Kempas Highway
Road in Malaysia
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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.
J105 Jalan Kempas LamaJ105 Jalan Kempas LamaJalan Kempas Denai
FT 17 Pasir Gudang Highway
FT 3374 Jalan TampoiJ3 Jalan Datin Halimah| Johor Route 3 | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Maintained by PLUS Malaysia Berhad with its subsidiary Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Berhad (Former concessionaries known as Projek Lebuhraya Utara Selatan Berhad (PLUS)) | |
| Existed | 1992–present |
| History | Completed in 1994 |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | J105 Jalan Kempas Lama |
| J105 Jalan Kempas Lama Jalan Kempas Denai FT 17 Pasir Gudang Highway FT 3374 Jalan TampoiJ3 Jalan Datin Halimah | |
| South end | FT 3374 Jalan Tampoi |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Major cities | Senai, Pasir Gudang, Tampoi, Larkin, Johor Bahru |
| Highway system | |
Route background
The Kilometre Zero of Kempas Highway starts at Jalan Kempas Lama junctions.
At most sections, the State 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.
Junction lists
The entire route is located in Johor Bahru District, Johor.
Legend:
- I/C - Interchange, I/S - Intersection, RSA - Rest and service area, OBR - Overhead bridge restaurant, R/R - Restaurant and rest plaza, L/B - Layby, V/P - Vista point, TN - tunnel, T/P - Toll plaza, BR - Bridge
- C - Cloverleaf, S - Stack, T-A - Trumpet-A, T-B - Trumpet-B, DT - Directional-T/Y, SDT - Semi-Directional-T/Y, P-Y - Partial-Y, D - Diamond, P-C - Partial cloverleaf, D-D - Diverging diamond, D-R - Direct ramp
| Km | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 1 | Jalan Kempas Lama I/S | J105 Johor State Route J105 – Skudai, Tampoi, Kampung Maju Jaya, Senai, Senai International Airport     North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2 – Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Johor Bahru, Woodlands (Singapore) |
T-junctions |
| 2 | Setia Tropika I/S | Jalan Setia Tropika Utama – Setia Tropika, Johor state Ministry of Home Affairs Complex | T-junctions | |
| BR | Railway crossing bridge | |||
| 3 | Taman Kempas I/S | Taman Kempas | T-junctions | |
| 4 | Kampung Kempas I/S | Jalan Kempas Denai – Tampoi, Taman Johor, Taman Munshi Ibrahim, Hospital Permai Johor Bahru  Jalan Permatang 8 – Kempas Baru railway station KTM ETS |
Junctions | |
| L/B | Petronas L/B |   Petronas TnG TAG Hub |
Northbound | |
| Masjid Kempas | |
North only | ||
| L/B | Petronas L/B | Petronas |
Southbound | |
| The Southern Hospital | |
North only | ||
| L/B | Shell L/B | Shell |
Northbound | |
| Masjid Baru Kempas | |
North only | ||
| 5 | Kempas-Pasir Gudang Highway I/C |  FT 17 Pasir Gudang Highway – Kulai, Senai International Airport, Skudai, Bandar Sri Alam, Pasir Gudang, Kota Tinggi  Second Link Expressway / AH143 – Nusajaya, Tuas |
Diamond interchange | |
| 6 | Kempas Industrial Area I/S | Kempas Industrial Area | Junctions | |
| 7 | Jalan Tampoi I/C | FT 3374 Jalan Tampoi – Tampoi, Bandar Damansara Alif, Kampung Melayu Majidee, Kota Tinggi |
Diamond interchange | |
| Through to J3 Jalan Datin Halimah | ||||
