelang or Setapak direction. It is also accessible from Cheras through Jalan Shamelin, from Jalan Tun Razak through Jalan Kampung Pandan via Taman Cempaka, from Kampung Pandan through Jalan Kampung Pandan Dalam via Taman Nirwana, from the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 via Pandan Indah & Taman Kencana and from Hulu Langat town through the mountain pass. Wangsa Maju, Setapak, central Kuala Lumpur, Ampang Park and Salak South surround Ampang. Jalan Ampang became the backbone of the road system linking Ampang to Kuala Lumpur before being surpassed by the Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) E12, in 2001.[1]
History
Kuala Lumpur was founded in 1857 at the confluence of the Sungei Lumpur (now Gombak River) and the Klang River, which now houses the Kuala Lumpur Jamek Mosque. Before the arrival of the Chinese people for the tin mining purposes, Kuala Lumpur was occupied by ethnic Malay settlers most notably Javanese, Mandailings, Bugis and Rawa. Raja Abdullah, who is also the representative of the Sultan is the Klang Malay chieftain was opened the tin mines, thus contributing to the development of Kuala Lumpur. Ampang, the earliest areas in the Klang Valley, opened for tin mining.
Ampang Road, as it was called then, has existed since the 1880s. It is one of Kuala Lumpur's earliest roads, leading from the tin mining village of Ampang to the heart of the city along the Ampang River. The road was widened in 1888 by G.T. Tickell, the then chairman of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board. In Kuala Lumpur, the street then led on to Ampang Street (now known as Leboh Ampang) to its Chinese shophouses and the Malay village of Kampung Rawa (today known as Kampung Baru).
Pekan Ampang
Pekan Ampang is situated approximately 3 km from Kampung Lembah Jaya small village. The architecture of the building in the town just like most towns and cities in the developing world during the British colonial period. Pekan Ampang used to be a separate town, but it was absorbed as part of the metropolitan area of Kuala Lumpur.
Features
Notable features
- Pekan Ampang and Pekan Batu Ampat Ampang, a town along the road.
- There are four rapid transit stations along this road going west to east: KJ11 Dang Wangi LRT station, KJ10 KLCC LRT station, KJ9 Ampang Park LRT station and AG8 Ampang LRT station.
- Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery
Major landmarks along the road
- Petronas Twin Towers at Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC)
- Menara Citibank
- Empire Tower
- Menara Great Eastern
- Wisma Denmark
- Suria KLCC
- Several shopping malls such as the Ampang Park, City Square, Suria KLCC and Great Eastern Mall are located along the road which also include Zouk Nightclub
- M-City Jalan Ampang
Maintenance
In Kuala Lumpur, the roads are maintained by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur or Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL). In Selangor side, the roads are maintained by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) and Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ).
Course
The road generally runs in an east–west direction, starting from the junction of Leboh Ampang and Jalan Gereja in the Masjid Jamek area. The road continues northeastward, passing Bukit Nanas on the north side of the hill and following the Klang River until Dang Wangi, where the river turns north. The road keeps running eastward past Wisma Denmark and the Petronas Twin Towers, past embassy row until it reaches the eastern KL suburb of Ampang.
List of junctions
| Km | Exit | Junctions | To | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur Jalan Melaka | Southwest Jalan Melaka (Malacca Road) Jalan Tun H S Lee Jalan Tun Perak Jalan Pudu Jalan Raja Chulan | T-junctions | |||
| Jalan Ampang Start/End of road | |||||
| Kuala Lumpur Jalan Munshi Abdullah | Jalan Munshi Abdullah (Jalan --) Jalan Dang Wangi Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman | T-junctions | |||
| Kuala Lumpur Jalan Dang Wangi | Jalan Dang Wangi (Jalan Campbell) | T-junctions No entry | |||
| Dang Wangi LRT station | Kelana Jaya Line | ||||
| Jalan Sultan Ismail-AKLEH | No entry | ||||
| Menara Safuan | |||||
| Wisma Denmark |  Royal Danish Embassy | ||||
| Kuala Lumpur Jalan Sultan Ismail | Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road Jalan Sultan Ismail (Jalan Treacher) West Jalan Raja Laut Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman   Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated HighwayAmpang Ulu Klang .jpg){kind=small} KLCCSoutheast Jalan P. Ramlee Jalan Raja Chulan Jalan Bukit Bintang | Junctions | |||
| Reinassance Kuala Lumpur Hotel | |||||
