Lebuh AMJ

Lebuhraya Alor Gajah–Melaka Tengah–Jasin (Alor Gajah–Central Malacca–Jasin Highway),^[1] or popularly known as Lebuh AMJ (Alor Gajah–Central Malacca (Malacca)–Jasin), Federal Routes 19 (Malaccan side) and 5 (Johorean side) is a divided highway across Malacca state, Malaysia.

Federal Route 19 and 5
Lebuh AMJ (Alor Gajah–Central Malacca–Jasin Highway)
Route information
Existed	2001–present
History	Completed in 2007^[1]
Major junctions
Northwest end	Bulatan Taboh Naning, Melaka
Major intersections	North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Southern Route FT 191 Jalan Lama Alor Gajah FT 61 Federal Route 61 FT 139 Federal Route 139 FT 19 Jalan Taboh Naning FT 142 Federal Route 142 FT 140 Federal Route 140 FT 33 Lebuh SPA FT 144 Federal Route 144 FT 264 Federal Route 264 FT 5 Federal Route 5 FT 23 Federal Route 23 FT 224 Muar Bypass
Southeast end	Parit Bunga, Tangkak, Johor
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Simpang Ampat Tampin Alor Gajah Batu Berendam Malacca Town Umbai Merlimau
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Route background

 

Lebuh AMJ section in Melaka Sentral

Generally, the Lebuh AMJ runs north–south from Simpang Ampat to Malacca City before running from west–east from Malacca City to Muar. The entire Malaccan section of the Lebuh AMJ is signed as Federal Route 19, while the Johorean section of the highway is signed as Federal Route 5. The route numbers overlap along the section between Sungai Duyong Intersection to Semabok Interchange. Meanwhile, the section between Malim and Semabok was signed as Federal Route 191 but was decommissioned in 2012 when the entire Lebuh AMJ was gazetted as FT19.

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 19 used to be located at Jalan Hang Tuah-Jalan Kubu intersection in Malacca City. After the Lebuh AMJ was gazetted as the Federal Route 19 in 2012, the Kilometre Zero was moved to Jalan Lama Kesang Intersection at Kesang, Johor.^[2]

History

Lebuh AMJ was constructed due to the traffic congestion along the former Federal Routes 19 (Malacca–Simpang Ampat) and 5 (Malacca–Muar). The Simpang Ampat–Malim section of the highway was constructed as an upgrade of the existing Federal Route 19 route, while the Sungai Duyong–Kesang section of the highway was built as an entirely new route.^[2] The project was started from 2001 and was completed in 2007 with the total cost of RM505 million. Three interchanges were built along the highway, namely Semabok Interchange, Al Azim Interchange and Malim Jaya Interchange. The entire Lebuh AMJ was opened to traffic on 29 June 2007.^[1]

The Lebuh AMJ is notorious for having many unattended cows being left roaming along the Sungai Duyong–Kesang section, posing risks of accidents to motorists.^[3] To reduce accidents caused by the unattended cows, the state government of Malacca proposed safety measures such as street lights, high-mast lighting and fences to be installed along the section, which would cost RM5 million.^[4]

Features

There are five Rest and Service Area (RSA) along Lebuh AMJ: two at Sungai Rambai, one at Paya Rumput, one at Rembia and one at Melekek.^[2]

At most sections, the Lebuh AMJ was built under the JKR R5 road standard as a dual-carriageway highway with partial access control, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h. This highway also features fast lane-to-slow lane U-turns.^[2]

Overlaps: Semabok–Duyong, Kesang–Muar (overlaps with route 5)^[2]

There are no alternate routes or sections with motorcycle lanes.

