Muar Bypass

Federal Route 224
Muar Bypass
Route information
Length:	13.8 km (8.6 mi)
Existed:	2002 – present
History:	Completed in 2005
Major junctions
Beltway around Bandar Maharani Muar
North end:	Parit Bunga
	Federal Route 23 J62 Jalan Bakar Batu J60 Jalan Ismail Desa J24 Jalan Salleh J32 Jalan Muar-Labis J-- Jalan Sungai Abong Federal Route 24 J-- Jalan Dato' Hj Kosai J31 Jalan Parit Jawa Federal Route 5 Lebuh AMJ
South end:	Parit Sakai
Location
Primary destinations:	Pagoh Yong Peng Parit Jawa Batu Pahat
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Muar Bypass, or Jalan Pintasan Muar, Federal Route 224, is a major highway bypass and the first highway built in Bandar Maharani Muar, a royal town in Johor, Malaysia. The 13.8 km (8.6 mi) highway bypass linking Parit Bunga in the northwest to Parit Sakai in the southeast.^[1] The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 224 starts at Parit Sakai junctions.

Muar Second Bridge on Muar Bypass.

History

Between the 1990s to 2000s, a traffic congestion was prevalent at the Sultan Ismail Bridge and Muar town centre since the official opening of the North-South Expressway Southern Route between Ayer Keroh and Pagoh and the opening of the Tangkak Interchange on 1 April 1989. To this end. On 1998, the federal government announced that the new second bridge would be built at Parit Bunga to eased congestion on the existing bridge. In addition, a new bypass linking Parit Bunga to Parit Sakai would also be built.

The Public Works Department of Malaysia (JKR) and the main contractor Ranhill Bersekutu Sdn Bhd Co began construction of the bypass in 2002.^[2] The second bridge and the bypass were opened to traffic in 2004, while the rest of the project were completed in 2005.

In 2008, the highway was gazetted as the federal roads by JKR as Federal Route 224.

Project highlights

Construction of a 632-metre landmark single-plane semi harp cable-stayed bridge with a 132-metre mid-span across Muar River and a 13-kilometre road bypassing the town of Muar inclusive of one Parit Bunga Interchange.

This project had two key briefs:-

• to alleviate traffic congestion in the Muar area by constructing a major bypass road with an elevated interchange over the existing junction.
• to design and build a landmark bridge across Muar River.

The project involved Ranhill Bersekutu Sdn Bhd Co undertaking the engineering, design, construction, engineering, and environmental impact assessments and controls. Creativity was the key to the bridge design, with a need for aesthetic as well as functional considerations. With the rapid growth in the region, the bridge is set to become a defining feature of the local landscape, and had to be designed with this level of impact in mind. The result is a spectacular structure that is sympathetic to its surroundings, taking into account various environmental aspects. Use of new technology, combined with the unique method of construction - a cast-in-situ bridge deck segmental box girder – using the traveler formworks has increased ease of construction, minimised use of materials and proved to be cost-effective.

At the same time, the construction of the 13 kilometre bypass road also includes seven grade signalised intersections and five grade unsignalised junctions, cross culverts and drainage, as well as an elevated interchange over the existing junction. Ranhill also conducted a separate traffic study to ensure that the needs of the local community were being fully met.

With construction taking place within a mangrove area, the bridge and the earthworks for the road construction is carefully monitored through a specific government-approved environmental management plan, with the objective of retaining as much of the natural surroundings as possible.

Features

The main feature of the bypass is the Muar Second Bridge. Other features include a pedestrian bridge and the Parit Bunga complex interchange, which is the first of its kind in Muar. The bypass is a 4-lane carriageway with reserves land for future widening and construction of new interchanges.

