Extra Project: Understand of Federal Road in Malaysia: Federal Route 1

Malaysia Federal Route 1

Introduction

Federal Route 1 is the first federal road in Malaysia, and among the oldest federal roads in Malaysia, having been constructed by the British government during colonial times. Federal Route 1 became the backbone of the road system in the western states of Malaysia before being surpassed by the North-South Expressway (E1) (E2).

The Background of Federal Route 1

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 1 is located at the Malaysia-Singapore border at Johor-Singapore Causeway. At the first kilometre at the city of Johor Bahru, it is connected with the Federal Route 3, the main trunk road of the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Next, at Kilometre 19 which is at Skudai, the route is connected with the Federal Route 5 which is the main trunk road of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

The Federal Route 1 is the main trunk road at the central part of Peninsular Malaysia but passes the western states. At Sungai Siput, Perak, the route changes its direction westbound and later become the main west coastal route, starting from Changkat Jering, Perak to Alor Setar, Kedah. The route meets with the North-South Expressway Northern Route (E1) at Jitra, Kedah and the section of the North-South Expressway from Jitra to Bukit Kayu Hitam is a part of the Federal Route 1.

The total length of Federal Route 1            was 826.6 km (513.6 mi). It had been existed from year 1903 until today. The Federal Route 1 been began it construction in year 1909.

The History of Federal Route 1

Construction began in 1909 by the British, after the Treaty of Bangkok. The British constructed main roads to link their possessions in Malaya. Among other roads are Federal Route 3 on the east coast and Federal Route 2 linking the east and west coasts. Federal Route 1 is approximately 826.6 kilometres (514 mi), and stretches from Thailand to Singapore.

The road grew in importance as it connected most of the state capitals on the west coast (except Perlis and Malacca), and as a result, numerous towns grew along its path. By the 1980s, the highway was bogged down with severe congestion, and the present North-South Expressway was built as a more efficient alternative, bypassing the many towns which the Federal Route 1 serves.

No	Road Name	City/ Daerah	State
South End
1	Persiaran Tun Sri Lanang	Johor Bahru Senai Kulai Simpang Renggam Kluang Ayer Hitam Yong Peng Chaah Labis Segamat Batu Anam Gemas Bahru	Johor
2	Jalan Tun Abdul Razak
3	Jalan Skudai
4	Lebuhraya Senai
5	Jalan Besar
6	Jalan Labis
7	Jalan Segamat
8	Jalan Kampung Genuang
9	Jalan Abdullah
1	Jalan Buloh Kasap
11	Jalan Batu Anam
12		Gemas Gemencheh	Negeri Sembilan
13		Selandar Alor Gajah	Melaka
14	Jalan Tampin	Tampin Chengkau Ulu Kota Rembau Pedas Seremban Mantin	Negeri Sembilan
15	Jalan Rahang
16	Jalan Tuanku Antah
17	Jalan Zaaba
18	Jalan Dato Bdr Tunggal
19	Jalan Tun Dr Ismail
20	Jalan Mantin
21	Jalan Semenyih	Semenyih Kajang	Selangor
22	Jalan Cheras	Kuala Lumpur	Kuala Lumpur
23	Jalan Loke Yew
24	Jalan Maharajalela
25	Jalan Kinabalu
26	Jalan Kuching
27	Jalan Ipoh	Batu Caves Gombak Rawang Serendah Batang Kali Hulu Selangor Kuala Kubu Bahru Kerling	Selangor
28	Lebuhraya Rawang
29	Jalan Welman	Behrang Stesen Tanjong Malim Slim River Sungkai Bidor Tapah Chenderiang Temoh Kampar Gopeng Ipoh Chemor Sungai Siput Kuala Kangsar Padang Rengas Changkat Jering Simpang Simpang Ampat Semanggol Bagan Serai Parit Buntar	Perak
30	Jalan Besar
31	Jalan Hospital
32	Jalan Gopeng
33	Jalan Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah
34	Jalan Sultan Iskandar
35	Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang Wahab
36	Jalan Kuala Kangsar
37	Jalan Besar
38	Jalan Besar Utara Selatan
39	Jalan Taiping
40	Jalan Jawi	Nibong Tebal Sungai Jawi Simpang Ampat Bukit Mertajam Perai Butterworth Penaga Kepala Batas	Pulau Pinang
41	Jalan Permatang Tinggi
42	Jalan Bukit Tengah
43	Jalan Baru
44	Jalan Chain Ferry
45	Jalan New Ferry
46	Jalan Metcher
47	Jalan Bagan Luar
48	Jalan Kampung Gajah
49	Jalan Bagan Jermal
50	Jalan Bagan Ajam
51	Jalan Telok Air Tawar
52	Jalan Butterworth
53	Jalan Kedah
54	Jalan Kampung Baru	Sungai Petani Bedong Gurun Yan Kota Sarang Semut Simpang Empat Alor Setar Alor Merah Anak Bukit Titi Gajah Kepala Batas Jitra Changlun Bukit Kayu Hitam	Kedah
55	Jalan Bakar Arang
56	Jalan Kampung Baru
57	Jalan Ibrahim
58	Jalan Badlishah
59	Jalan Tandop
60	Lebuhraya Sultan Abdul Halim
61	Lebuhraya Darul Aman
62	Jalan Anak Bukit
63	Jalan Kepala Batas
64	Lebuhraya Utara - Selatan
North End

**        Sources: Google Maps, Wikimapia and Wikipedia.

**     For those roads does not labelled with name on google maps will considered as Federal Route 1.