Jalan Muar–Labis (Johor state route J32) is a major road in
Johor
Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan ...
,
Malaysia
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.
It is the longest
state road
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in Johor with the total distance of . It connects the town of
Bukit Trehin
Muar to
Labis via the
Muar Bypass. It is also a main route to
North–South Expressway Southern Route via
Pagoh Interchange.
Route background
Jalan Muar–Labis starts at
Labis.
History
Originally, the road was only paved from Muar to
Lenga and another section near Labis; however, the road was fully paved in the 1970s as a result of the opening of many
FELDA
The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda; ms, Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan. LKTP) is a Malaysian government agency that was founded to handle the resettlement of rural poor into newly developed areas (''colonies'', ''settlements'' ...
settlements along Labis–Lenga stretch.
Features
Notable features
*Main route to
North–South Expressway Southern Route via
Pagoh Interchange
*
Bandar Universiti Pagoh
*
Bukit Kepong
Bukit Kepong is a mukim in Muar District, Johor, Malaysia. It is located near the Muar River
The Muar River ( ms, Sungai Muar) is a river which flows through the states of Johor, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang in Malaysia. The river also flows thro ...
, the historical town during
Malayan Emergency
The Malayan Emergency, also known as the Anti–British National Liberation War was a guerrilla war fought in British Malaya between communist pro-independence fighters of the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA) and the military forces o ...
(1948–1960)
At most sections, the Johor State Route J32 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, with a speed limit to 90 km/h.
Alternate routes
*Pagoh Jaya bypass
List of junctions
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jalan Muar-Labis
Roads in Johor