Malaysia Federal Route 23

Federal Route 23
Jalan Muar–Tangkak–Segamat
Route information
Length	76.27 km (47.39 mi)
Existed	1914–present
History	Completed in 1939
Major junctions
South end	Parit Bunga
Major intersections	FT 224 Muar Bypass FT 5 Federal Route 5 FT 5 FT 19 AMJ Highway J60 Jalan Kesang Tasik J33 Jalan Bukit Gambir J136 Jalan Teluk Rimba North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2 J21 Jalan Sialang J187 Jalan Solok J123 Jalan Bekoh J34 Jalan Bukit Serampang J277 M125 Jalan Asahan–Jementah J43 Jalan Pulapol J153 Jalan Tasek Alai FT 1 / AH142 Federal Route 1 J154 Jalan Sultan
North end	Segamat
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Sungai Mati, Bukit Gambir, Bukit Kangkar, Tangkak, Sagil, Jementah, Gemereh
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

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.

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.

In 1914, two roads Federal Route 1 and Federal Route 23 build for connecting between Segamat and main towns in Johor, which both roads completed in 1939. The land transportation mode become more frequently since it is more convenient, making rivering transportation mode is not using anymore. Pengkalan Esah now become place of Segamat Second Bridge J217.

Since Federal Route 23 opening in 1939, many improvements had made for FT23, many sharp corners in Kampung Lubuk Batu, Kampung Batu 7, and Kampung Bukit Tunggal are straightened. However, Federal Route 23 still well known with many sharp corners, especially the dead corners in Tangkak district are still not straighten until the upgrading of the Federal Route 23 from Segamat to Tangkak section. The Kampung Batu 7 old section formed the J43 Jalan Bypass and J264 Jalan Universiti.

In 1997, Minister of Works, Datuk Seri Samy Vellu, announced to build Segamat–Muar Expressway as the new expressway parallel with existed Federal Route 23. However, this project is canceled because of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. As the replacement, the upgrading of the roads from Segamat to Tangkak began in November 2011.

To reduce the congestion in Tangkak, Tangkak bypass between Tangkak Industrial Area (Phase 1) and Johor Matriculation College is planned to build to reduce the traffic flow in Tangkak and make traffic in Tangkak smoother.

The sections near near to Mount Ledang junctions is restricted to under than 36 tans to repair the bridge.

• 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.

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 2020[1][2]

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.

The entire route is located in 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

District	Subdistrict	Km	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Tangkak District	Tangkak	0.0	I/C	Parit Bunga	FT 5 Jalan Kesang – Tanjung Agas, Muar Town Centre (Royal Town) FT 224 Muar Bypass – Pagoh, Yong Peng, Batu Pahat North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2 – Johor Bahru (through Pagoh) FT 5 FT 19 AMJ Highway – Melaka, Merlimau, Jasin	Interchange
				Parit Bunga U-turn	U-turn	U-turn
				Masjid Parit Bunga
				Land Public Transport Agency (APAD)	Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) Muar and Tangkak Branch Office
			BR	Parit Ponorogo bridge Parit Ponorogo	Parit Ponorogo	T-junctions
				TNB's Sungai Mati Substations
			BR	Sungai Sendok bridge
				Taman Ceria	Taman Ceria	T-junctions
				Pekan Rawang	J--- Jalan Pantai Layang – Kampung Pantai Layang	T-junctions
				Jalan Kesang Tasik	J60 Jalan Kesang Tasik – Kesang Tasik, Sungai Rambai, Merlimau	T-junctions
			BR	Parit Kesang Tasik bridge
			I/S	Sungai Mati	J33 Jalan Bukit Gambir – Bukit Gambir, Bukit Serampang North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2 – Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru	Town junctions
				Taman Bukit Kangkar	Taman Bukit Kangkar	T-junctions
				Bukit Kangkar
				Jalan Teluk Rimba	J136 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 Bypass		Under construction
				Tangkak-NSE	North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2 – Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, Melaka, Jasin, Pagoh, Yong Peng, Johor Bahru, Singapore, Tangkak L/B	T-junctions
				PLUS PLUS Expressways section maintenances office PROPEL PROPEL section maintenances office		Services T-junctions
				Jalan Sungai Tangkak	Jalan Sungai Tangkak	T-junctions
			BR	Sungai Tangkak bridge
				Tangkak
				Tangkak	J21 Jalan Sialang – Jasin, Chin Chin, Nyalas, Melaka J187 Jalan Solok – Solok, Bukit Gambir	Junctions
				Tangkak Tangkak District Mosque	Tangkak District Mosque Ledang District and Land Office
				Tangkak
				Tangkak Cemetery
				Taman Payamas	Taman Payamas	T-junctions
				Kampung Payamas	J123 Jalan Bekoh – Simpang Bekoh, Nyalas, Asahan	T-junctions
				Johor Matriculation College	Johor Matriculation College	T-junctions
				Tangkak Bypass		Under construction
				Gunung Ledang	Gunung Ledang, Gunung Ledang waterfalls, Gunung Ledang Resort,	T-junctions
				Sagil
				Gunung Ledang	Gunung Ledang, Gunung Ledang waterfalls, Gunung Ledang Resort,	T-junctions
		Start/End of dual carriageway
				Jalan Bukit Serampang	J34 Jalan Bukit Serampang – Bukit Serampang, Bukit Kepong, Labis	T-junctions
				Kampung Kebun Baharu
Segamat District	Segamat			Seri Ledang National Service camp
				Kampung Paya Jakas
				Jementah
				Jementah Town Centre	J277 M125 Jalan Asahan–Jementah – Asahan, Bukit Asahan, Kampung Relau, Ladang Welch Jalan Padang – Kampung Baru Jementah	Junctions
				TNB Jementah intake
				Kampung Sungai Siput
				Kampung Batu 11
				Tebing Tinggi I/S	J164 Jalan Tebing Tinggi – Bukit Tunggal, Tebing Tinggi, FELCRA Gugusan Tebing Tinggi	T-junctions
				Jalan Batu Enam	J43 Jalan Pulapol – Batu Anam, Gemas, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Segamat Campus	T-junctions Use old route
			BR	Sungai Muar bridge
				Kampung Batu Badak	J153 Jalan Tasek Alai – Buloh Kasap, Gemas, Seremban, Kuantan	T-junctions
				Kampung Gemereh
		Start/End of dual carriageway
				Jalan Mohammad	J39 Jalan Mohammad – Kampung Batu Hampar	T-junctions
				Kampung Lubuk Batu	Makam Bendahara Tepok (Tomb of the last Bendahara of Melaka)	Historic site
			BR	Railway bridge
				Segamat Jalan Station	Jalan Station – Segamat Terminal Station KTM ETS	Junctions
			I/S	Segamat Permaisuri I/S	FT 1 / AH142 Malaysia Federal Route 1 – Tampin, Gemas, Bandar Muadzam Shah, Gambang, Kuantan, Labis, Yong Peng, Johor Bahru North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2 – Ayer Hitam, Johor Bahru, Singapore J154 Jalan Sultan – Segamat town centre, Kampung Tengah, Segamat Inner Ring Road	Junctions