Genting Klang–Pahang Highway

The Genting Klang–Pahang Highway or officially Jalan Genting Klang and Jalan Pahang, as it is locally known (Federal Route 2), is a major highway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1][2]

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Federal Route 2
Genting Klang–Pahang Highway
Jalan Genting Klang
Jalan Pahang
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Major junctions
North endKlang Gates
Major intersections FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
Setiawangsa–Pantai Expressway Setiawangsa-Pantai Expressway
FT 68 FT 2 Jalan Gombak
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
South endChow Kit
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Setapak
Gombak
Kuantan
Ulu Klang
Highway system

The Genting Klang–Pahang Highway connects a number of urban and residential areas like Titiwangsa, Sentul, Setapak, Taman P.Ramlee Wangsa Maju, Taman Bunga Raya, Taman Melati, Taman Permata, Hulu Kelang, Taman Melawati and Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management & Technology to the city.

Most locals do not consider it a highway as, unlike the other highways which are "closed" roads, Jalan Genting Klang is also a busy road with many commercial properties and condominiums, which are popular with students of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman.

The road is so named because it is the main gateway from downtown Kuala Lumpur to Pahang and the east coast. It is part of Federal Route FT 2. The 0 km-mark of the East Coast Expressway East Coast Expressway is also located here.

Gantry Road Sign near interchange with SPE

History

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The highway was upgraded from single carriageway to dual carriageway in the 1980s. In 1995, the highway was taken over by the Metramac Corporation Sdn Bhd which also managed the Cheras Highway (Federal Route 1), East–West Link Expressway and Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway (both E37). The Jalan Pahang toll plaza (city centre bound) was in operation from 1 August 1995, with the motorist paying the RM 0.50 toll until the toll plaza was abolished on 13 August 2004. This highway is now maintained by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall or Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL).

Development

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The Jalan Genting Klang stretch from Setapak to Klang Gates was upgraded from four lanes to a six-lane dual carriageway. The upgrading started in 2012 and was completed in 2015. The project was undertaken by Seroja Angerrik Development; the two-phase upgrading works started from the junction at Jalan 1/27A to the MRR2, while phase two which was completed on 15 July 2015, continued on from Jalan Air Panas to Jalan 1/27A. The total cost for the entire project was RM 39.6 million.

Landmarks

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List of interchanges

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Km Exit Interchange To Remarks
Klang Gates
Klang Gates Interchange
Northeast
Jalan Klang Gates
Klang Gates
Klang Gates Dam Recreational Park  


  FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2

North
  FT 54 Sungai Buloh
   Damansara–Puchong Expressway Petaling Jaya
  FT 28 Kepong
   Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Segambut
   North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH2 Ipoh
  FT 28 Batu Caves
   East Coast Expressway   FT 2   AH141 Kuantan
   East Coast Expressway   FT 2   AH141 Genting Highlands

South
  FT 28 Taman Melawati

  FT 28 Zoo Negara
  FT 28 Ulu Klang

   East Klang Valley Expressway Hulu Langat

   East Klang Valley Expressway Semenyih

   East Klang Valley Expressway Kajang
  FT 28 Ampang
  FT 28 Cheras
  Cheras–Kajang Expressway   FT 1 Kajang
   North–South Expressway Central Link   AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)  
   North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Seremban
   North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Melaka
   North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Johor Bahru
   Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam
   Shah Alam Expressway Klang
  FT 28 Zoo Negara

Diamond interchange with ramp to MRR2 (Ampang)
  FT 2 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
Genting Klang Pahang Highway
Jalan Genting Klang
Start/End of highway
Taman Bunga Raya Northwest
Jalan Malinja
Taman Bunga Raya
Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management & Technology, Kuala Lumpur Campus  
T-junctions
Genting Klang-SPE Entry Southwest

   Setiawangsa–Pantai Expressway Setiawangsa-Pantai Expressway

Ramp (from westbound only) in to expressway (Pantai bound)

Wangsa Maju Junctions
West
Jalan Tumbuhan
Taman Melati (Persiaran Pertahanan)
Taman Melati LRT Station 5
Taman Ibu Kota
Gombak Setia
  FT 68 Gombak
  FT 28 Batu Caves

