Federal Route 23
Jalan Muar–Tangkak–Segamat
Route information
Maintained by Malaysian Public Works Department
Length	76.27 km (47.39 mi)
Existed	1914–present
History	Completed in 1939
Major junctions
South end	Parit Bunga
Major intersections	FT 224 Muar Bypass FT 5 Federal Route 5 FT 5 / FT 19 AMJ Highway J60 State Route J60 J33 State Route J33 J136 State Route J136 Tangkak Bypass North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2 J21 State Route J21 J187 State Route J187 J123 State Route J123 J138 State Route J138 J34 State Route J34 J277 State Route J277 J43 State Route J43 J153 State Route J153 J161 State Route J161 J39 State Route J39 J40 State Route J40 FT 1 / AH142 Federal Route 1 J154 State Route J154
North end	Segamat
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Sungai Mati, Bukit Gambir, Bukit Kangkar, Tangkak, Sagil, Jementah, Gemereh
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Federal Route 23, or Jalan Muar–Tangkak–Segamat, is a federal road in Johor, Malaysia, connecting Segamat in the north and Parit Bunga in the south.^[1] It is also a main route to North–South Expressway Southern Route via Tangkak Interchange.

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 23 starts at Parit Bunga, at its interchange with the Federal Route 5, the main trunk road of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

In 1914, two roads Federal Route 1 and Federal Route 23 build for connecting between Segamat and main towns in Johor, which both roads completed in 1939. The land transportation mode become more frequently since it is more convenient, making rivering transportation mode is not using anymore. Pengkalan Esah now become place of Segamat Second Bridge J217.

Since Federal Route 23 opening in 1939, many improvements had made for FT23, many sharp corners in Kampung Lubuk Batu, Kampung Batu 7, and Kampung Bukit Tunggal are straightened. However, Federal Route 23 still well known with many sharp corners, especially the dead corners in Tangkak district are still not straighten until the upgrading of the Federal Route 23 from Segamat to Tangkak section. The Kampung Batu 7 old section formed the J43 Jalan Bypass and J264 Jalan Universiti.

In 1997, Minister of Works, Datuk Seri Samy Vellu, announced to build Segamat–Muar Expressway as the new expressway parallel with existed Federal Route 23. However, this project is canceled because of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. As the replacement, the upgrading of the roads from Segamat to Tangkak began in November 2011.

To reduce the congestion in Tangkak, Tangkak Bypass between Tangkak Industrial Area (Phase 1) and Johor Matriculation College is constructing to reduce the traffic flow in Tangkak and make traffic in Tangkak smoother.^[2]

The sections near near to Mount Ledang junctions is restricted to under than 36 tans to repair the bridge.

• Many Chinese cemeteries along the road between Bukit Kangkar and Tangkak
• A main route to Gunung Ledang
• Tangkak, a textile town of Johor

At most sections, the Federal Route 23 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

• Town area: 60 km/h (37 mph)
• Approaching any school/collage: 30 km/h (19 mph)
• Sagil–Sekolah Kebangsaan Puteri Ledang: 50 km/h (31 mph) (Dead acccident area)

On 7 December 2007, the federal government decided to upgrade the 40-km stretch from Segamat to Tangkak from a two-lane road to a four-lane road. The road was completed around 2015.Meanwhile the second section from Jementah to Just before the Gunung Ledang Resort Waterfall entrance was completed in December 2020[1]^{[permanent dead link]}[2]^{[permanent dead link]}

Construction of the 63-km Segamat–Tangkak–Muar Highway, estimated to cost between RM750 million and RM770 million, was to begin in November 2011. The road upgrading project will be carried out in five packages including an upgrading 14 bridges along the route. Package 1b and 2 of the highway were completed on 2015.

The entire route is located in Johor.

