Jalan Ampang

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Selangor Route 31
Jalan Ampang
Major junctions
West end	Kuala Lumpur,
	Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road (Jalan Sultan Ismail) Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 (Jalan Tun Razak) Jalan Jelatek Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
East end	Ampang, Selangor
Location
Primary destinations	KLCC, Kampung Datuk Keramat, Setiawangsa, Setapak, Ulu Klang, Hulu Langat
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Jalan Ampang or Ampang Road (Selangor state route B31) is a major road in Klang Valley region, Selangor and Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Built in the 1880s, it is one of the oldest roads in the Klang Valley. It is a main road to Ampang Jaya and is easily accessible from Jalan Tun Razak or Jalan Ulu Klang (now part of the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Route 28) from the Hulu Kelang or Setapak direction. It is also accessible from Cheras through Jalan Shamelin, from Jalan Tun Razak through Jalan Kampung Pandan via Taman Cempaka, from Kampung Pandan through Jalan Kampung Pandan Dalam via Taman Nirwana, from the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 via Pandan Indah & Taman Kencana and from Hulu Langat town through the mountain pass. Wangsa Maju, Setapak, central Kuala Lumpur, Ampang Park and Salak South surround Ampang. Jalan Ampang became the backbone of the road system linking Ampang to Kuala Lumpur before being surpassed by the Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) E12, in 2001.^[1]

History[]

A road sign on Jalan Ampang

Kuala Lumpur was founded in 1857 at the confluence of the Sungei Lumpur (now Gombak River) and the Klang River, which now houses the Kuala Lumpur Jamek Mosque. Before the arrival of the Chinese people for the tin mining purposes, Kuala Lumpur was occupied by ethnic Malay settlers most notably Javanese, Mandailings, Bugis and Rawa.^{[citation needed][dubious – discuss]} Raja Abdullah, who is also the representative of the Sultan is the Klang Malay chieftain was opened the tin mines, thus contributing to the development of Kuala Lumpur. Ampang, the earliest areas in the Klang Valley, opened for tin mining.

Ampang Road, as it was called then, has existed since the 1880s. It is one of Kuala Lumpur's earliest roads, leading from the tin mining village of Ampang to the heart of the city along the Ampang River. The road was widened in 1888 by G.T. Tickell, the then chairman of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board. In Kuala Lumpur, the street then led on to Ampang Street (now known as Leboh Ampang) to its Chinese shophouses and the Malay village of Kampung Rawa (today known as Kampung Baru).

The old Ampang Road also housed the Selangor Turf Club (present grounds of the Petronas Twin Towers) and the Griffin Inn (an old colonial bar and night-club). Adjoining and across from these properties, the houses and land were owned by Loke Chow Kit. The latter (owner of Chow Kit & Co, a department store) had his country-residence at the corner of Ampang Road and Treacher Road. Other notables who lived on Ampang Road were the families of Choo Kia Peng and Chan Chin Mun and The Bok and The Khoo families.

Pekan Ampang[]

Pekan Ampang, the historical town centre of Ampang Jaya, is situated approximately 3 km from Kampung Lembah Jaya small village. The architecture of the town shares similarities with most towns and cities elsewhere in Malaya during the British colonial period. Pekan Ampang is still administratively a separate town, falling under the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council, but it was often included as part of the metropolitan area of Kuala Lumpur.

Features[]

Notable features[]

• Pekan Ampang and Pekan Batu Ampat Ampang, a town along the road.
• There are four rapid transit stations along this road going west to east: KJ11 Dang Wangi LRT station, KJ10 KLCC LRT station, KJ9 Ampang Park LRT station and AG8 Ampang LRT station.
• Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery

Major landmarks along the road[]

Jalan Ampang at night

• Great Eastern Mall

• Petronas Twin Towers at Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC)
• Menara Citibank
• Empire Tower
• ^[2][3]
• Menara Great Eastern
• Suria KLCC
• Several shopping malls such as the Ampang Park, City Square, Suria KLCC and Great Eastern Mall are located along the road which also include Zouk Nightclub
• M-City Jalan Ampang
• Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur

Maintenance[]

In Kuala Lumpur, the roads are maintained by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur or Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL). In Selangor side, the roads are maintained by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) and Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ).

Course[]

The road generally runs in an east–west direction, starting from the junction of Leboh Ampang and Jalan Gereja in the Masjid Jamek area. The road continues northeastward, passing Bukit Nanas on the north side of the hill and following the Klang River until Dang Wangi, where the river turns north. The road keeps running eastward past Wisma Denmark and the Petronas Twin Towers, past embassy row until it reaches the eastern KL suburb of Ampang.

List of junctions[]

Km	Exit	Junctions	To	Remarks
		Kuala Lumpur Jalan Melaka	Southwest Jalan Melaka (Malacca Road) Jalan Tun H S Lee Jalan Tun Perak Jalan Pudu Jalan Raja Chulan	T-junctions
Jalan Ampang Start/End of road
		Kuala Lumpur Jalan Munshi Abdullah	Jalan Munshi Abdullah (Jalan --) Jalan Dang Wangi Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman	T-junctions
		Kuala Lumpur Jalan Dang Wangi	Jalan Dang Wangi (Jalan Campbell)	T-junctions No entry
		Dang Wangi LRT station	Kelana Jaya Line
		Jalan Sultan Ismail-AKLEH		No entry
		Wisma Denmark	Royal Danish Embassy
		Kuala Lumpur Jalan Sultan Ismail	Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road Jalan Sultan Ismail (Jalan Treacher) West Jalan Raja Laut Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Ampang Ulu Klang KLCC Southeast Jalan P. Ramlee Jalan Raja Chulan Jalan Bukit Bintang	Junctions
		Reinassance Kuala Lumpur Hotel
		Pakistan High Commission
		Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery	Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery * Grave of P.Ramlee and Saloma	For Muslims only
		Malaysia Tourist Centre Saloma Bistro
		Wisma Selangor Dredging	Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco
		Kuala Lumpur KLCC	Northeast Jalan Yap Kwan Seng (Yap Kwan Seng Road) Jalan Tun Razak Southwest Jalan P Ramlee (Jalan Parry) Jalan Sultan Ismail Jalan Pinang KLCC	Junctions
		Wisma Lembaga Getah Malaysia
		Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC)	Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) Petronas Twin Towers Suria KLCC