Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1


Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 or the stretch of roads including Jalan Tun Razak, Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar, Jalan Damansara, Jalan Istana and Jalan Lapangan Terbang is an urban and municipal main ring road in Kuala Lumpur. It is also known as Kuala Lumpur–Petaling Jaya Traffic Dispersal Scheme by the Malaysian Public Works Department. It is a busy ring road during rush hour time. This ring road is maintained by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur or Kuala Lumpur City Hall.

History

Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 is the oldest ring road in Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia, and was built during the British colonial era. Both parts of the Federal Road 2 are Jalan Klang–Kuala Lumpur FT2 and Jalan Kuala Lumpur–Kuantan FT2 can only be connected directly after completion of the Kuala Lumpur–Petaling Jaya Traffic Dispersal Scheme which is also connection for the MRR1 in 1983. The original name for Lebuhraya Mahameru was Swettenham Parkway before it was renamed as Lebuhraya Mahameru. The overall KL MRR1 was completed in 1995 after the completion of the Jalan Istana interchange.
The Sentul Link connects the PWTC interchange of Jalan Kuching and Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar to Sentul. Construction began on 2004 and completed on mid-2006. The projects were led by Kuala Lumpur City Hall. The Sentul Link was opened to traffic on 20 July 2006.

Lebuhraya Mahameru landslides 2014

A landslide occurred near Wisma Tani on Lebuhraya Mahameru which is part of Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 on 7 January 2014 caused a massive traffic congestion in many parts of the city.

List of interchanges