Malaysia Federal Route 53

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.[2]

Federal Route 53
Jalan Seremban–Port Dickson
Route information
Length	33.2 km (20.6 mi)
Existed	1887[1]–present
History	Completed in 1910
Major junctions
Northeast end	Seremban
	Federal Route 1 Seremban Inner Ring Road North–South Expressway Southern Route Seremban–Port Dickson Highway 1265 Federal Route 1265 N7 Jalan Rantau N6 Jalan Siliau Federal Route 5
Southwest end	Port Dickson (South)
Location
Primary destinations	Rasah Jaya Mambau Labu Nilai Siliau Sepang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Lukut Port Dickson
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

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

• Dangerous corners along the route.

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).

List of junctions and towns

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
		Seremban	Southbound Jalan Za'aba Senawang Rembau	T-junctions
		Seremban	Northbound Jalan Tuanku Antah Mantin Kajang Kuala Lumpur	Ramp off
		Railway crossing bridge
		Jalan Bukit Tembok	Jalan Bukit Tembok	T-junctions
		Bukit Rasah	Bukit Rasah	T-junctions
		Hospital Tuanku Jaafar	Taman Lian Hospital Tuanku Jaafar	Interchange
		Jalan Rasah-SIRR Railway crossing bridge	Seremban Inner Ring Road West Labu Nilai Mantin East Senawang Kuala Pilah Kuala Klawang (Jelebu)	Stacked elevated cloverleaf interchange with railway crossing bridge
		Sungai Linggi bridge
		Port Dickson South-NSE	North–South Expressway Southern Route South Johor Bahru Melaka Senawang	T-junctions
		Jalan Tok Dagang	East Jalan Tok Dagang Rasah Jaya	T-junctions
				Maximum height limit: 4.4 m
		Port Dickson North-NSE	North–South Expressway Southern Route North Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Nilai	T-junctions
		Jalan Rasah Jaya Utama 4	East Jalan Rasah Jaya Utama 4 Rasah Jaya	T-junctions
		Sungai Anak Air Gembala bridge
		Mambau-SPDH	South Seremban–Port Dickson Highway Port Dickson Teluk Kemang Mambau Rest and Service Area	Trumpet interchange (Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG ETC only)
		Mambau	South N7 Jalan Rantau Rantau	Roundabout
		Sungai Linggi bridge
		Railway crossing
		Jalan Labu	North 1265 Jalan Labu 1265 Labu 1265 Nilai 1265 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) 1265 Sepang International Circuit	T-junctions
Seremban–Port Dickson district border
		Jalan Siliau	East N6 Jalan Siliau Siliau Rantau	T-junctions
		Bandar Springhill	Bandar Springhill	T-junctions
		Lukut East-SPDH	Seremban–Port Dickson Highway Southeast Teluk Kemang Melaka	T-junctions (Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG ETC only)
		Lukut West-SPDH	Seremban–Port Dickson Highway North Seremban Kuala Lumpur Johor Bahru Mambau Rest and Service Area	T-junctions (Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG ETC only)
		Lukut	North Sepang Banting Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Sepang International Circuit	T-junctions
		Lukut–Port Dickson Bypass	see also Federal Route 5
		Port Dickson (North)	South Port Dickson Bypass Melaka Teluk Kemang	Junctions
		Taman PD Mewah
		Port Dickson Seafood Restaurant
		Shell Terminal
		Kampung Gelam
		Jalan Ayer Meleleh	East Jalan Ayer Meleleh Kampung Dhobi	T-junctions
		Tuanku Jaafar Power Station
		Resort
		Port Dickson	East Jalan Lama Town Centre Majlis Perbandaran Port Dickson (MPPD) main headquarters	T-junctions
		Railway crossing
0		Port Dickson	West Jalan Baharu Town Centre PD Waterfront City Port Dickson Pos Malaysia post office	Roundabout
		Port Dickson PD Waterfront City	PD Waterfront City	T-junctions
		Masjid Jamek Port Dickson
		Port Dickson District and Land Office
		Port Dickson Port Dickson (South)	Northwest Port Dickson Bypass Klang Seremban Lukut North Jalan Shell Shell Oil Refinery Southeast Melaka Teluk Kemang Recreational Beaches	Junctions

References

1. Abd. Hamid Abd. Majid (1980-05-01). "1.1 - Sejarah Perkembangan Jalanraya Sebelum Merdeka". Analisa Rangkaian Jalan Raya dan Kaitannya Dengan Pembangunan Ekonomi (PDF) (Diploma). Universiti Teknologi MARA. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
2. Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2013). Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Public Works Department. 2013. pp. 16–64. ISSN 1985-9619.