# Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi Highway

Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi Highway (Malay: Lebuhraya Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi), Federal Route 3, also known as Tebrau Highway (Jalan Tebrau) and Jalan Kota Tinggi is a highway that encompasses Federal Route 3 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Part of Asian Highway Route AH18, the highway stretches from its southern end at Jalan Wong Ah Fook and Jalan Tun Abdul Razak in the metropolitan area of Johor Bahru to the northern end at the underpass flyover with North–South Expressway Southern Route and Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway around Pandan. The stretch of Tebrau Highway after this continues as Jalan Pandan and Jalan Kota Tinggi respectively, beyond Pandan. The highway became the backbone of the Johor Bahru road system linking Pandan to the city centre, and to the Johor–Singapore Causeway, before being surpassed by the Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway in 2012.

## History

Initially constructed in the 1860s, the highway was later extended to Kota Tinggi in 1919. The highway began as a trunk road. It was later widened into six lane dual-carriageway, and upgraded during the 1980s. The section between Johor Jaya to Ulu Tiram was upgraded in 1995. Traffic is usually heavy during working hours. Despite the development of newer expressways, such as the Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway in 2012, the Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi Highway remains a vital artery in Johor’s transportation infrastructure.

## Features

The Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi Highway boasts several notable features:

### Johor Jaya Interchange

In 2003, the government constructed a new flyover at Johor Jaya complex Interchange. At the complex interchange, the road (Jalan Pandan) leads on uphill 50–100 metres north of the interchange. The construction of the interchange elevated the highway directly from the point north of the interchange.
Since 2005, travellers travelling northward would have to turn into a road which connects carrefour before joining the highway after the interchange. Travellers coming from Jalan Masai Bahru would have to take the flyover which connects with Tebrau Highway, and travelling northbound without diverting into the road connecting carrefour would lead to vehicles turning off into Jalan Masai Lama.
After several delays of the project to cause criticism from public, construction on this interchange was completed in June 2007 and open for public use.

### Ulu Tiram–Kota Tinggi road

Under the Ninth Malaysia Plan Project and Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA), the main road between Ulu Tiram and Kota Tinggi was upgraded into dual-carriageway. This included the construction of Ulu Tiram Interchange and some bridges along the road. The project was started in March 2009 and was completed in 2011.

### Jalan Tampoi junctions

Construction of the Jalan Tampoi directional-T interchange began on 2011 and was completed on 2013.

### Sungai Tebrau bridge

The upgrading works for the Sungai Tebrau bridge near Pandan began in 2013 and was expected to be completed on 2015.

