Malaysia Federal Route 51

Federal Route 51
Route information
Length	36.26 km (22.53 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Seremban
Major intersections	Template:JKR Federal Route 1 Seremban Inner Ring Road Template:JKR Federal Route 86 Template:JKR Jalan Senawang–Paroi Template:MES-E Kajang–Seremban Highway Template:JKR Persiaran Senawang 1 Template:JKR Jalan Lama Bukit Putus Template:JKR Federal Route 9
East end	Kuala Pilah
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Senawang Paroi Ulu Bendol Seri Menanti Tanjung Ipoh Ampang Tinggi Kuala Pilah
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Climbing lanes are provided at the Bukit Putus new section of the Federal Route Template:JKR.

Jalan Seremban-Kuala Pilah or Federal Route 51 is the main federal road in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, connecting Seremban to Kuala Pilah. It is a relatively busy road in Negeri Sembilan.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 51 is located at Seremban, at its interchange with the Federal Route 1, the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia. The road then meets up with Federal Route 97 at Ampangan and Paroi. The Federal Route 51 then meets LEKAS Highway Template:MES-E and Persiaran Senawang 1 Template:JKR as a multi-level stack interchange. The road then cuts through the Titiwangsa Mountains at Bukit Putus, acting as a mountain pass, where the road splits into 2 with Jalan Lama Bukit Putus Template:JKR taking the old section and Template:JKR taking the new section of the road until Ulu Bendul. After both roads meet up at Ulu Bendul, the road passes through Ulu Bendul, a protected nature reserve and trail along with a village with the same name. The road then becomes the backbone for serving Seri Menanti at Terachi Template:JKR(N) and Tanjung Ipoh Template:JKR(N), and Ampang Tinggi. At the end of the Federal Route 51, the road meets Karak-Tampin Highway Template:JKR at the downtown of Kuala Pilah.

History

The road was constructed by the British in the 1920s.

Features

The 48-metre tall Bukit Putus Viaduct is the fourth highest bridge in Malaysia, behind Jalan Bukit Kukus Paired Road in Penang, Rawang Bypass in Selangor and Lojing Viaduct in Kelantan.

At most sections, the Federal Route 51 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, with a speed limit of 90 km/h.

There is one alternate route: Bukit Putus Bypass (Jalan Lama Bukit Putus Template:JKR).

Bukit Putus section replacement bypass

The section of the Federal Route 51 from Paroi to Ulu Bendul known as Jalan Bukit Putus is notorious for its narrow and dangerous sharp corners. Construction of the new 6.7 km bypass including Bukit Putus Viaduct replacing the old narrow road started on 2006 and was completed in early 2009. In November 2009 the bypass was opened to traffic. The old route was re-gazetted as the Jalan Lama Bukit Putus Template:JKR.