 Pakistan High Commission | |||||
| Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery | Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery * Grave of P.Ramlee and Saloma | For Muslims only | |||
| Malaysia Tourist Centre Saloma Bistro | .jpg){kind=small} | ||||
| Wisma Selangor Dredging |  Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco | ||||
| Menara Public Bank | |||||
| Kuala Lumpur KLCC | Northeast Jalan Yap Kwan Seng (Yap Kwan Seng Road) Jalan Tun Razak Southwest Jalan P Ramlee (Jalan Parry) Jalan Sultan Ismail Jalan Pinang KLCC | Junctions | |||
| Wisma Lembaga Getah Malaysia | |||||
| Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) | Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) Petronas Twin Towers Suria KLCC | ||||
| KLCC LRT station | KLCC LRT station KJL | ||||
| Persiaran Hampshire | Persiaran Hampshire (Hampshire Drive) | ||||
| Wisma MCA |  Embassy of the Republic of Korea | ||||
| Corus Hotel | |||||
| Hotel Nikko Lion Tower | |||||
| Jalan Binjai | South Jalan Binjai Persiaran Stonor Jalan Kia Peng | ||||
| Ampang Park | | ||||
| Ampang Park LRT station | Ampang Park LRT station KJL | ||||
| Kuala Lumpur Jalan Tun Razak | Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 Jalan Tun Razak (Jalan Pekeliling) North Sentul Segambut  Setapak   KuantanSouth Sungai Besi  Cheras Petaling Jaya   Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) .jpg){kind=small}  Seremban Melaka Johor Bahru | Junctions | |||
| City Square | City Square Vista Tower (formerly Empire Tower) City Square The Intermark (formerly Yow Chuan Plaza) | ||||
 British High Commission | |||||
 French Embassy | |||||
 Royal Thai Embassy | |||||
 Royal Saudi Arabian Embassy | |||||
 Embassy of the People's Republic of China | |||||
| Victoria Station restaurant | | ||||
| Persiaran Ampang Hilir | South Persiaran Ampang Hilir Jalan Ampang Hilir Taman U-Thant | T-junctions | |||
| Wisma Chinese Chamber |  Embassy of the Islamic State of Afghanistan, Embassy of Finland Royal Dutch Embassy | ||||
| Sayfol International School | |||||
| Bangunan Lembaga Getah Malaysia | |||||
 Embassy of the Russian Federation | |||||
| Jalan Ampang Tengah | South Jalan Ampang Tengah Jalan Ampang Tengah | T-junctions | |||
| M Suites Garden | |||||
| Wisma PERKESO | |||||
| Jalan Jelatek | North Jalan Jelatek Kampung Datuk Keramat Taman Setiawangsa Setapak | T-junctions | |||
| Menara Great Eastern Great Eastern Mall | | ||||
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| Jalan Ritche | South Jalan Ritche Jalan Ampang Hilir | T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Berembang | Kampung Berembang Kampung Berembang SMART Tunnel Holding Basin | ||||
| RISDA | |||||
| Desa Pahlawan | |||||
| Plaza Ampang City Shopping Complex | |||||
| M City | http://www.m-city.com.my/ | ||||
| Ampang (Pekan Batu Ampat Ampang) Ampang-MRR2 | Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 North  Ipoh Kuantan Gombak Ulu KlangSouth Cheras Kajang  Shah Alam Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Seremban | Multi-level stacked SPUI interchange | |||
| Jalan Ampang DBKL border limit | |||||
| Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | |||||
| FT Kuala Lumpur–Selangor border | |||||
| Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border | |||||
 Jalan AmpangJKR and MPAJ border limit | |||||
| Ampang | North Jalan Memanda 1 Town centre Ampang Putri Specialist Hospital South Jalan 1 Little Korea | T-junctions | |||
| Ampang-AKLEH | Northwest Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Kuala Lumpur KLCC | From/To Ampang only | |||
| Taman Dato' Ahmad Razali | |||||
| Ampang Jalan Dagang Besar | South Jalan Dagang Besar Kampung Melayu Ampang Taman Perwira Dua Ampang Jaya | T-junctions | |||
| P&R Ampang LRT station | P&R Ampang LRT station APL | ||||
| Ampang Pekan Ampang | Southeast Jalan Besar Ampang Pekan Ampang | Y-junctions | |||
| Wawasan Ampang | North Jalan Kosas 2 Taman Kosas South Jalan Wawasan 4/2 Wawasan Ampang | Junctions | |||
| Taman Kosas | Northeast Jalan Kosas Utama Taman Kosas South Jalan Wawasan Ampang Wawasan Ampang | Junctions | |||
| Taman Sri Ampang | South Jalan Desa Ampang Taman Sri Ampang Taman Sri Watan | T-junctions | |||
| Jalan Ampang Start/End of road | |||||
| Jalan Taman Putra | South Jalan Taman Putra Taman Permai Hulu LangatPandan Indah Other townships CherasKompleks Pelancongan Menara Tinjau (Kuala Lumpur Look Out Point Tourist Complex) | T-junctions | |||
| East Jalan Lembah Jaya Taman Lembah Jaya | |||||
References
- ↑ "Jalan Ampang B31 - jalan raya tertua di Kuala Lumpur Overview". Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2013.