Malaysia Federal Route 23

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.

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
North end	Segamat
Major intersections	FT 224 Muar Bypass FT 5 Federal Route 5 FT 5 FT 19 Lebuh AMJ J112 Jalan Kesang Tasik J33 Jalan Bukit Gambir J136 Jalan Teluk Rimba North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Southern Route J21 Jalan Sialang J187 Jalan Solok J123 Jalan Bekoh J34 Jalan Bukit Serampang M125 Jalan Asahan J43 Jalan Batu Enam J153 Jalan Tasek Alai FT 1 AH142 Federal Route 1 J154 Jalan Sultan
South end	Parit Bunga
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Sungai Mati Bukit Gambir Bukit Kangkar Tangkak Sagil Jementah Gemereh
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

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 2020^{[permanent dead link][permanent dead link]}

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

States	District	Subdistrict	Km	Exit	Junctions	To	Remarks
Johor	Tangkak	Tangkak	FT 23 0		Parit Bunga	South FT 5 Jalan Kesang Tanjung Agas Bandar Maharani Bandar Diraja (Muar) (Town Centre) (Royal Town) Southeast FT 224 Muar Bypass Muar Second Bridge J32 Pagoh North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Southern Route Johor Bahru FT 24 Yong Peng FT 5 Batu Pahat Northwest FT 5 FT 19 Lebuh AMJ FT 5 Melaka FT 5 Merlimau M25 Jasin	Interchange
					Parit Bunga U-turn	U-turn	U-turn
					Masjid Parit Bunga
					Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) Muar and Tangkak 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 J--- Jalan Pantai Layang Kampung Pantai Layang	T-junctions
					Jalan Kesang Tasik	West J112 Jalan Kesang Tasik Kesang Tasik Sungai Rambai Merlimau	T-junctions
					Parit Kesang Tasik bridge
					Sungai Mati	Northeast J33 Jalan Bukit Gambir Bukit Gambir Bukit Serampang North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Southern Route Kuala Lumpur Johor Bahru	Town junctions
					Taman Bukit Kangkar	Taman Bukit Kangkar	T-junctions
					Bukit Kangkar
					Jalan Teluk Rimba	West 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 North–South Expressway Southern Route North Kuala Lumpur Seremban Melaka Jasin South Singapore 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
					Tangkak
					Tangkak	Northwest J21 Jalan Sialang Jasin Chin Chin Nyalas Melaka Southeast 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	North J123 Jalan Bekoh Simpang Bekoh Nyalas Asahan	T-junctions
					Kolej Matrikulasi Johor	Kolej Matrikulasi Johor	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	East J34 Jalan Bukit Serampang Bukit Kepong Bukit Serampang Labis	T-junctions
					Kampung Kebun Baharu
	Segamat	Segamat			Seri Ledang National Service camp
					Kampung Paya Jakas
					Jementah
					Jementah Town Centre	West M125 Jalan Asahan Asahan Bukit Asahan Kampung Relau Ladang Welch East Jalan Padang Kampung Baru Jementah	Junctions
					TNB Jementah intake
					Kampung Sungai Siput
					Kampung Batu 11
						Southeast J164 Jalan Tebing Tinggi Bukit Tunggal Tebing Tinggi FELCRA Gugusan Tebing Tinggi	T-junctions
					Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Segamat Campus	Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Segamat Campus	T-junctions
					Jalan Batu Enam	Northwest J43 Jalan Batu Enam J43 Batu Enam FT 1 Gemas	T-junctions
					Sungai Muar bridge
					Kampung Batu Badak	West J153 Jalan Tasek Alai J153 Buloh Kasap FT 1 Gemas FT 1 Seremban FT 12 Kuantan	T-junctions
					Kampung Gemereh
							Start/End of dual carriageway
					Jalan Mohammad	North J39 Jalan Mohammad Kampung Batu Hampar	T-junctions
					Kampung Lubuk Batu	Makam Bendahara Tepok (Tomb of the last Bendahara of Melaka)	Historic site
					Railway bridge
					Segamat Jalan Station	Northwest Jalan Station Segamat Terminal Station	Junctions
					Segamat Permaisuri Junctions	North Jalan Sultan Segamat town centre Northwest FT 1 Tampin FT 1 Gemas FT 12 AH142 Bandar Muadzam Shah FT 12 AH142 Gambang FT 2 Kuantan Southeast FT 1 AH142 Labis FT 1 AH142 Yong Peng FT 1 Johor Bahru East J154 Jalan Sultan Kampung Tengah Segamat Inner Ring Road	Junctions