## List of interchanges and junctions

| km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks |
| | | | Northeast FT 3 AH18 Kuantan FT 3 AH18 Mersing FT 3 AH18 Jemaluang FT 92 Bandar Penawar FT 92 Pengerang FT 92 Desaru Muzium Kota Tinggi Kota Makam Tauhid Makam Sultan Mahmud Mangkat Dijulang | |
| FT 3 39 AH18 39 | 327 | Kota Tinggi Kota Tinggi |Junctions | Northwest FT 91 Bandar Tenggara FT 91 Kluang J171 Kota Tinggi waterfall West Jalan Ibrahim Jalan Sungai Kewang Kampung Kelantan Makam Laksamana Bentan | T-junctions |
| FT 3 AH18 Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi Highway Jalan Johor Start/End of highway |||||
| | | Sungai Johor bridge Kota Bridge, Kota Tinggi | | Start/End of bridge |
| 38.5 | | Sungai Johor bridge Kota Bridge, Kota Tinggi | | |
| | | Sungai Johor bridge Kota Bridge, Kota Tinggi | | Start/End of bridge |
| | | Kota Tinggi Kampung Sri Lalang | East Jalan Kampung TembiohR Jalan Wayang Makam Cik Siti Aminah | T-junctions |
| | | Kota Tinggi SMK Tun Habab | | |
| | | Kota Tinggi Kampung Sri Lalang | | |
| | | Kota Tinggi Taman Sri Lalang | | T-junctions |
| | | Kota Tinggi Legaran Kota | | T-junctions |
| | | Kota Tinggi Taman Sri Lalang | | T-junctions |
| | | Kota Tinggi Taman Daiman Jaya | | |
| | | Kota Tinggi Kampung Batu Dua Puluh Lima | | |
| | 326 | Jalan Tai Hong Junctions | West J-- Jalan Tai Hong Tai Hong | T-junctions |
| | | Kota Tinggi rifle range | Kota Tinggi rifle range | T-junctions |
| | | | | Start/End of dual carriageway |
| کوتا تيڠݢي، بندر برسجاره Kota Tinggi, Bandar Bersejarah (The Historical Town of Johor) |||||
| FT 3 AH18 Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi Highway Jalan Johor |||||
| | 325 | Kota Tinggi (South) Junctions | North FT 3 AH18 Kota Tinggi Bypass FT 3 AH18 Kuantan FT 3 AH18 Mersing FT 3 AH18 Jemaluang FT 92 Pengerang FT 92 Tanjung Pengelih FT 92 Desaru | T-junctions |
| FT 3 AH18 Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi Highway Jalan Kota Tinggi |||||
| | | Training Academy | | T-junctions |
| | 324 | Jalan Kulai Junctions | West FT 94 Kulai FT 1 Senai FT 16 Senai International Airport FT 1 Simpang Renggam | T-junctions |
| | 323 | Bandar Sri Saujana Junctions | East Persiaran Sri Saujana Bandar Sri Saujana | T-junctions |
| | | Kota Tinggi fishing centre | | T-junctions |
| | | PULADA rifle range | PULADA rifle range | T-junctions |
| | | PULADA | Malaysian Army Combat Training Centre (PULADA) | T-junctions |
| کوتا تيڠݢي دءايره برسجاره Kota Tinggi, Daerah Bersejarah (The Historical District of Johor) |||||
| Kota Tinggi–Johor Bahru district border |||||
| جوهر بهرو Johor Bahru |||||
| إسکندر مليسيا Iskandar Malaysia |||||
| MDKT–MBJB border limit |||||
| | | Taman Tiram | East Jalan Tiram | Southbound |
| | | Jalan Resam 9 | West Jalan Resam 9 | Northbound |
| | | Today's Mall, Ulu Tiram | Today's Mall, Ulu Tiram | |
| FT 3 20 AH18 20 | | | | |
| FT 3 AH18 Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi Highway Jalan Kota Tinggi |||||
| FT 3 18 AH18 18 | 322 | Ulu Tiram Ulu Tiram Interchange | J8 Jalan Ulu Tiram West FT 94 Kulai FT 1 Senai East J8 Sungai Tiram J8 Kampung Oren | Diamond interchange |
| FT 3 AH18 Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi Highway Tebrau Highway |||||
| | | Sungai Tiram bridge | | |
| | | Taman Nora | Taman Nora Caltex Caltex petrol stations | Southbound |
| | | JPJ Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) enforcement stations | | South bound |
| | 321 | Ulu Tiram-SDE Interchange | Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai–Desaru Expressway West FT 16 Senai FT 1 Kulai FT 16 Senai International Airport Second Link Expressway AH143 Tuas (Singapore) North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur East FT 17 Pasir Gudang FT 92 Pengerang FT 90 Desaru | Expressway trumpet interchange with toll plaza |
