Federal Route 54, or Jalan Kuala Selangor–Kepong or Jalan Kepong in
Kuala Lumpur
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side, is a main federal road in
Selangor
Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...
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Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
. The road connects Asam Jawa near
Kuala Selangor
Kuala Selangor is a town in northwestern Selangor, Malaysia. It is the largest town and administrative centre of the coterminous Kuala Selangor District.
Etymology
The name ''Kuala Selangor'' means Estuary of the Selangor River.
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Kepong
Kepong is a town in northern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The name is a Malay word meaning "Enclose" or "Surround", as the town is surrounded by a mountain range.
Places of interest
* FRIM Kepong (Forest Research Institute Malaysia)
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near Kuala Lumpur. It is a main route to Kuala Lumpur from
Federal Route 5. Federal Route 54 became the backbone of the road system linking Kuala Selangor to Kuala Lumpur before being surpassed by the
Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway
The Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor''), KLS ''(formerly ''Ijok–Templer Park Highway'' ( ms, Lebuhraya Ijok–Taman Templer), LATAR)'' or sometimes called LATAR Expressway ( ms, Lebuhr ...
(LATAR Expressway) E25 in 2011.
The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 54 is located at Assam Jawa in Kuala Selangor, at its interchange with the Federal Route 5, the main trunk road of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
Features
At most sections, the Federal Route 54 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.
There is one overlap: Sri Damansara–Kepong: Federal Route 28
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2 or Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Scheme), Federal Route 28, is a ring road built by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) to connect neighborhoods near the boundary of Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur ...
There is no other alternate route for Federal Route 54, and there are no sections with motorcycle lanes. There have many dangerous bends onward from
Ijok
Ijok is a mukim in Kuala Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located along Federal route .
Sited at a junction that leads to the bigger and more developed Bestari Jaya ( Batang Berjuntai), Pekan Ijok is, in a sense, a 'cowboy town' wi ...
to
Sungai Buloh
Sungai Buloh, or Sungei Buloh, is a town, a mukim (commune) and a parliamentary constituency in the northern part of Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. The name itself means ''bamboo river'' in the Malay language. It is located 16 km NW ...
until 2020 which road authorities was upgraded to four-lane road and build with straight line removing the bends.
List of junctions and towns
Gallery
Jalan Kuala Selangor-Kepong (Laluan 54) 07.jpg, Kelip-Kelip Kampung Kuantan interchange, Bukit Rotan, Kuala Selangor.
Jalan Kuala Selangor-Kepong (Laluan 54) 03.jpg, Jalan Teluk Piah Kanan interchange, Bukit Rotan, Kuala Selangor.
Jalan Kuala Selangor-Kepong (Laluan 54) 12.jpg, Road sign near the intersection with LATAR and WCE (still under construction) highways, near Assam Jawa.
Jalan Kuala Selangor from Sri Damansara Barat MRT Station (220714) 02.jpg, Jalan Kuala Selangor towards Kepong and Kuala Lumpur direction near Sri Damansara Barat MRT station.
Federal Highway 54 in Sungai Buloh, Selangor (220724) 3.jpg, Jalan Sungai Buloh FT15 end here.
Federal Highway 54 in Sungai Buloh, Selangor (220724) 4.jpg, Jalan Sungai Buloh Interchange, interchange with Jalan Sungai Buloh (FT15/B9)
References
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