Cheras Highway
Cheras Highway, Federal Route 1 also known as Jalan Cheras and Jalan Loke Yew is a major highway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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| Cheras Highway (Jalan Cheras) (Jalan Loke Yew) | |
| Route information | |
| Existed | 1988–present |
| History | Completed in 1991 |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Bulatan Edinburgh, Kuala Lumpur |
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 Besraya Expressway Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 East–West Link Expressway Cheras–Kajang Expressway | |
| South end | Plaza Phoenix, Cheras |
| Location | |
| Primary destinations | Pudu Sungai Besi Bandar Tun Razak Cheras Kajang Seremban |
| Highway system | |
History
This highway was upgraded in 1988 by Metramac Corporation Sdn.Bhd. The Jalan Cheras 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. Today, the highway is maintained by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, 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 Jalan Cheras and Jalan Tenteram was opened on 2010. The highway will have an elevated Sungai Buloh–Kajang MRT line from Taman Bukit Ria to Plaza Phoenix in the future.
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 | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
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| Kuala Lumpur |  Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring RoadJalan Maharajalela (Jalan Birch) North Jalan Kinabalu Jalan Sultan Hisamuddin (Victory Avenue) Jalan Kuching Segambut Kepong Ipoh Kuantan | ||||
| Bulatan Edinburgh Interchange | South Jalan Dewan Bahasa (Jalan Lapangan Terbang) Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Bangsar Petaling Jaya Shah Alam Klang North Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road Jalan Hang Tuah (Jalan Shaw) Stadium Merdeka Stadium Negara Jalan Pudu Jalan Bukit Bintang Jalan Imbi | Diamond interchange | |||
| Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road | |||||
| Cheras Highway | |||||
| Loke Yew flyover | Start/End of flyover | ||||
| Loke Yew flyover Loke Yew Interchange | Northwest Jalan Sungai Besi Pudu Jalan Pudu Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 North Jalan Tun Razak (Jalan Pekeliling) Kuala Lumpur city centre (KLCC) South  Besraya ExpresswaySalak South Kuchai Lama Sungai Besi Mines Resort City Kuala Lumpur–Seremban ExpresswayJohor Bahru Melaka Seremban Kompleks Sukan Negara 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.jpg.webp){kind=small} AGL Miharja LRT station | KL bound | |||
| Jalan Lombong Exit | East Jalan Lombong Maluri Plaza Uncang Emas | Kajang bound | |||
| Sungai Kerayong bridge Besraya Expressway | Besraya Expressway East Shamelin Maluri   Kuantan Ulu Klang Ampang Pandan Indah | Start/End of bridge | |||
| Sungai Kerayong bridge Railway crossing bridge | |||||
| Sungai Kerayong bridge | |||||
| Sungai Kerayong bridge | Start/End of bridge | ||||
| Bulatan Cheras-Bandar Tun Razak Interchange | North Jalan Cheras Lama Maluri Shamelin South Jalan Yaacob Latif (Jalan Tenteram) Bandar Tun Razak Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) .jpg.webp){kind=small} | Roundabout interchange with two directional underpass from Jalan Loke Yew to Bandar Tun Razak and from Jalan Cheras 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 Taman Midah MRT station | P&R Taman Midah MRT station 9 | ||||
| Jalan Kuari Exit | Northeast Jalan Kuari Cheras Christian Cemetery | Kajang bound | |||
| Taman Midah Exit | Taman Midah Bandar Tun Razak | KL bound | |||
| Cheras Bulatan Cheras Interchange | Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 North Ampang Kuantan Batu Caves Ipoh KepongSouth Bandar Tun Razak Bandar Tasik Selatan Sungai Besi   Johor Bahru Melaka Seremban  Kompleks Sukan Negara  Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) .jpg.webp){kind=small} Shah Alam Klang 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 Bandar Tun Razak Bangsar Petaling Jaya Shah Alam KlangSouth 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). | |||
10 -- | 🏬 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 | ||
| Cheras Highway DBKL border limit | |||||
| Cheras–Kajang Expressway Grand Saga border limit | |||||
| Southeast Cheras–Kajang Expressway Balakong Kajang Semenyih Seremban Taman Cuepacs | |||||