| | 320 | Puteri Wangsa Interchange | Northwest Jalan Puteri Taman Puteri Wangsa McDonald's | Diamond interchange |
| | 319 | Desa Cemerlang Junctions | Southeast Jalan Cemerlang Desa Cemerlang | T-junctions |
| | 318 | Pelangi Indah-Desa Cemerlang Interchange | Northwest Persiaran Pelangi Indah Taman Pelangi Indah Taman Gaya Taman Gaya Mydin Southeast Jalan Lebuh cemerlang Taman Desa Cemerlang Taman Ehsan Jaya Ehsan Heights | Single-point urban interchange |
| | Exit Desa Jaya | Taman Desa Jaya Junction | Taman Ehsan Jaya Ehsan Heights Taman Desa Jaya | South bound |
| | 317 | Taman Johor Jaya Interchange | Northwest Persiaran Bandar Desa Tebrau Desa Tebrau IKEA Tebrau, JB Toppen AEON Tebrau City Southeast Plentong Taman Ehsan Jaya Jalan Johor Jaya Taman Johor Jaya | Diamond interchange |
| | | Taman Johor Jaya Layby | Caltex | South bound |
| | | ShellShell Layby | Shell Shell petrol stations | Northbound |
| | | Jalan Persiaran Desa Tebrau | Northwest Jalan Persiaran Desa Tebrau IKEA Tebrau, JB Toppen AEON Tebrau City Tesco Extra Tebrau City | North bound |
| | 316 | Taman Mount Austin Interchange | Northwest Jalan Mutiara Emas Utama Taman Mount Austin Taman Daya Setia Indah Hospital Sultan Ismail | Directional-T interchange |
| | | Johor Jaya flyover | Below flyover J10 Jalan Masai Lama Taman Molek FT 17 Pasir Gudang Highway West FT 17 Tampoi FT 1 Skudai FT 16 Senai International Airport FT 1 Kulai Second Link Expressway AH143 Tuas (Singapore) Second Link Expressway AH143 Iskandar Puteri North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Melaka East FT 17 Bandar Sri Alam FT 17 Pasir Gudang FT 17 Johor Port FT 17 Tanjung Langsat | Start/End of flyover |
| | 315 | Johor Jaya flyover Johor Jaya Interchange | Below Flyover FT 17 Pasir Gudang Highway West FT 17 Tampoi FT 1 Skudai FT 16 Senai International Airport FT 1 Kulai Second Link Expressway AH143 Tuas (Singapore) Second Link Expressway AH143 Iskandar Puteri North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Melaka East FT 17 Bandar Sri Alam FT 17 Pasir Gudang FT 17 Johor Port FT 17 Tanjung Langsat | Multi-level stacked diamond interchange |
| | 314 | Johor Jaya flyover Jalan Masai Lama Interchange | BELOW FLYOVER East J10 Jalan Masai Lama Taman Molek Plentong | Below flyover junctions |
| | | Johor Jaya flyover | Below Flyover J10 Jalan Masai Lama Taman Molek FT 17 Pasir Gudang Highway West FT 17 Tampoi FT 1 Skudai FT 16 Senai International Airport FT 1 Kulai Second Link Expressway AH143 Tuas (Singapore) Second Link Expressway AH143 Iskandar Puteri North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Melaka East FT 17 Bandar Sri Alam FT 17 Pasir Gudang FT 17 Johor Port FT 17 Tanjung Langsat | Start/End of flyover |
| | | Tebrau Industrial Park IV | Northwest Jalan WAJA 6 Tebrau Industrial Park IV McDonald's S'Mart hypermarket Carrefour hypermarket | T-junctions |
| | | Pandan army camp | The Store Pandan Pandan army camp | South bound |
| | | U-Turn | U-Turn | |
| | 313B | TLDM KD Sri Medini naval camp | TLDM KD Sri Medini naval camp | Southbound |
| | | Persiaran Molek Utama Exit | South Persiaran Molek Utama Taman Redang Taman Molek Ponderosa Golf and Country Club | South bound |
| | | ShellShell Layby | Shell Shell petrol stations | North bound |
| | 313 | Jalan Kangkar Tebrau | Northwest J101 Jalan Kangkar Tebrau Kangkar Tebrau Taman Delima Taman Daya Setia Indah | T-junctions |
| | | Kampung Pandan | Northwest Jalan Loo Hong Joon (Jalan Sendayan) Kampung Pandan | North bound |
| | | Sungai Tebrau bridge | | |
| | | Pasar Borong Pandan | Northwest Jalan Pandan Ria Utama Pasar Borong Pandan | North bound |
| | | Taman Sri Pandan | South Jalan Tebrau Lama Taman Sri Pandan | South bound |
