Federal Route 50 (Malaysia)

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Federal Route 50

Jalan Batu Pahat–Kluang–Mersing
Route information
Length135.28 km (84.06 mi)
Existed1911–present
HistoryCompleted in 1919
Major junctions
West endBatu Pahat
Major intersections FT 5
FT 1
North–South Expressway Southern Route AH 2 North–South Expressway Southern Route
FT 173 Jalan Besar, Kluang
FT 172 Kluang Inner Ring Road
FT 91
FT 184 Jalan Padang Tembak, Kluang
FT 1397 Jalan Utama Nitar
FT 3 AH 18 Federal Route 3
East endJemaluang
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Parit Raja
Ayer Hitam
Kluang
Kahang
Mersing
Highway system

Federal Route 50, or Jalan Batu Pahat–Kluang–Mersing, is a main federal road in Johor, Malaysia. The road connects Batu Pahat in the west to Jemaluang in the east.[1] It is also a main route to North-South Expressway Southern Route via Ayer Hitam Interchange.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 50 is located at Batu Pahat near Mount Soga, at its interchange with the Federal Route 5, the main trunk road of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

History

In 1911, the state government of Johor collaborated with the British colonial government to develop a road network from Johor Bahru to Batu Pahat and Muar.[2] As a result, the Batu Pahat–Kluang–Mersing Road was completed in 1919,[3] where the section of the Banang Roundabout to Mount Soga Intersection formed a part of the present-day Federal Route 5.[4]

The road was partially upgraded on 2002 with four-lane carriageway from Batu Pahat to Kluang. The rest of the road remains two lanes.

On 13 January 2007, the Sungai Semberong bridge at Batu 5, Jalan Kluang–Mersing, collapsed during flash floods.

Features

At most sections, the Federal Route 50 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, with a speed limit of 90 km/h.

There are signposts of monkeys and elephants in the KahangKangkar LenggorJemaluang section.

There is an alternative road connecting Kahang and Mersing which runs through Felda Nitar.


References

  1. ^ Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2013). Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Public Works Department. 2013. pp. 16–64. ISSN 1985-9619.
  2. ^ Johore Annual Report 1911
  3. ^ Abd. Hamid Abd. Majid (1980-05-01). "1.1 - Sejarah Perkembangan Jalanraya Sebelum Merdeka". Analisa Rangkaian Jalan Raya dan Kaitannya Dengan Pembangunan Ekonomi (PDF) (Diploma). Universiti Teknologi MARA. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  4. ^ "Sejarah lengkap Jalan Persekutuan 5". Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia. 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2015-11-18.