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Jalan Syed Putra
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Federal Route 2
Jalan Syed Putra
Route information
Existed1905–present
HistoryCompleted in 1908
Major junctions
North end Kuala Lumpur
Bulatan Kinabalu
Major intersections FT 1 Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1
Jalan Tun Sambanthan
FT 2 Federal Highway
East–West Link Expressway East–West Link Expressway
FT 2 Jalan Klang Lama
South end Seputeh
Location
Country Malaysia
Primary
destinations
Brickfields
Petaling Jaya
Shah Alam
Klang
Highway system

Jalan Syed Putra (formerly Lornie Drive), Federal Route 2 is a major highway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was named after Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail of Perlis, the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong, which used to reside at Istana Negara which lies at one end of the highway.

Jalan Syed Putra was known as Lornie Drive during the British administration. It was named after James Lornie, one of the British Residents of Selangor in the 1920s. Lornie was also the president of the Royal Selangor Golf Club in 1926.

Landmarks

At the eastern end of the highway is Wisma Tun Sambanthan, which stands tall over the rest of the structures in the area. Surrounding the building are small banks and offices including the Darul Takaful Finance Area (formerly the UMBC Bank building), the former Sime Darby Securities office, and the Kuala Lumpur & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH).

Kuen Cheng High School , one of the country's Chinese independent high schools, sits next to the former Istana Negara, which is located in between Jalan Syed Putra and Jalan Istana. There are two Chinese temples along the road including the Yuen Tong Chee, and the road leading up to the Thean Hou Temple.

Further down the highway sits the KEMAS training centre that is facilitated by the Rural and Regional Development Ministry. The headquarters of the Selangor and Federal Territory Family Planning Association and the Malaysian International Youth Home are also along the road.

The Mid Valley Megamall sits at the western end of the highway, just before the intersection to Jalan Klang Lama and the New Pantai Expressway New Pantai Expressway.

Infrastructure

Along the highway runs Klang River, which has now been paved to support heavy monsoon rain and modern development.

Jalan Syed Putra is now connected to Jalan Tun Sambanthan through different roads while before it was only connected through a bridge across the Klang River.

List of interchanges and junctions

Km Exit Interchange To Remarks
Kuala Lumpur
Bulatan Kinabalu Roundabout
North
Jalan Sultan Mohammad ()
Jalan Hang Kasturi (Cecil Street)
Jalan Cheng Lock (Foch Avenue)
Central Market


FT 1 Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road
Jalan Kinabalu (River Road)

Northwest
Ipoh
Jalan Raja
Jalan Raja Laut

Southeast
Stadium Merdeka
Stadium Negara
Cheras
Seremban
Roundabout
FT 2 Jalan Syed Putra
Start/End of highway
Jalan Sultan Sulaiman Junctions Jalan Sultan Sulaiman (Sulaiman Road)

West
Jalan Tun Sambanthan (Brickfields Road)
Brickfields
Kuala Lumpur old railway station P&R
Masjid Negara

East
Stadium Merdeka
Stadium Negara
Cheras
Seremban
Junctions
Istana Negara, Jalan Istana Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1

West
Ipoh
Kuantan
KL Sentral P&R
Muzium Negara
Parliament House
Tugu Negara

East
Sungai Besi
Seremban
Istana Negara (Muzium Diraja)
Interchange
Klang bound
Maximum height limit 4.5 m
Kuen Cheng Girls School Kuen Cheng Girls School
U-Turn U-Turn
Jalan Robson Exit Jalan Robson
Thean Hou Temple
Ramp off from Kuala Lumpur
Rebana Gateway Arch
Brickfields South Interchange North
Jalan Tun Sambanthan (Jalan Brickfields)
Brickfields
KL Sentral P&R
Bangsar
Seputeh

Northeast
Jalan Robson
Thean Hou Temple
Parcelo interchange
Kuala Lumpur bound
Maximum height limit 4.5 m
Volvo Interchange Jalan 1/86

West
Lingkaran Syed Putra
Mid Valley City
Mid Valley Megamall
Zone A, B, C, D, E and F
Volvo
Mid Valley Komuter station
KTM Komuter

EAST
Seputeh
Interchange
Railway crossing bridge
231 Seputeh Interchange East
East–West Link Expressway East–West Link Expressway
Cheras
Kajang
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
Seremban
Melaka
Johor Bahru

West
FT 2 Federal Highway
Bangsar
Petaling Jaya
Shah Alam
Klang

Southwest
New Pantai Expressway New Pantai Expressway
Bandar Sunway
Subang Jaya
Stacked interchange
FT 2 Jalan Syed Putra
FT 2 Jalan Klang Lama
South
FT 2 Jalan Klang Lama
Kuchai Lama
Taman OUG
Puchong

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