East
Jalan 1/27A
Wangsa Maju
Setiawangsa
Ampang
Wangsa Maju LRT Station 5
Junctions
Genting Klang-SPE Entry East

   Setiawangsa–Pantai Expressway Setiawangsa-Pantai Expressway

Ramp (from eastbound only) in to expressway (Pantai bound)
Wardieburn Camp Wardieburn Camp T-junctions
Puspakom Puspakom
Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Headquarters Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Headquarters
Taman Ibu Kota Junctions Northwest
Jalan Taman Ibu Kota
Taman Ibu Kota
T-junctions
Setapak Industrial Area Junctions Southeast
Jalan Usahawan
Setapak Industrial Area
Royal Selangor Pewter Factory
T-junctions
Setapak
Taman P. Ramlee (Taman Forlong)
Northwest
Jalan Bunga Kantan
Taman P. Ramlee (Taman Forlong)
P. Ramlee Memorial
T-junctions
Setapak
Courts Mammouth Superstore
Courts Mammouth Superstore A superstore which uses to be known as Reach Superstore
Jalan Genting Klang
Setapak
Jalan Gombak Interchange
North
  FT 68   FT 2 Jalan Gombak
  FT 68 Gombak
  FT 28 Batu Caves
   East Coast Expressway   FT 2   AH141 Kuantan
Trumpet interchange
  FT 2 Jalan Pahang
Setapak
Setapak
Jamiul Ehsan Mosque  
Jamiul Ehsan Mosque   One of the oldest mosques in Kuala Lumpur
Setapak
Jalan Pahang-DUKE Entry
   Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway
Duta–Sentul Pasar–Ulu Klang Link (Main Link)
West (U-Turn)
  North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH2 Ipoh
  Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway   FT 2   AH141 Gombak
  FT 28 Batu Caves
  East Coast Expressway   FT 2   AH141 Kuantan
  Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Seremban
  Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway KLCC
  Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway City Centre
  Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Bulatan Pahang
  Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Sentul

East (U-Turn)
  Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Ulu Klang
  FT 28 Ampang
  FT 28 Cheras
  Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Taman Setiawangsa
  Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Wangsa Maju
Ramp in to expressway
Setapak
Jalan 9/48A Junctions West
Jalan 9/48A
Bandar Baru Sentul
Jalan Sentul
Sentul town centre
T-junctions
Jalan Titiwangsa Junctions East
Jalan Titiwangsa
Titiwangsa Lake
T-junctions
Sentul-DUKE Entry    Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway
Tun Razak Link
No Entry
Ramp out from expressway
Jalan 3/48A Junctions West
Jalan 3/48A
Sentul town centre
Sentul flats
P&R Sentul Timur LRT station
T-junctions
  Shell Shell Layby     Shell North bound only
  McDonald's drive-through   McDonald's The first McDonald's drive-through in Malaysia, opened on 19 December 1988.
North bound only
Hospital Tawakal   Hospital Tawakal  
 
North bound only
Genting Klang Pahang Highway
  FT 2 Jalan Pahang
Start/End of highway
Former Jalan Pahang toll plaza location
Bulatan Pahang Roundabout Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1
Jalan Tun Razak

West
Ipoh
Petaling Jaya

East
KLCC
Ampang
   North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Seremban
   North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Melaka
   North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Johor Bahru
Roundabout interchange with one directional underpass to Ipoh and Petaling Jaya
  FT 2 Jalan Pahang
Hospital Kuala Lumpur   Hospital Kuala Lumpur  
 
South bound
  FT 2 Jalan Pahang
Chow Kit
Chow Kit Junctions
East
Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz (Princes Road)
Kampung Baru
Jalan Tun Razak (MRR1)
Jalan Semarak
Junctions
Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman
South
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Batu Road)
Jalan Sultan Ismail (IRR)
Jalan Dang Wangi
Dataran Merdeka

References

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  1. ^ "Heavy vehicles banned from using main roads to enter KL city centre during peak hours". The Edge Markets. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Goods vehicles banned from city centre during peak hours". The Star. Retrieved 17 June 2022.