At most sections, the Federal Route 224 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

List of junctions and interchanges

Legend:

• I/C - interchange, I/S - intersection, RSA - Rest and service area, OBR - overhead bridge restaurant, L/B - layby, V/P - vista point, TN - tunnel, T/P - toll plaza, BR - bridge

Km	Exit	Interchange/Junctions	To	Remarks
0	EXIT 11	Parit Sakai Junctions	Jalan Abdul Rahman Northwest Bandar Maharani Bandar Diraja (Town Centre) (Royal Town) Tanjung Emas Southeast Parit Jawa Batu Pahat Johor Bahru	T-junctions
Muar Bypass Start/End of Highway
	EXIT 10	Jalan Temenggong Ahmad Junctions	J31 Jalan Temenggong Ahmad Northwest Bandar Maharani Bandar Diraja (Town Centre) (ROYAL TOWN) Southeast Parit Bakar Parit Jawa	Junctions
	EXIT 9	Jalan Dato' Haji Kosai Junctions	J-- Jalan Dato' Haji Kosai Southeast Parit Bakar Darat Parit Jawa	Junctions
	EXIT 8	Simpang Jeram Junctions	Jalan Muar-Yong Peng WEST Bandar Maharani Bandar Diraja (Town Centre) (Royal Town) East Bakri Parit Sulong Yong Peng	Junctions
		Sungai Abong Bridge Parit Keliling Sungai Abong Bridge		Start/End of bridge
		Sungai Abong Bridge
		Sungai Abong Bridge Parit Keliling Sungai Abong Bridge		Start/End of bridge
	EXIT 7	Sungai Abong Junctions	J-- Jalan Sungai Abong West Sungai Abong Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) district branch office	Junctions
	EXIT 6	Kampung Tengah Junctions	J-- Jalan Kampung Tengah Southwest Kampung Tengah Sungai Abong Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) district branch office	Junctions
	EXIT 5	Jalan Sungai Abong Baru Junctions	J-- Jalan Sungai Abong Baru South J-- Jalan Sungai Abong Sungai Abong Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) district branch office	Junctions
		BHPetrol Layby
		Sungai Runtong bridge
	EXIT 4	Temiang Junctions	J-- Jalan Utama 1 South Taman Temiang Utama Jalan Kim Kee	Junctions
	EXIT 3B	Bukit Treh Junctions	West J24 Jalan Salleh J24 Bandar Maharani Bandar Diraja (Town Centre) (Royal Town) East J32 Jalan Muar-Labis J32 Labis J32 Bukit Kepong J32 Pagoh J32 Bukit Pasir Bandar Universiti Pagoh North-South Expressway Southern Route Kuala Lumpur Melaka Johor Bahru	Junctions
	EXIT 3A	Jalan Bukit Treh Exit	Jalan Bukit Treh North Kampung Bukit Treh	From Melaka only
	EXIT 2	Jalan Ismail Desa Junctions	J60 Jalan Ismail Desa South Jalan Bakariah Medan Ikan Bakar Sabak Awor (Sabak Awor fish grill spot)	Junctions
		Caltex Layby
	EXIT 1	Bakar Batu Junctions	J62 Jalan Bakar Batu South Jalan Bakariah Medan Ikan Bakar Sabak Awor (Sabak Awor fish grill spot)	Junctions
		Petronas Layby		Melaka bound
		Sungai Muar bridge Muar Second Bridge 632 m Muar River		Start/End of bridge
موار Muar
Sungai Muar bridge Muar Second Bridge 632 m Muar River Muar-Tangkak district border
ليدڠ Ledang
	EXIT 0	Sungai Muar bridge Muar Second Bridge 632 m Muar River Parit Bunga Interchange	North Tangkak Segamat J33 Bukit Gambir Gunung Ledang North-South Expressway Southern Route Kuala Lumpur Melaka Johor Bahru South Jalan Kesang Tanjung Agas Bandar Maharani Bandar Diraja (Town Centre) (Royal Town)	Half-diamond interchange with ramp to Tangkak Start/End of bridge
Muar Bypass
Lebuh AMJ
			Northwest Lebuh AMJ Melaka Merlimau Jasin	Continued to original route

See also

• Malaysian Federal Roads system
• Muar

References

• Muar Bypass on Ranhill Berhad

1. Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2013). Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Public Works Department. 2013. pp. 16–64. ISSN 1985-9619.
2. JOHOR MENTERI BESAR VISITS MUAR BYPASS 14 August 2002, Media Relations and Event Management, Bernama