The Iskandar Coastal Highway (ICH) (formerly Johor Bahru West Coast Parkway) (
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: ''Lebuhraya Pesisir Pantai Iskandar (LPPI)'') or the stretch of road that includes Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar, Persiaran Sultan Abu Bakar (formerly Jalan Skudai, Jalan Abu Bakar) and Persiaran Sultan Ismail (formerly Jalan Ibrahim and Persiaran Tun Sri Lanang) (Federal Route 52 (Iskandar Puteri–Danga Bay) and Johor State Route 1 (Danga Bay–City Centre)) is a highway in
Johor Bahru District
The Johor Bahru District is a district located in the southern part of Johor, Malaysia. The heavily suburban/suburbanizing district covers an area of and has a population of 1.71 million. The district capital is Johor Bahru City and the admi ...
,
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
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
. The 23 km (14 mi) highway connects
Iskandar Puteri in the west to
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru (), colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is located at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia,along the north bank of the Straits of Johor, opposite of the city-state Singapore. T ...
in the east. It is a toll free highway and part of the
Iskandar Malaysia project. The Iskandar Coastal Highway is the fifth east–west-oriented expressway in the Iskandar Malaysia area after the
Pasir Gudang Highway
Pasir Gudang Highway, also known as Federal Route 17, is a highway in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia that connects Tampoi North in the west to Pasir Gudang and Tanjung Langsat in the east. Pasir Gudang Highway is a four-laned highway, unl ...
, the Pontian–Johor Bahru Link of the
Second Link Expressway, the
Senai–Desaru Expressway
Senai–Desaru Expressway, SDE ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Senai–Desaru''), is an expressway in Johor, Malaysia. It connects Senai in central Johor to Desaru in eastern Johor. Measuring a total length of , it is the third east–west-oriented expres ...
and the
Johor Bahru East Coast Highway
The Permas Jaya-Pasir Gudang Highway http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pua_20140227_P.U.%20(A)%2053-Perintah%20Jalan%20Persekutuan%20(Malaysia%20Barat)%20(Pindaan)(No%203)%202014-latest.pdf or Johor Bahru East Coast Parkway, Federal R ...
.
Route background
The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 52 is located at Bulatan Ledang roundabout in Iskandar Puteri.
The Kilometre Zero of Johor State Route J1 is located at Johor Bahru city centre and the milestone is located near the Johor Bahru City Hall ''(
Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru City Council (MBJB; ms, Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru) is the city council which administrates Johor Bahru city centre and other areas of the Iskandar Malaysia area in Johor, Malaysia. This agency is under Johor state government. M ...
(MBJB))'' main headquarters.
History
it used to be known as the Johor Bahru West Coast Parkway. The 8 km (5 mi) parkway was a part of
Federal Route 1 before
Skudai Highway
Skudai Highway ''(Lebuhraya Skudai)'', also known as Senai Highway (Lebuhraya Senai), Jalan Tun Abdul Razak or Jalan Skudai, Federal Route 1, is a 29 kilometre partial-access highway in Johor, Malaysia, from the town of Senai in Kulai District t ...
was built. However, the importance of
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru (), colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is located at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia,along the north bank of the Straits of Johor, opposite of the city-state Singapore. T ...
as a trade centre for
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
ans after the separation of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965 became the major factor of the construction of Skudai Highway. Skudai Highway bypasses the portion which becomes the present-day Johor Bahru West Coast Parkway. As a result, the two-lane Jalan Skudai was recommissioned as Johor State Route 1. The two-lane Jalan Skudai became the main coastal road in Johor Bahru as the main alternative to Skudai Highway.
In 1996, the construction of Persiaran Tun Sri Lanang as a separate carriageway for JB West Coast Parkway was completed, as a part of the Johor Bahru Waterfront project. However, the project was abandoned due to very high cost, leaving Persiaran Tun Sri Lanang and Lot 1 as the only 2 structures completed for the project.
In 2002, the government of Johor proposed the
Danga Bay
Danga Bay ( ms, Teluk Danga) is the largest recreational park in the city of Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It was developed by Tan Sri Datuk Lim Kang Hoo via Ekovest Berhad and is located near Istana Bukit Serene, about 7 km from Johor Bahru's ...
project, not only to revive the former Lagun Puteri and Pantai Lido, but also to boost the economy of west Johor Bahru. The Danga Bay project included a 4-km upgrade of the two-lane Jalan Skudai as a
dual carriageway
A dual carriageway ( BE) or divided highway ( AE) is a class of highway with carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation (BrE) or median (AmE). Roads with two or more carriageways which are ...
. The road upgrade was completed by the end of 2003.
New Coastal Highway (Iskandar Puteri–Danga Bay)
Following the establishment of the
Iskandar Development Region (IDR) (now
Iskandar Malaysia) on 30 July 2006, the New Coastal Highway linking
Iskandar Puteri from Danga Bay was announced. These include the six new interchanges along the highway such as Skudai-TAR interchange, Taman Perling diamond interchange, Bukit Indah diamond interchange, Nusajaya North cloverleaf interchange, Legoland Malaysia interchange and the Iskandar Puteri roundabout interchange. Construction began on 2008 and was completed on August 2011. The Johor Bahru West Coast Parkway and the New Coastal Highway has now combined to become Iskandar Coastal Highway.
In 2013, the stretch between Nusajaya and Danga Bay which known as Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar was gazetted as a Federal Route 52.
Coastal Highway Southern Link
The 5.2 km Coastal Highway Southern Link is an extension of the Iskandar Coastal Highway that linking Medini in the northeast to
Port of Tanjung Pelepas Highway interchange of the
Second Link Expressway in the northwest. The turnkey contractor for the highway project are
Sunway Group
Sunway Berhad () () or Sunway Group is a Malaysian conglomerate company. It was formed following a merger between Sunway City Berhad (SunCity) and Sunway Holdings Berhad on 23 August 2011.
Sunway Holdings Incorporated Berhad commenced operati ...
and SJIC Bina Sdn Bhd, which is a fully owned unit of
Iskandar Investment Berhad
Iskandar Investment Berhad ('' Malay'': Syarikat Permodalan Iskandar), or IIB, is a corporate entity providing investment capital to the development corridor of Iskandar Malaysia, in South Johor at the tip of the Malay Peninsula. It was forme ...
. Construction began in 2015 and opened on 29 November 2017.
Features
*
Iskandar Coastal Bridge
Iskandar Coastal Bridge or Jambatan Persisir Pantai Iskandar (Jawi: جمبتن ڤسيسير ڤنتاي إسکندر) is an arch-shaped river bridge in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. It is a second arch bridge in Johor Bahru after Permas J ...
* It is a main route to
Legoland Malaysia.
* Act as a protocol route from
Kota Iskandar to
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru (), colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is located at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia,along the north bank of the Straits of Johor, opposite of the city-state Singapore. T ...
.
At most sections, the Federal Route 52 and Johor State Route J1 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.
There are no alternate routes, or sections with motorcycle lanes.
Overlaps
*
Lebuh Kota Iskandar (Ledang Roundabout–Iskandar Puteri Roundabout Interchange)
* J106
Jalan Sungai Danga (Taman Perling–Kampung Sungai Danga)
List of interchanges
Iskandar Puteri–Danga Bay
Danga Bay–Istana Besar
Jalan Tun Dr Ismail and Jalan Ibrahim (City centre bound)
Persiaran Tun Sri Lanang (Danga Bay bound)
References
{{Iskandar Development Region
Highways in Malaysia
Johor Bahru District
Malaysian Federal Roads
Roads in Iskandar Puteri
Expressways and highways in Johor