Malaysia Federal Route 23 Explained

Federal Route 23, or Jalan Muar–Tangkak–Segamat, is a federal road in Johor, Malaysia, connecting Segamat in the north and Parit Bunga in the south.^[1] It is also a main route to North–South Expressway Southern Route via Tangkak Interchange.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 23 starts at Parit Bunga, at its interchange with the Federal Route 5, the main trunk road of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

Features

• Many Chinese cemeteries along the road between Bukit Kangkar and Tangkak
• A main route to Gunung Ledang
• Tangkak, a textile town of Johor

At most sections, the Federal Route 23 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

Upgrading of the roads from Segamat to Tangkak

On 7 December 2007, the federal government decided to upgrade the 40-km stretch from Segamat to Tangkak from a two-lane road to a four-lane road.The road was completed around 2015.Meanwhile the second section from Jementah to Just before the Gunung Ledang Resort Waterfall entrance was completed in December 2020http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=300920http://www.johordt.gov.my/johordt/online.php?op=read&idonline=227

Construction of the Segamat–Tangkak–Muar Highway

Construction of the 63-km Segamat–Tangkak–Muar Highway, estimated to cost between RM750 million and RM770 million, was to begin in November 2011. The road upgrading project will be carried out in five packages including an upgrading 14 bridges along the route. Package 1b and 2 of the highway were completed on 2015.

List of junctions and towns

Km	Exit	Junctions	To	Remarks
0		Parit Bunga	South Jalan Kesang Tanjung Agas Bandar Maharani Bandar Diraja (Muar) (Town Centre) (Royal Town) Southeast Muar Bypass Muar Second Bridge Pagoh North–South Expressway Southern Route Johor Bahru Yong Peng Batu Pahat Northwest Lebuh AMJ Melaka Merlimau Jasin	Interchange
		Parit Bunga U-turn	U-turn	U-turn
		Masjid Parit Bunga
ڤاريت بوڠا Parit Bunga
		Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) Muar and Ledang Branch Office
		Parit Ponorogo bridge Parit Ponorogo	Parit Ponorogo	T-junctions
		TNB's Sungai Mati Substations
		Sungai Sendok bridge
		Taman Ceria	Taman Ceria	T-junctions
		Pekan Rawang	East Jalan Pantai Layang Kampung Pantai Layang	T-junctions
		Jalan Kesang Tasik	West Jalan Kesang Tasik Kesang Tasik Sungai Rambai Merlimau	T-junctions
		Parit Kesang Tasik bridge
سوڠاي ماتي Sungai Mati
		Sungai Mati	Northeast Jalan Bukit Gambir Bukit Gambir Bukit Serampang North–South Expressway Southern Route Kuala Lumpur Johor Bahru	Town junctions
سوڠاي ماتي Sungai Mati
		Taman Bukit Kangkar	Taman Bukit Kangkar	T-junctions
		Bukit Kangkar
		Jalan Teluk Rimba	West Jalan Teluk Rimba Kampung Teluk Rimba	T-junctions
		Serom Chinese Cemetery
		Kampung Batu 10 Serom	Kampung Batu 10 Serom	T-junctions
		Serom Chinese Cemetery
		Serom Chinese Cemetery
		Tangkak Industrial Area (Phase 2)	Tangkak Industrial Area (Phase 2)	T-junctions
		Tangkak Industrial Area (Phase 1)	Tangkak Industrial Area (Phase 1)	T-junctions
		Tangkak-NSE	North–South Expressway Southern Route North Kuala Lumpur Melaka Jasin South Johor Bahru Yong Peng Pagoh Tangkak Layby	T-junctions
		PLUS PLUS Expressways section maintenances office PROPEL PROPEL section maintenances office
		Jalan Sungai Tangkak	West Jalan Sungai Tangkak	T-junctions
		Sungai Tangkak bridge
تڠکق، بندر تيکستيل Tangkak, Bandar Tekstil (The Textile Town of Johor)
		Tangkak
		Tangkak	Northwest Jalan Sialang Jasin Chin Chin Nyalas Melaka Southeast Jalan Solok Solok Bukit Gambir
		Tangkak Tangkak District Mosque	Tangkak District Mosque Ledang District and Land Office
		Tangkak
تڠکق، بندر تيکستيل Tangkak, Bandar Tekstil (The Textile Town of Johor)
		Tangkak Cemetery
		Taman Payamas	Taman Payamas	T-junctions
		Kampung Payamas	North Jalan Bekoh Simpang Bekoh Nyalas Asahan	T-junctions
			Kolej Matrikulasi Johor	T-junctions
		Gunung Ledang	Gunung Ledang Gunung Ledang waterfalls Gunung Ledang Resort	T-junctions
		Sagil
				Start/End of dual carriageway
		Jalan Bukit Serampang	East Jalan Bukit Serampang Bukit Kepong Bukit Serampang Labis	T-junctions
		Kampung Kebun Baharu
تڠکق Tangkak
Tangkak–Segamat district border
سݢامت Segamat
		Seri Ledang National Service camp
		Kampung Paya Jakas
جيمينته Jementah
		Jementah
		Jalan Asahan	West Jalan Asahan Asahan Bukit Asahan Kampung Relau Ladang Welch East Jalan Padang Kampung Baru Jementah	Junctions
جيمينته Jementah
		Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Segamat Campus	Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Segamat Campus	T-junctions
		Jalan Batu Enam	Northwest Jalan Batu Enam Batu Enam Gemas	T-junctions
		Sungai Muar bridge
		Kampung Batu Badak	West Jalan Tasek Alai Buloh Kasap Gemas	T-junctions
		Kampung Gemereh
				Start/End of dual carriageway
		Jalan Mohammad	North Jalan Mohammad Kampung Batu Hampar	T-junctions
		Kampung Lubuk Batu	Makam Bendahara Tepok (Tomb of the last Bendahara of Melaka)	Historic site
سڬامت Segamat
		Railway crossing
		Segamat Jalan Station	Northwest Jalan Station Segamat Railway Station	Junctions
		Segamat Permaisuri Junctions	North Jalan Sultan Segamat town centre Northwest Tampin Gemas Bandar Muadzam Shah Gambang Kuantan Southeast Labis Yong Peng East Jalan Sultan Kampung Tengah Segamat Inner Ring Road	Junctions

Notes and References

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