Muar Bypass
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| Muar Bypass | |
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| Length: | 13.8 km (8.6 mi) |
| Existed: | 2002 – present |
| History: | Completed in 2005 |
| Major junctions | |
| Beltway around Bandar Maharani Muar | |
| North end: | Parit Bunga |
 Federal Route 23J62  Jalan Bakar BatuJ60 Jalan Ismail DesaJ24 Jalan SallehJ32 Jalan Muar-LabisJ-- Jalan Sungai Abong Federal Route 24J-- Jalan Dato' Hj KosaiJ31 Jalan Parit Jawa Federal Route 5 Lebuh AMJ
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| South end: | Parit Sakai |
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| Primary destinations: |
Pagoh Yong Peng Parit Jawa Batu Pahat |
| Highway system | |
Muar Bypass, or Jalan Pintasan Muar, Federal Route 224, is a major highway bypass and the first highway built in Bandar Maharani Muar, a royal town in Johor, Malaysia. The 13.8 km (8.6 mi) highway bypass linking Parit Bunga in the northwest to Parit Sakai in the southeast. The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 224 starts at Parit Sakai junctions.
Between the 1990s to 2000s, a traffic congestion was prevalent at the Sultan Ismail Bridge and Muar town centre since the official opening of the North-South Expressway Southern Route between Ayer Keroh and Pagoh and the opening of the Tangkak and Pagoh Interchange on 1 April 1989. To this end. On 1998, the federal government announced that the new second bridge would be built at Parit Bunga to eased congestion on the existing bridge. In addition, a new bypass linking Parit Bunga to Parit Sakai would also be built.
The Public Works Department of Malaysia (JKR) and the main contractor Ranhill Bersekutu Sdn Bhd Co began construction of the bypass in 2002. The second bridge and the bypass were opened to traffic in 2004, while the rest of the project were completed in 2005.
In 2008, the highway was gazetted as the federal roads by JKR as Federal Route 224.
Construction of a 632-metre landmark single-plane semi harp cable-stayed bridge with a 132-metre mid-span across Muar River and a 13-kilometre road bypassing the town of Muar inclusive of one Parit Bunga Interchange.
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