| | 312 | Pandan-NSE Interchange | North North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Southern Route North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Melaka FT 16 Senai International Airport North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Setia Tropika North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Bandar Dato' Onn South Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway AH2 Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway AH2 Woodlands (Singapore) Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway AH2 Sultan Iskandar Building CIQ Complex FT 35 Permas Jaya FT 188 City Centre | Cloverleaf interchange with one ramp |
| | | Jalan Kangkar Tebrau | Northwest J101 Jalan Kangkar Tebrau Seri Purnama Industrial Area | T-junctions |
| | | Taman Majidee | | South bound |
| | 311 | Jalan Tampoi Interchange | West FT 3374 Jalan Tampoi FT 3374 Tampoi J3 Kempas J3 Larkin FT 3374 Bandar Baru Uda | Directional-T interchange |
| | | Esso | | |
| | | Kampung Melayu Majidee | Northwest Jalan Tebrau Lama Kampung Melayu Majidee | North bound |
| | | Petronas | | |
| | 310 | Kampung Melayu Majidee Junctions | West Jalan Utama Kampung Melayu Majidee East Jalan Rebung Kampung Bendahara | Junctions |
| | | Kampung Bendahara | | South bound |
| | | Sungai Sebulong bridge | | |
| | | PetronasPetronas Layby | Petronas | South bound |
| | | Taman Putera | West Jalan Suria Taman Putera Southern City | North bound |
| | 309 | Southern City Junctions | West Jalan Suria Utama Southern City Taman Suria Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Suria East Jalan Bunga Ros Kampung Datuk Sulaiman Menteri Kampung Majidee Baru SMK Tun Syed Nasir Majidee Baru | Junctions |
| | | Mutiara Motors Layby | ShellEsso Shell petrol stations Mutiara Motors Esso petrol stations | South bound |
| | | Sungai Tampoi bridge | | |
| | | ShellShell Layby | Shell | North bound |
| | 308 | Jalan Kebun Teh Junctions | West Jalan Kebun Teh Larkin Tampoi | T-junctions |
| | 307 | Jalan Bakar Batu Junctions | East J5 Jalan Bakar Batu FT 35 Permas Jaya FT 35 Pasir Gudang J5 Pasir Pelangi J5 Stulang Southkey City | T-junctions |
| | 306 | Taman Sentosa Junctions | East Jalan Sutera Taman Sentosa | T-junctions |
| | | Jalan Beringin | West Jalan Beringin Taman Kebun Teh | North bound |
| | | Sungai Sengkuang bridge | | |
| | 305 | Jalan Dato' Sulaiman Junctions | West Jalan Dato Sulaiman Taman Century East Jalan Keris Taman Sri Tebrau | Junctions |
| | 304 | Jalan Serampang Junctions | East Jalan Serampang Taman Pelangi Pasir Pelangi Stulang Pelangi Leisure Mall | T-junctions |
| | | Jalan Maju | East Jalan Maju Taman Maju Taman Pelangi Plaza Pelangi | South bound |
| | 303 | Plaza Pelangi Junctions | West Jalan Harimau Taman Century East Jalan Kuning Taman Pelangi Plaza Pelangi | Junctions |
| | | Hotel Selesa (formerly Hotel Grand Continental) | West Jalan Dato' Abdullah Tahir Hotel Selesa | North bound |
| | | Royal Malaysian Police Johor contingent headquarters | Royal Malaysian Police Johor contingent headquarters Masjid Tunku Laksamana Abdul Jalil | South bound |
| | 302 | MBJB Indoor Stadium Interchange | FT 188 Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road West FT 1 Tampoi FT 1 Skudai FT 16 Senai International Airport FT 1 Kulai FT 52 Iskandar Puteri Jalan Yahya Awal Dataran Bandaraya East AH2 Woodlands (Singapore) FT 188 Stulang Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway AH2 Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Melaka FT 35 Permas Jaya FT 35 Pasir Gudang | Multi-level stacked diamond interchange |
| 1.1 | | Jalan Storey | East Jalan Storey | South bound |
| FT 3 1 AH18 1 | | | | |
| FT 3 AH18 Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi Highway Tebrau Highway Start/End of highway |||||
| FT 3 0 AH18 0 | 301 | Johor Bahru Landmark Interchange | FT 1 Skudai Highway North FT 1 Tampoi FT 1 Skudai FT 1 Senai FT 16 Senai International Airport FT 1 Kulai South Johor Bahru City Square JB Sentral Komtar JBCC | Cloverleaf interchange |