Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road is an urban and municipal ring road system of

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consisting of Jalan Sultan Ismail (Jalan Treacher), Jalan Imbi, Jalan Shaw and Federal Route 1 (Jalan Kuching, Jalan Sultan Hisamuddin (Victory Avenue), Jalan Kinabalu and Jalan Maharajalela (Jalan Birch)). Kuala Lumpur's district of shopping complexes, the Golden Triangle, is located within the ring road.

Features

Jalan Kinabalu Flyover Jalan Kinabalu Flyover or Kinabalu Flyover is a flyover in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was the first flyover built in the country after independence on 1957. Construction began in 1963 and was completed in 1965. The flyover was opened to traffic i ...

was the first flyover in Malaysia built since independence. It was opened in August 1965. *Overhead

monorail A monorail (from "mono", meaning "one", and "rail") is a railway in which the track consists of a single rail or a beam. Colloquially, the term "monorail" is often used to describe any form of elevated rail or people mover. More accurately, ...

track along Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Imbi and Jalan Hang Tuah.

Developments

Edinburgh flyover

Construction began in late 2007 and was completed in the end of 2009. The project is led by the

Kuala Lumpur City Hall The Kuala Lumpur City Hall ( ms, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, abbreviated DBKL) is the city council which administers the city of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. This council was established after the city was officially granted city status on 1 Feb ...

(Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL)).

Jalan Pudu-Hang Tuah intersections

The 114-year-old

Pudu Prison The Pudu Prison ( ms, Penjara Pudu, ), also known as Pudu Jail, was a prison in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Built in phases by the British colonial government between 1891 and 1895, it stood on Jalan Shaw (now Jalan Hang Tuah). The construction began ...

's wall between

Jalan Pudu Jalan Pudu is a major road in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. According to the Department of Survey and Mapping, Kuala Lumpur is divided into sections and, smaller still, into lots. A map of Kuala Lumpur from 1895 places Pudu (or ''Pudoh'', as it was back ...

and Jalan Hang Tuah was demolished on 20 June 2010 by the

(Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL)) to make way for a road expansion and tunnel project on Jalan Pudu. In February 2022 it got replaced to

Bukit Bintang City Centre Bukit Bintang City Centre, also known as BBCC for short, is a mixed-use development on the former site of Pudu Prison in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The development is located at the south western end of Bukit Bintang, bordering Pudu along Jalan Hang ...

Section between Raja Chulan and Imbi

The section of the Inner Ring Road between Raja Chulan and Imbi intersections was changed to one-way road in 2007 because of the opening of the

SMART Tunnel The Stormwater Management And Road Tunnel (SMART Tunnel), E38, is a storm drainage and road structure in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and a major Malaysian National Projects, national project in the country. The tunnel is the longest stormwater drai ...

and the

Sultan Ismail–Kampung Pandan Link The Sultan Ismail–Kampung Pandan Link is a major highway in Kuala Lumpur city, Malaysia. This highway is maintained by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall or Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL). History The Sultan Ismail–Kampung Pandan Link which co ...

. As a result, motorists travelling in clockwise direction are diverted to

Jalan Raja Chulan Like all other historical urban centres, the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, contains a number of current and old roads and streets across the city. This article contains an alphabetical list of notable roads within ...

and

Jalan Imbi Jalan Imbi is a major road in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Route It runs in a southwest-northeast direction, from the intersection with Jalan Pudu (near the former site of Pudu Jail), through Berjaya Times Square, the Imbi Monorail ...

. However, the road divider along the section remained intact to retain the support of the overhead

KL Monorail The KL Monorail Line is one of the operational monorail systems in Malaysia. Operated as part of the RapidKL system by Rapid Rail, a subsidiary of Prasarana Malaysia, it is one of the components of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System. The l ...

tracks. As a result, motorists travelling at the wrong side of the road may tend to cross illegally to the other carriageway, exposing them to risks of accidents.