Cheras Highway
# Cheras Highway

Cheras Highway, Federal Route 1 also known as Cheras Road and Loke Yew Road is a major highway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

## History

This highway was upgraded in 1988 by Metramac Corporation Sdn.Bhd. The Cheras Road toll plaza began operation from 1 September 1990. After being suspended a year later before reopening on 15 September 1991, toll charges reduced by 50 percent from the usual RM1. After many complaints and traffic jams, the toll plaza was abolished on 14 September 2003 and replaced by Taman Midah MRT station on 17 July 2017. Today, the highway is maintained by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).

Due to the congestion that clogged the Cheras Highway, two projects were led by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL). These included an underpass from the Cheras–Kajang Expressway to Taman Connaught and flyovers to Taman Len Seng and Alam Damai. It was opened on 14 April 2008. Other projects are Bulatan Cheras–Bandar Tun Razak roundabout underpass from Cheras Highway to Cheras Road and Jalan Tenteram was opened on 2010. The Sungai Buloh–Kajang MRT line runs along much of the highway, starting from Taman Pertama MRT station, past the Taman Connaught interchange and along the Cheras-Kajang Expressway to Kajang.

### Cheras Highway floods 2014

A flash floods in Cheras Highway near Cheras Leisure Mall in Cheras occurred on 23 August 2014 caused a massive traffic congestion in many parts of the city centre.

## List of interchanges

| Km | Interchange | To | Remarks |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Kuala Lumpur | FT 1 Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road Birch Road (Jalan Maharajalela) North Jalan Kinabalu Victory Avenue (Jalan Sultan Hisamuddin) Jalan Kuching Segambut Kepong Ipoh Kuantan | |
| | Edinburgh Circus Interchange | South Old Airport Road (Jalan Dewan Bahasa) Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Bangsar Petaling Jaya Shah Alam Klang North Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road Shaw Road (Jalan Hang Tuah) Merdeka Stadium National Stadium Jalan Pudu Jalan Bukit Bintang Jalan Imbi | Diamond interchange |
| FT 1 Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road |||||
| FT 1 Cheras Highway |||||
| | Loke Yew Flyover | | Start/End of flyover |
| | Loke Yew Flyover Loke Yew Interchange | Northwest Jalan Sungai Besi Pudu Pudu Road Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 North Circular Road (Jalan Tun Razak) Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) South Sungai Besi Expressway Besraya Expressway Salak South Kuchai Lama Sungai Besi Mines Resort City East–West Link Expressway Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway Johor Bahru Malacca Seremban National Sports Complex Klang Shah Alam Petaling Jaya | Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange |
| | Loke Yew Flyover Jalan Chan Sow Lin Exit | South Jalan Chan Sow Lin Sungai Besi Industrial Area | From Cheras only |
| | Loke Yew Flyover Railway crossing bridge | | |
| | Loke Yew Flyover | | Start/End of flyover |
| | Miharja Exit | Miharja 3 Miharja LRT station | KL bound |
| | Jalan Lombong Exit | East Jalan Lombong Maluri Plaza Uncang Emas | Kajang bound |
| | Kerayong River bridge Sungai Besi Expressway Besraya Expressway | Sungai Besi Expressway Besraya Expressway East Sungai Besi Expressway Shamelin Sungai Besi Expressway Maluri East Coast Expressway FT 2 AH141 Kuantan FT 28 Ulu Klang FT 28 Ampang Sungai Besi Expressway Pandan Indah | Start/End of bridge |
| | Kerayong River bridge Railway crossing bridge | | |
| | Kerayong River bridge | | |
| | Kerayong River bridge | | Start/End of bridge |
| | Cheras Roundabout-Bandar Tun Razak Interchange | North Jalan Cheras Lama Maluri Shamelin South Jalan Yaacob Latif (Jalan Tenteram) Bandar Tun Razak Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) | Roundabout interchange with two directional underpass from Loke Yew Road to Bandar Tun Razak and from Cheras Road south to Jalan Cheras Lama north |
| | Taman Pertama MRT station | Taman Pertama MRT station 9 | |
| | Jalan Yaacob Latif Exit | West Jalan Yaacob Latif (Jalan Tenteram) Bandar Tun Razak Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) Cheras Velodrome | KL bound |
| | P&R | P&R Taman Midah MRT station 9 | |
| | Former Jalan Cheras toll plaza location | | |
| | Jalan Kuari Exit | Northeast Jalan Kuari Cheras Christian Cemetery | Kajang bound |
| | Taman Midah Exit | Taman Midah Bandar Tun Razak | KL bound |
| | Cheras Cheras Roundabout Interchange | FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 North FT 28 Ampang East Coast Expressway FT 2 AH141 Kuantan FT 28 Batu Caves FT 1 Ipoh FT 28 Kepong South Bandar Tun Razak Bandar Tasik Selatan Sungai Besi Expressway Sungai Besi North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Johor Bahru North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Malacca North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Seremban Shah Alam Expressway National Sports Complex North–South Expressway Central Link AH2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Shah Alam Expressway Klang Shah Alam Expressway Pulau Indah | Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange |
| | Taman Mutiara MRT Station | Taman Mutiara MRT station 9 | |
| | Taman Taynton Interchange | West Jalan Dato Haji Harun Taman Taynton Taman Mutiara Barat Taman Billion East Jalan Manis Taman Segar Taman Mutiara Timur Taman Desa Aman Taman Supreme Cheras Leisure Mall | Double U-turn interchange |
| | Plaza Phoenix Interchange | West East–West Link Expressway East–West Link Expressway East–West Link Expressway Bandar Tun Razak Sprint Expressway Bangsar FT 2 Petaling Jaya FT 2 Shah Alam FT 2 Klang South Plaza Phoenix Flyover Taman Connaught Taman Len Seng Alam Damai Plaza Phoenix | Trumpet interchange with dedicated flyover to major townships in Cheras (Taman Connaught, Taman Len Seng and Alam Damai). |
| Cheras–Kajang Expressway 10 FT 1 -- | Cheras Sentral (Plaza Phoenix) P&R Taman Connaught MRT station | Cheras Sental (Plaza Phoenix) P&R Taman Connaught MRT Station 9 | Kuala Lumpur bound Plaza Phoenix MRT Station |
| FT 1 Cheras Highway DBKL border limit |||||
| Cheras–Kajang Expressway FT 1 Cheras–Kajang Expressway Grand Saga border limit |||||
| | | Southeast Cheras–Kajang Expressway FT 1 Cheras–Kajang Expressway FT 1 Balakong FT 1 Kajang FT 1 Semenyih FT 1 Seremban Taman Cuepacs | |