Legend:

• I/C - Interchange, I/S - Intersection, RSA - Rest and service area, OBR - Overhead bridge restaurant, R/R - Restaurant and rest plaza, L/B - Layby, V/P - Vista point, TN - tunnel, T/P - Toll plaza, BR - Bridge

• C - Cloverleaf, S - Stack, T-A - Trumpet-A, T-B - Trumpet-B, DT - Directional-T/Y, SDT - Semi-Directional-T/Y, P-Y - Partial-Y, D - Diamond, P-C - Partial cloverleaf, D-D - Diverging diamond, D-R - Direct ramp

District	Subdistrict	Km	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Tangkak	Tangkak	0.0	I/C	Parit Bunga	FT 5 Jalan Kesang – Tanjung Agas, Muar Town Centre (Royal Town) FT 224 Muar Bypass – Pagoh, Yong Peng, Batu Pahat North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2 – Johor Bahru (through Pagoh) FT 5 / FT 19 AMJ Highway – Malacca, Merlimau, Jasin	Interchange
				Parit Bunga U-turn	U-turn	U-turn
				Parit Bunga Mosque
				APAD	Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) Muar and Tangkak Branch Office
			BR	Parit Ponorogo bridge Parit Ponorogo	Parit Ponorogo	T-junctions
				TNB's Sungai Mati Substations
			BR	Sungai Sendok bridge
				Taman Ceria	Taman Ceria	T-junctions
				Pekan Rawang	J-- Jalan Pantai Layang – Kampung Pantai Layang	T-junctions
				Jalan Kesang Tasik	J60 Jalan Kesang Tasik – Kesang Tasik, Sungai Rambai, Merlimau	T-junctions
			BR	Parit Kesang Tasik bridge
				Sungai Mati-WCE	West Coast Expressway	Under planning
			I/S	Sungai Mati	J33 Johor State Route J33 – Bukit Gambir, Bukit Serampang North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2 – Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru	Town junctions
				Taman Bukit Kangkar	Taman Bukit Kangkar	T-junctions
				Bukit Kangkar
				Jalan Teluk Rimba	J136 Jalan Teluk Rimba – Kampung Teluk Rimba	T-junctions
				Serom Chinese Cemetery
				Kampung Batu 10 Serom	Kampung Batu 10 Serom	T-junctions
				Serom Chinese Cemetery
				Serom Chinese Cemetery
				Tangkak Industrial Area (Phase 2)	Tangkak Industrial Area (Phase 2)	T-junctions
				Tangkak Industrial Area (Phase 1)	Tangkak Industrial Area (Phase 1)	T-junctions
				Tangkak Bypass	Tangkak Bypass – Sagil, Mount Ledang, Jementah, Segamat	Under construction
				Tangkak-NSE	North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2 – Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, Malacca, Jasin, Pagoh, Yong Peng, Johor Bahru, Singapore, Tangkak L/B	T-junctions
				PLUS PLUS Expressways section maintenances office PROPEL PROPEL section maintenances office		Services T-junctions
				Jalan Sungai Tangkak	Jalan Sungai Tangkak	T-junctions
			BR	Sungai Tangkak bridge
				Tangkak
				Tangkak	J21 Jalan Sialang – Jasin, Chin Chin, Nyalas, Malacca J187 Jalan Solok – Solok, Bukit Gambir	Junctions
				Tangkak Tangkak District Mosque	Tangkak District Mosque, Tangkak District and Land Office
				Tangkak
				Tangkak Cemetery
				Taman Payamas	Jalan Cenderawasih – Taman Payamas	T-junctions
				Kampung Payamas	J123 Jalan Bekoh – Simpang Bekoh, Nyalas, Asahan	T-junctions
				Johor Matriculation College	Johor Matriculation College	T-junctions
				Tangkak Bypass	Tangkak Bypass – Bukit Kangar, Sungai Mati, Parit Bunga, Muar	Under construction
