# Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road

Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road, (JBIRR) or Jalan Lingkaran Dalam, Federal Route 188, is a multi-lane federal ring road controlled-access highway that circles the Johor Bahru Central District in Johor, Malaysia. The 4.6-kilometre (2.9 mi) highway was the most expensive road infrastructure project per kilometre of its time in the country.
The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 188 starts at Jalan Abu Bakar junctions near Dataran Bandaraya.

## History

Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road commenced construction in 1996 with the objective of diverting traffic not destined for the centre of the city to bypass it through the ring road that connects all four arterial highways and major roads leading into the area.
The construction was divided into three phases:

### Phase 1

From the Tanjung Puteri Customs Complex/Jalan Sultan Ibrahim to Jalan Tebrau (Tebrau Highway), this 500-metre section links the Malaysia-Singapore commercial vehicles customs complex to Tebrau Highway, one of the two major arterial highways into the city. This 6 to 8 lane section comprised two ground-level traffic-light- controlled intersections with provisions for future tri-level interchange, and a two-level interchange with provision for future tri-level interchange. This phase was opened to traffic in 1998.

### Phase 2

This 600 metre elevated section from Jalan Tebrau (Tebrau Highway) to Jalan Abdul Rahman Andak (named after Abdul Rahman Andak) comprises only one interchange, 25 metres high, roughly equivalent to a four-storey building. It links Tebrau Highway to Jalan Tun Abdul Razak (Skudai Highway) near Plaza Best World. The tri-level interchange was the tallest traffic interchange at the time of construction in Malaysia. This phase was opened to traffic in 1999.

### Phase 3

This 3.5 kilometre section runs from Jalan Abdul Rahman Andak to Jalan Tun Dato Ismail near the City Square clock tower, or Dataran Bandaraya Johor Bahru. It comprises four ground level traffic-lights controlled intersections with provisions for future dual or tri-level interchanges. This phase was opened to traffic after multiple delays in 2001.

## Features

At most sections, the Federal Route 188 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.
Traffic interchanges at Jalan Sultan Ibrahim and Jalan Lumba Kuda merges to Southern International Gateway known as Sultan Iskandar Building.
A flyover on Tebrau Highway Interchange was constructed during the middle of 2006 and became operational to the public on 15 December 2007.

## List of interchanges and junctions

| km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks |
| FT 188 0 | 18801 | Dataran Bandaraya flyover Dataran Bandaraya Interchange | J1 Iskandar Coastal Highway West FT 1 Skudai FT 16 Senai International Airport FT 1 Kulai FT 52 Iskandar Puteri Danga Bay East J1 City Centre Hospital Sultanah Aminah Masjid Negeri Sultan Abu Bakar Istana Besar | Trumpet interchange Start/End of flyover |
| J1 Iskandar Coastal Highway |||||
| FT 188 Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road |||||
| | | Dataran Bandaraya flyover Dataran Bandaraya | | Eastbound |
| | 18802 | Dataran Bandaraya flyover Kolam Ayer Interchange | Northwest Jalan Datin Halimah Jalan Datin Halimah Southeast Jalan Mahmoodiah Muslim Cemetery Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum | Diamond interchange |
| | | Dataran Bandaraya flyover | | Start/End of flyover |
| | | Jalan Abdul Samad | Jalan Abdul Samad Sedap Corner | Eastbound |
| | | Jalan Petri | Jalan Petri Muslim cemetery Jalan Mahmoodiah | Westbound |
| | 18803 | Mahmoodiah Interchange | North Jalan Wirawan South Jalan Mariamah Jalan Mahmoodiah Muslim cemetery Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum | Diamond interchange with tunnel |
| | 18804 | Jalan Yahya Awal Interchange | Jalan Yahya Awal North Jalan Tasek Utara Hutan Bandar South Jalan Ayer Molek Bangunan KWSP Bangunan Tabung Haji | Diamond interchange |
| | 18805 | Jalan Tun Abdul Razak Interchange | FT 1 Skudai Highway North FT 16 Senai International Airport FT 52 Iskandar Puteri FT 1 Tampoi FT 1 Skudai FT 1 Kulaijaya North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur South FT 1 City Centre JB Sentral | Single-point urban interchange |
| | 18806 | Lebuhraya Tebrau Interchange | FT 3 AH18 Tebrau Highway North FT 3 AH18 Mersing FT 3 AH18 Kota Tinggi FT 17 Bandar Sri Alam FT 17 Pasir Gudang South FT 1 City Centre JB Sentral | Stack diamond interchange |
| | | Muzium Tokoh Johor | Muzium Tokoh Johor | Eastbound |
| | | Shell Layby | Shell | Westbound |
| | | Jalan Storey | West Jalan Storey | Westbound |
| | | CIQ flyover | | Start/End of flyover |
| | 18807 | CIQ flyover CIQ Interchange | Northeast 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 16 Senai International Airport North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Bandar Dato' Onn North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Setia Tropika J5 Johor Bahru East Coast Parkway Jalan Stulang Laut FT 35 Permas Jaya FT 35 Pasir Gudang South Sultan Iskandar Building Touch 'n Go vteImmigrationGeneral Immigration by country Immigration policy Illegal immigration History and law Border security Citizenship Repatriation Deportation Immigration law Externalization Indefinite leave to remain Migration diplomacy Non-refoulement Right of asylum Refugee Visa Voluntary return Social processes Social integration Immigrant assimilation Acculturation (Acculturation Gap) Persecution Social exclusion Political theories Civic nationalism Religious nationalism Replacement migration Social cohesion Nativism Multiculturalism Plurinationalism Ethnocentricism Opposition and reform Criticism of multiculturalism Immigration reform Opposition to immigration White genocide conspiracy theory Causes Economic migrant War vteCustoms services by countryAfrica Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Americas Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Agency Enforcement Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru St. Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Suriname St. Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela Asia Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Mainland Hong Kong Macau India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Republic of China (Taiwan) Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen Europe Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany ZFA ZKA ZOLL ZUZ Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Agencies Enforcement Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Akrotiri and Dhekelia Gibraltar Guernsey Jersey Vatican City Oceania Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu International World Customs Organization European Union Non-recognized Abkhazia Artsakh Kosovo Northern Cyprus Somaliland South Ossetia Transnistria Defunct Australia (till 2009) Czechoslovakia Imperial China Imperial France Soviet Union West Germany United Kingdom HM Customs (till 1909) HM Customs and Excise (till 2005) United States (till 2003) Yugoslavia Border guard Coast guard Customs Law enforcement agency Types Intelligence agency AH2 Johor Causeway AH2 Woodlands AH2 Singapore City | Multi-level stacked diamond interchange |
| | | CIQ flyover | | Start/End of flyover |
| FT 188 4 | | | | |
| FT 188 Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road Start/End of highway |||||
| 4.6 | 18808 | Jalan Ibrahim Sultan Interchange | West Jalan Tanjung Puteri City Centre East Jalan Ibrahim Sultan Stulang ZON Duty Free Complex | T-junctions |