List of interchanges and intersections

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

State	District	km	Exit	Name^[2]	Destinations	Notes
Through to   FT 224 Muar Bypass
Johor	Tangkak		39	Parit Bunga I/C	FT 5 Jalan Kesang – Tanjung Agas, Bandar Maharani Bandar Diraja (Muar) town centre   FT 23 Jalan Segamat–Muar – Segamat, Jementah, Tangkak, Gunung Ledang, Bukit Gambir	Southern terminus as   FT 5
				Parit Ismail
			BR	Parit Ismail bridge
				Parit Ismail elevated U-turn	U-turn – Tanjung Agas, Bandar Maharani Bandar Diraja (Muar) town centre
			BR	Parit Karang bridge
				Parit Karang
				JPJ Enforcement Station		Muar bound
			BR	Parit Kemang bridge
			38	Kesang Laut I/S	J134 Jalan Kesang Laut – Kesang Laut	Melaka bound
				U-turn		Southbound
			37	Kesang I/S	FT 5 Jalan Melaka–Muar – Sungai Rambai, Merlimau, Sebatu	Northern terminus as   FT 5 Southern terminus as   FT 19
			BR	Sungai Kesang bridge
Malacca	Jasin		RSA	Sungai Rambai recreational area	Sungai Rambai recreational area -	Westbound
			36	Sungai Rambai I/S	M14 Jalan Merlimau Darat – Parit Perawas, Sungai Mati, Sungai Rambai	Westbound
			RSA	Sungai Rambai RSA	Sungai Rambai RSA -	Eastbound
			RSA	Sungai Rambai RSA	Sungai Rambai RSA -	Westbound
			35	Parit Putat I/S	M19 Jalan Parit Putat – Kampung Gadong, Sungai Rambai
			BR	Parit Putat bridge
				U-turn		Both bounds
			BR	Parit Sebatu bridge
			34A 34B	Sebatu I/S	M117 Jalan Permatang Tulang – Kampung Gadong, Sebatu, Permatang Tulang
				U-turn		Both bounds
			33	Batu Gajah I/S	M14 Jalan Merlimau Darat – Batu Gajah, Merlimau Pasir
			32	Merlimau (North) I/S	M25 Jalan Merlimau–Jasin – Jasin, Merlimau
				U-turn		Both bounds
			31	Tiang Dua I/S	M109 Jalan Tiang Dua – Buloh Lang, Batu Akar, Tiang Dua, Bemban, Jasin, Serkam
				U-turn		Both bounds
	Central Malacca		30	Umbai (North) I/S	M105 Jalan Paya Dalam – Paya Dalam, Tiang Dua, Umbai
			BR	Sungai Umbai bridge
				U-turn		Both bounds
			BR	Sungai Punggor bridge
			29A 29B	Sempang Bugis I/S	M103 Jalan Sempang Bugis – Kampung Bukit Batu, Kampung Balik Bukit, Sempang Bugis, Telok Mas, Padang Temu, Bandar Hilir, Henry Gurney Prisoners School
				U-turn		Both bounds
			BR	Jalan Balik Bukit overpass
			28	Kandang I/S	FT 144 Jalan Kandang – Jasin, Kandang
			BR	Sungai Duyong bridge
			27	Duyong I/S	FT 5 Jalan Melaka–Muar – Kandang, Umbai, Serkam	Overlaps with   FT 5
			26	Duyong-Bukit Katil I/S	FT 264 Jalan Duyong–Bukit Katil – Ayer Keroh, Bukit Katil
			25	Semabok I/C	FT 5 Jalan Semabok – Malacca City Centre, Bandar Hilir, Historical Places of Malacca (UNESCO World Heritage Sites)
				Taman Semabok
			24	Bukit Piatu I/S	Jalan Bukit Piatu – Bukit Piatu, Bukit Baru, Bandar Hilir, Malacca City Centre, Historical Places of Malacca (UNESCO World Heritage Sites)
			23A	Bukit Baru I/S	Jalan Bukit Baru – Bukit Baru, Malacca General Hospital
			23	Al-Azim I/C	FT 142 Jalan Mufti Haji Khalil – Batu Berendam, Ayer Keroh, Malacca International Airport(MIA)  , Malacca General Hospital     FT 142 Jalan Taming Sari – Malacca City Centre, Historical Places of Malacca (UNESCO World Heritage Sites)
				Pringgit
				Malacca Sentral
			22	Malacca Sentral I/S	Jalan Melaka Sentral – Melaka Sentral Jalan Panglima Awang – Malacca City Centre, Historical Places of Malacca (UNESCO World Heritage Sites)
				Tesco Malacca
			BR	Sungai Melaka (Malacca River) bridge
