Existed: 1887 – present Length 33.2 km | History: Completed in 1910 Southwest end: Port Dickson (South) Constructed 1887 | |
Primarydestinations: Rasah JayaMambauLabuNilaiSiliauSepangKuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) LukutPort Dickson | ||
Federal Route 53, or Jalan Seremban-Port Dickson, is the federal road in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It connects Seremban to Port Dickson. The 33.2 km (20.6 mi) Federal Route 53 became the backbone of the road system linking Seremban to Port Dickson before being surpassed by the Seremban-Port Dickson Highway E29 in 1998.
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The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 53 is located at Port Dickson, at its interchange with the Federal Route 5, the main trunk road of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The Kilometre Zero monument is erected near Pos Malaysia post office at Jalan Baharu, Port Dickson.
History
By the 1990s to 2000s, the road was bogged down with severe congestion, and the present Seremban-Port Dickson Highway was built to replace it.
Features
At most section, the Federal Route 53 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.
There is one overlap: Port Dickson - Lukut (overlaps with Federal Route 5).