Jalan Syed Putra (formerly Lornie Drive), Federal Route 2 is a major highway in

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, Malaysia. It was named after Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail of

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, the third

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, which used to reside at Istana Negara which lies at one end of the highway. Jalan Syed Putra was known as Lornie Drive during the British administration. It was named after J. Lornie, one of the British Residents of

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in the 1920s. Lornie was also the president of the

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in 1926.

Landmarks

At the eastern end of the highway is Wisma Tun Sambanthan, which stands tall over the rest of the structures in the area. Surrounding the building are small banks and offices including the Darul Takaful Finance Area (formerly the UMBC Bank building), the former

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Securities office, and the Kuala Lumpur & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH). Kuen Cheng High School , one of the country's Chinese independent high schools, sits next to the former Istana Negara, which is located in between Jalan Syed Putra and Jalan Istana. There are two Chinese temples along the road including the Yuen Tong Chee, and the road leading up to the

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. Further down the highway sits the KEMAS training centre that is facilitated by the Rural and Regional Development Ministry. The headquarters of the Selangor and Federal Territory Family Planning Association and the Malaysian International Youth Home are also along the road. The

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sits at the western end of the highway, just before the intersection to

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and the

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Infrastructure

Along the highway runs

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, which has now been paved to support heavy monsoon rain and modern development. Jalan Syed Putra is now connected to

Jalan Tun Sambanthan Jalan Tun Sambanthan ''(formerly Jalan Brickfields)'' is a major road in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was built in 1982 and named after Tun V.T. Sambanthan, a former Minister of Works and Communications and one of the founding fathers of Malaysia ...

through different roads while before it was only connected through a bridge across the Klang River.

List of interchanges and junctions

References

Serene charm on quiet road
The Star, 7 April 2007. Expressways and highways in the Klang Valley Highways in Malaysia Roads in Kuala Lumpur {{Malaysia-road-stub