Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road Explained

Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road, (JBIRR) or Jalan Lingkaran Dalam, Federal Route 188, is a multi-lane federal ring road controlled-access highway that circles the Johor Bahru Central District in Johor, Malaysia.^[1] The 4.6km (02.9miles) highway was the most expensive road infrastructure project per kilometre of its time in the country.

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 188 starts at Jalan Abu Bakar junctions near Dataran Bandaraya.

History

Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road commenced construction in 1996 with the objective of diverting traffic not destined for the centre of the city to bypass it through the ring road that connects all four arterial highways and major roads leading into the area.

The construction was divided into three phases:

Phase 1

From the Tanjung Puteri Customs Complex/Jalan Sultan Ibrahim to Jalan Tebrau (Tebrau Highway), this 500-metre section links the Malaysia-Singapore commercial vehicles customs complex to Tebrau Highway, one of the two major arterial highways into the city. This 6 to 8 lane section comprised two ground-level traffic-light- controlled intersections with provisions for future tri-level interchange, and a two-level interchange with provision for future tri-level interchange. This phase was opened to traffic in 1998.

Phase 2

This 600 metre elevated section from Jalan Tebrau (Tebrau Highway) to Jalan Abdul Rahman Andak (named after Abdul Rahman Andak) comprises only one interchange, 25 metres high, roughly equivalent to a four-storey building. It links Tebrau Highway to Jalan Tun Abdul Razak (Skudai Highway) near Plaza Best World. The tri-level interchange was the tallest traffic interchange at the time of construction in Malaysia. This phase was opened to traffic in 1999.

Phase 3

This 3.5 kilometre section runs from Jalan Abdul Rahman Andak to Jalan Tun Dato Ismail near the City Square clock tower, or Dataran Bandaraya Johor Bahru. It comprises four ground level traffic-lights controlled intersections with provisions for future dual or tri-level interchanges. This phase was opened to traffic after multiple delays in 2001.

Features

At most sections, the Federal Route 188 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

Traffic interchanges at Jalan Sultan Ibrahim and Jalan Lumba Kuda merges to Southern International Gateway known as Sultan Iskandar Building.

A flyover on Tebrau Highway Interchange was constructed during the middle of 2006 and became operational to the public on 15 December 2007.

List of interchanges and junctions

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
0	18801	Dataran Bandaraya flyover Dataran Bandaraya Interchange	Iskandar Coastal Highway West Skudai Senai International Airport Kulai Iskandar Puteri Danga Bay East City Centre Hospital Sultanah Aminah Masjid Negeri Sultan Abu Bakar Istana Besar	Trumpet interchange Start/End of flyover
Iskandar Coastal Highway
Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road
		Dataran Bandaraya flyover Dataran Bandaraya		Eastbound
	18802	Dataran Bandaraya flyover Kolam Ayer Interchange	Northwest Jalan Datin Halimah Jalan Datin Halimah Southeast Jalan Mahmoodiah Muslim Cemetery Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum	Diamond interchange
		Dataran Bandaraya flyover		Start/End of flyover
		Jalan Abdul Samad	Jalan Abdul Samad Sedap Corner	Eastbound
		Jalan Petri	Jalan Petri Muslim cemetery Jalan Mahmoodiah	Westbound
	18803	Mahmoodiah Interchange	North Jalan Wirawan South Jalan Mariamah Jalan Mahmoodiah Muslim cemetery Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum	Diamond interchange with tunnel
	18804	Jalan Yahya Awal Interchange	Jalan Yahya Awal North Jalan Tasek Utara Hutan Bandar South Jalan Ayer Molek Bangunan KWSP Bangunan Tabung Haji	Diamond interchange
	18805	Jalan Tun Abdul Razak Interchange		Single-point urban interchange
	18806	Lebuhraya Tebrau Interchange		Stack diamond interchange
		Muzium Tokoh Johor	Muzium Tokoh Johor	Eastbound
		Shell Layby	Shell	Westbound
		Jalan Storey	West Jalan Storey	Westbound
		CIQ flyover		Start/End of flyover
	18807	CIQ flyover CIQ Interchange	Northeast Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway Kuala Lumpur Melaka Senai International Airport Bandar Dato' Onn Setia Tropika Johor Bahru East Coast Parkway Jalan Stulang Laut Permas Jaya Pasir Gudang South Sultan Iskandar Building Johor Causeway Woodlands Singapore City	Multi-level stacked diamond interchange
		CIQ flyover		Start/End of flyover
4
Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road Start/End of highway
4.6	18808	Jalan Ibrahim Sultan Interchange	West Jalan Tanjung Puteri City Centre East Jalan Ibrahim Sultan Stulang ZON Duty Free Complex	T-junctions

See also

• Transport in Malaysia

Notes and References

1. Book: . Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2013) . Kuala Lumpur . . 16–64 . 2013 . 1985-9619 .