# Segamat Inner Ring Road

Segamat Inner Ring Road, Johor State Routes J152, J216 and J217 is a 4-lane single carriageway municipal ring road system in Segamat, Johor, Malaysia. The ring road consists of Jalan Pemuda (Johor State Route J152), Jalan Hassan (Johor State Route J216), Segamat Second Bridge, Jalan Hassan Abdullah (both are Johor State Route J217), Jalan Pee Kang Hai and Jalan Chia Chin Koon.

## History

Before 20th century, the main medium of transportation in Segamat was via rivers. However, the mode of transportation in Segamat began to change when the British colonial government began constructing the national railroad system and road networks (Federal Route 1 and Federal Route 23 passing through Segamat. As a result, several municipal roads were also built as well to connect the nearby villages to Segamat.
Since then, Jalan Pemuda and Jalan Hassan were primarily used as bypass routes when the main road (Federal Route 1 were closed during special occasions and events. The traffic rate along Federal Route 1 continued to rise every year as a result of the population increase, therefore the 8-kilometer section of the main road in Segamat was upgraded to 4-lane single-carriageway (dual-carriageway in the town center) in 1985.
As a result of the rise of traffic rate, traffic jams are common especially at the main bridge of Segamat. As a result, the federal government of Malaysia decided to build a second bridge of Segamat to reduce traffic congestion at the main bridge. The construction of the bridge began at the end of 1998 and completed in 2001. Soon after the completion of the bridge, a new dual-carriageway road, Jalan Hassan Abdullah, was constructed by Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) of Segamat, connecting the second bridge to Jalan Pee Kang Hai.
In 1996, Segamat was chosen as the state-level host of the Malaysian National Day. At that time, the detour routes especially the 2-lane Jalan Hassan and Jalan Pemuda were badly congested and were unable to handle the incredible volume of traffic during the celebration. As a result, the JKR of Segamat decided to develop an inner ring road system by upgrading the existing 2-lane municipal roads such as Jalan Pemuda, Jalan Hassan, Jalan Pee Kang Hai and Jalan Chia Chin Koon to 4-lane single carriageway. The construction of Segamat Second Bridge was also included in the ring road package. Construction began right after the completion of Segamat Second Bridge in 2001 and completed in August 2005, several weeks before National Day celebration of 2005.
After the completion of Segamat Inner Ring Road, the ring road was used to divert the traffic when Segamat was once again chosen as the venue of the Johor state-level celebration of the 2005 Malaysian National Day. Unlike the 1996 celebration, the traffic flow was very smooth during the 2005 National Day celebration.

## List of junctions

| Km | Interchange | To | Remarks |
| | Pemuda Junctions | FT 1 Jalan Buloh Kasap North FT 1 Seremban FT 1 Gemas FT 1 Buloh Kasap FT 12 Kuantan South FT 1 Segamat town center FT 23 Tangkak | T-junction |
| Jalan Pemuda |||||
| | Kampung Jalan Pemuda | Kampung Jalan Pemuda | |
| Jalan Pemuda |||||
| | Kampung Tengah | North J154 Jalan Kampung Tengah J154 Kampung Tengah J154 Kampung Tungku Tiga | T-junction |
| J154 Jalan Hassan |||||
| | Kampung Gubah | Kampung Gubah | |
| | Jalan Arshad | Jalan Arshad Jalan Hussin Jalan Awang Segamat High School | T-junction |
| | Jalan Sekolah | Jalan Sekolah Jalan Awang Segamat High School | T-junction |
| | TNB Segamat | TNB Segamat district branch office | |
| J154 Jalan Hassan |||||
| | Laksamana Junctions | North Segamat town centre (Bandar Atas) West J154 Jalan Sultan FT 23 Muar FT 23 Jementah FT 23 Tangkak North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Southern Route Kuala Lumpur | Junction |
| Jalan Hassan Abdullah |||||
| | Segamat River bridge Segamat Second Bridge | | Start/end of dual-carriageway |
| | Taman Utama | Taman Utama Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) district branch office | |
| Jalan Hassan Abdullah |||||
| | Pee Kang Hai Junctions | Segamat town center (Bandar Seberang) KFC, McDonald's & Pizza Hut restaurants FT 1 Jalan Genuang | Junction Start/end of dual-carriageway |
| Jalan Pee Kang Hai |||||
| | Cenderawasih Junctions | East Taman Segar West Jalan Syed Abudul Kadir Upwell Supermarket Kampung Abdullah FT 1 Jalan Genuang | Junction |
| | Jalan Medoi | North FT 1384 Jalan Medoi FT 1384 Kampung Jawa FT 1384 Shariff Motocross Circuit FT 1384 FELDA Medoi | T-junction |
| Jalan Pee Kang Hai |||||
| | Taman Kemawan | Taman Kemawan Jalan Meryani | T-junction |
| Jalan Chia Chin Koon |||||
| | Cowboy Hypermarket Segamat | Cowboy Hypermarket Segamat (back entrance) | Kampung Abdullah bound |
| Jalan Chia Chin Koon |||||
| | Kenawar Junctions | FT 1 Jalan Genuang North FT 1 Segamat town center J14 Bukit Kepong FT 23 Muar South FT 1 Labis FT 1 Yong Peng North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Southern Route Johor Bahru Singapore | T-junction |