		33.0		Sagil Jalan Kampung Melayu Raya	J138 Jalan Kampung Melayu Raya – Kampung Sagil Parit 1, 2 and 3, Parit Hassan, Bukit Gambir
				Sagil Mount Ledang	Gunung Ledang, Gunung Ledang waterfalls, Gunung Ledang Resort,	T-junctions
				Sagil
				TNB High voltage lines	Dead acccident area	Speed limit: 50 km/h
				SK Puteri Ledang	Sekolah Kebangsaan Puteri Ledang
				Mount Ledang	Gunung Ledang, Gunung Ledang waterfalls, Gunung Ledang Resort,	T-junctions
		Start/End of dual carriageway
				Jalan Bukit Serampang	J34 Johor State Route J34 – Bukit Serampang, Bukit Kepong, Labis	T-junctions
				Kebun Baharu	Jalan 1 – Kampung Baru Kebun Baru	T-junctions
Segamat	Segamat			Seri Ledang National Service camp		LILO
			BR	Sungai Legeh bridge
				Tai Shan Dian (泰山殿)
				Kampung Paya Jakas
				Jementah	Jalan Nuri – Taman Damai Jalan Cantik – Taman Pelangi	Junctions
				Jementah Town Centre	J277 Jalan Asahan–Jementah – Asahan, Nyalas, Bukit Asahan, Kampung Relau, Ladang Welch Jalan Padang – Kampung Baru Jementah	Junctions
				Taman Dedap	Jalan Kampung Kubu Dedap – Kampung Kubu Dedap, Taman Dedap	T-junctions Use old road
			BR	Sungai Jementah bridge
				TNB Jementah intake
				Kampung Sungai Siput	J162 Jalan Sungai Siput – Kampung Sungai Siput	LILO
				Kampung Batu 11
			BR	Sungai Titi Akar bridge
				Kampung Lubok Bandan
				Kampung Batu 10
				Tebing Tinggi I/S	J164 Jalan Tebing Tinggi – Bukit Tunggal, Tebing Tinggi, FELCRA Gugusan Tebing Tinggi	T-junctions
			BR	Sungai Penarah bridge
				Jalan Batu Enam	J43 Johor State Route J43 – Batu Anam, Gemas, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Segamat Campus	T-junctions Use old road
			BR	Sungai Muar bridge
				U-Turn		U-Turn
			BR	Sungai Batang Lesong bridge
				Kampung Batang Lesong	Old Road – Kampung Batang Lesong	LILO
			BR	Sungai Simpang bridge
			BR	Sungai Bongor bridge
				Kampung Batu Badak	J153 Johor State Route J153 – Buloh Kasap, Gemas, Seremban, Kuantan	T-junctions
				Kampung Batu Badak	Jalan Kampung Batu Badak – Pogoh, Bukit Kepong, Muar, Labis	LILO Tangkak bound
				Gemereh	Persiaran 1 – Taman Bunga Raya Jalan Mawar – Taman Gemereh	T-junctions and LILO
				Kampung Gemereh Jalan Gudang Garam	J161 Jalan Gudang Garam – Kampung Tanjung Sengkawang, Kampung Gudang Garam	T-junctions
			BR	Sungai Gemereh bridge
		Start/End of dual carriageway
				Jalan Mohammad	J39 Jalan Mohammad – Kampung Seberang Stesyen, Kampung Batu Hampar, Kampung Berata, Kampung Semak Rantau, Kampung Gudang Garam	T-junctions
				Kampung Lubuk Batu	Makam Bendahara Tepok (Tomb of the last Bendahara of Melaka)	Historic site
				Jalan Temenggong	J40 Jalan Temenggong – Kampung Seberang Stesyen, Kampung Batu Hampar, Kampung Berata, Kampung Semak Rantau, Kampung Gudang Garam	T-junctions
			BR	Railway bridge
				Segamat Jalan Station	Jalan Station – Segamat Terminal Station KTM ETS	Junctions
			I/S	Segamat Permaisuri I/S	FT 1 / AH142 Malaysia Federal Route 1 – Tampin, Gemas, Bandar Muadzam Shah, Gambang, Kuantan, Labis, Yong Peng, Johor Bahru North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2 – Ayer Hitam, Johor Bahru, Singapore J154 Jalan Sultan – Segamat town centre, Kampung Tengah, Segamat Inner Ring Road	Junctions