			21	Bachang I/S	M12 Jalan Bachang – Bachang, Malacca City Centre, Historical Places of Malacca (UNESCO World Heritage Sites)
			20	Kesidang I/S	M3 Jalan Datuk Wira Poh Ah Tiam – Tengkera(Tranquerah), Klebang Beach   FT 19 Jalan Tun Perak – Malacca City Centre, Historical Places of Malacca (UNESCO World Heritage Sites)
			19	Malim Jaya I/C	Jalan Malim Jaya – Malim Jaya
			18	Pokok Mangga I/S	M5 Jalan Pokok Mangga – Pokok Mangga
				Taman ASEAN
			BR	Sungai Bertam (Malim River) bridge
				Kampung Bertam
			17	Pulau Gadong I/S	M7 Jalan Pulau Gadong – Pulau Gadong, Tanjong Kling, Batu Berendam, Malacca International Airport
			16B	Batu Berendam Industrial Area I/S	M128 Jalan Dato' Mohd Zin – Batu Berendam, Batu Berendam Industrial Park, Malacca International Airport
			16A	Bukit Cheng I/S	M133 Jalan Bukit Cheng – Kampung Bukit Cheng
				Kampung Cheng
			15	Jalan Tangga Batu I/S	FT 140 Jalan Tangga Batu – Bukit Rambai, Tangga Batu
			14	Cheng I/S	Taman Cheng Baru, Cheng Perdana(Eden Heights), Taman Bukit Cheng
			13	Lebuh SPA I/C	FT 33 SPA Highway – Sungei Udang, Sungai Udang Prison, Terendak Camp, Commander Camp, Masjid Tanah, Port Dickson,Krubong, Ayer Keroh
			RSA	Paya Rumput RSA	Paya Rumput RSA -	Northbound
			BR	Sungai Paya Rumput bridge
			12	Paya Rumput I/S	FT 19 Malacca–Alor Gajah old road – Kampung Paya Rumput
				Kampung Solok Haji Dollah
	Alor Gajah		11	Zarina Industrial Area I/S	Zarina Industrial Area
			10	Rembia I/S	M145 Jalan Lendu – Lendu, Masjid Tanah, Kampung Kemian
			BR	Sungai Rembia bridge
			RSA	Rembia RSA	Rembia RSA -	Northbound
			9	Gajah Mati I/S	FT 191 Jalan Dato' Dol Said – Alor Gajah, Kelemak
			8	Seri Pengkalan I/S	M8 Jalan Alor Gajah–Nyalas – Machap, Selandar, Nyalas   FT 139 Malaysia Federal Route 139 – Masjid Tanah, Lendu
			7	Jelatang I/S	M17 Jalan Alor Gajah Lama – Alor Gajah, Durian Tunggal
			6	Datuk Seri Mohd Zin I/S (Pengkalan I/S)	FT 61 Jalan Datuk Mohd Zin – Tampin, Gemencheh, Gemas, Segamat
			5	Paya Datuk I/S	FT 191 Jalan Datuk Naning – Alor Gajah, Hospital Alor Gajah
			4	Melekek I/S	M132 Jalan Paya Dalam – Ayer Pa'abas, Lendu
			Kampung Paya Datuk
			Kampung Solok Sinda
		3	Pegoh Industrial Estate I/S	Jalan Kawasan Perindustrian Pegoh – Pegoh Industrial Estate, Honda Car Assembly Plant
			Kampung Batang Melekek
			Kampung Pereling
		RSA	Melekek RSA	Melekek RSA -	Northbound
		2	Simpang Ampat I/S	M10 Jalan Lubok China–Kemus–Pulau Sebang – Lubok China, Brisu, Linggi, Pulau Sebang, A Famosa Resort, Hutan Percha
		L/B	Simpang Ampat Craft L/B		Northbound
		1	Taboh Naning Roundabout	North–South Expressway Southern Route North–South Expressway Southern Route – Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, Pedas/Linggi, Melaka, Johor Bahru	3-way roundabout
Through to   FT 19 Jalan Taboh Naning

References

1. "Lebuh AMJ Bernilai RM505 Juta Mula Dibuka Kepada Pengguna" (in Malay). Bernama. 29 June 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
2. "Jelajah Maharani Part 3: Lebuh AMJ FT19" (in Malay). Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
3. Rasul Azli Samad (21 September 2012). "Biar lembu di Lebuh AMJ" (in Malay). Harian Metro. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
4. "RM5j diperlu naik taraf Lebuh AMJ arah Selatan". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 8 September 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2013.