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Kempas Highway

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Johor Route J3
Route information
Maintained by PLUS Malaysia Berhad with its subsidiary Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Berhad
(Former concessionaries known as Projek Lebuhraya Utara Selatan Berhad (PLUS))
Existed1992–present
HistoryCompleted in 1994
Major junctions
North endJ193 Jalan Kempas Lama
Major intersectionsJ192 Jalan Kempas Lama
Jalan Kempas Denai
FT 17 Pasir Gudang Highway
FT 3374 Jalan Tampoi
J3 Jalan Datin Halimah
South end FT 3374 Jalan Tampoi
Location
CountryMalaysia
Major citiesSenai, Pasir Gudang, Tampoi, Larkin, Johor Bahru
Highway system

Kempas Highway or Jalan Kempas (Johor state route J3) is a major highway in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.[1][2] It is the only state road in Malaysia constructed as a two-lane highway by an expressway concessionaire company, PLUS Expressway Berhad as a part of the North–South Expressway project. Kempas Highway was built to provide access to Johor Bahru from North–South Expressway Southern Route via Exit 255 Kempas Interchange.

Route background

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The Kilometre Zero of Kempas Highway starts at Jalan Kempas Lama junctions.

At most sections, the Federal Route J3 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

There are no alternate routes or sections with motorcycle lanes.

List of interchanges

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Km Exit Interchange To Remarks
J3
0
1 Jalan Kempas Lama Junctions J193 Jalan Kempas Lama

West
Skudai
Tampoi

East
Kampung Maju Jaya
Senai
Senai International Airport
North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Southern Route
Kuala Lumpur
Melaka
Johor Bahru
Woodlands (Singapore)
T-junctions
Start/End of highway
J3 Kempas Highway
Start/End of highway
PLUS Expressway border limit
2 Setia Tropika Junctions East
Jalan Setia Tropika Utama
Setia Tropika
Kompleks Kementerian Keselamatan Dalam Negeri Johor
T-junctions
Railway crossing bridge
3 Taman Kempas Junctions Taman Kempas T-junctions
4 Kampung Kempas Junctions West
Jalan Kempas Denai
Tampoi
Taman Johor
Taman Munshi Ibrahim
Hospital Permai Johor Bahru

East
Jalan Permatang 8
Kempas railway station
Petronas Petronas Layby Petronas TnG TAG Hub North bound
Masjid Kempas North only
Petronas Petronas Layby Petronas South bound
The Southern Hospital North only
Shell Shell Layby Shell Northbound
Masjid Baru Kempas North only
5 Kempas-Pasir Gudang Highway Interchange FT 17 Pasir Gudang Highway

West
Second Link Expressway Tuas
Second Link Expressway Nusajaya
FT 1 Skudai
FT 16 Senai International Airport
FT 1 Kulai

EAST
FT 17 Bandar Sri Alam
FT 17 Pasir Gudang
FT 3 AH18 Kota Tinggi
Diamond interchange
6 Kempas Industrial Area Junctions Kempas Industrial Area Junctions
J3 Kempas Highway
Start/End of highway
PLUS Expressway border limit
7 Jalan Tampoi Interchange FT 3374 Jalan Tampoi

West
FT 3374 Tampoi
FT 3374 Bandar Damansara Alif

East
FT 3 AH18 Kota Tinggi
FT 3374 Kampung Melayu Majidee
Diamond interchange
Start/End of highway
South
J3 Jalan Datin Halimah
Larkin
Johor Bahru city centre
Larkin Sentral

References

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  1. ^ HASHIM, MOHAMAD FAIZAL (2022-04-01). "7 ditahan seleweng diesel bersubsidi RM1.02 juta". Kosmo Digital (in Malay). Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  2. ^ Isa, Mariana; Kaur, Maganjeet (2015-09-15). Kuala Lumpur Street Names: A Guide to Their Meanings and Histories. Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. ISBN 978-981-4721-44-8.