Road signs in Malaysia

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Road signs in Malaysia are standardised road signs

similar to those used in Europe but with certain
distinctions. Until the early 1980s, Malaysia closely
followed Australian, Irish and Japanese practice in road
sign design, with diamond-shaped warning signs and
circular restrictive signs to regulate traffic. Signs usually
use the FHWA Series fonts (Highway Gothic) typeface
also used in the United States, Canada, and Australia, as
well as New Zealand, although some signs on recently
completed expressways use Transport Heavy (cf. the
second image shown to the right). However, the new
format sign is used a special font be cooked up for
Malaysia sign from Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM). Malaysian road signs at Federal Highway in Petaling
The font called LLM Lettering. The font has two type of Jaya. On the left side is the toll expressway and the
typefaces, LLM Narrow and LLM Normal. highway's green signs and on the right side is the non-
tolled federal, state and municipal highway's blue
Malaysian traffic signs use Bahasa Malaysia (Malay), the signs.
official and national language in Malaysia. However,
English is also used for important public places such as
tourist attractions, airports, railway stations and immigration checkpoints. Both Malay and English are used
in the road signs that are located along the Pengerang Highway (Federal Route ), which links Kota
Tinggi to Sungai Rengit in Johor state and Genting Sempah-Genting Highlands Highway which links
Genting Sempah to Genting Highlands.

According to the road category under 333 Act, the Malaysian Road Transport Act 1987,[1] chapter 67, blue
traffic signs are used for federal, state and municipal roads. Green signs are used for toll expressways or
highways only. State roads use letters. For example, Negeri Sembilan State Route N70.

Expressways use letters E, and cycle roads use letters CR. Federal Roads only use numbers and digits, for
example Federal Route 1. However, federal road numbers can also be added with the FTprefix before the
route number, which is normally used by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) and the Royal
Malaysia Police. For example, Federal Route 1 can also be written as Federal Route FT1[2]

Contents
1 Route numbers
1.1 Expressway
1.2 Federal
1.3 State
2 Highway codes
2.1 Directional and distance signs
2.1.1 Tolled Expressway and Highway signs
2.1.1.1 New format
 2.1.1.2 Old format
2.1.2 Non-tolled Federal, State and Municipal Roads
2.1.2.1 New format
2.1.2.2 Old format
2.1.3 Asian Highway route signs
2.1.4 Motorcycle lane
2.1.5 Border signs
2.1.6 Important signs
2.2 Warning signs
2.3 Regulatory signs
2.3.1 Speed limit and National Speed Limit signs
2.4 Information signs
2.5 Tourist spot signs
2.6 Weighing bridge signs
2.7 Construction/Temporary signs
2.8 Road name sign
2.9 Symbols
2.10 Miscellaneous
2.10.1 Bridge-related signs
2.10.2 River signs
2.10.3 Highway concessionaires border limit
3 Gallery
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Route numbers
Expressway

Examples Information Number digits

Expressway route numbers E01 E99

EXIT 253 EXIT 201 EXIT 299

Expressway exit numbers
EXIT 1108 EXIT 1101 1199

Federal
 Examples Information Number digits

Main federal route numbers 001249

Institutional facilities federal roads 250479

EXIT 1 EXIT 1 EXIT 99

Federal road exit numbers
EXIT 226 EXIT 201 299

1-1 159
Main federal route numbers
4-1 499
(Sarawak)
1000 9999

Main federal route numbers

A01 A99
(Sabah)

Main federal route numbers

700799
(Labuan)

1000 1999
FELDA/FELCRA federal route numbers
2000 2999

Industrial federal route numbers 30003999

State

Examples Information Number digits

J32 Johor state route numbers J001 J999

B1 Selangor state route numbers B001 B999

N9 Negeri Sembilan state route numbers N001 N999

SA3 Sabah state route numbers SA001 SA999

Highway codes
Directional and distance signs

Tolled Expressway and Highway signs

 Expressways

Malaysian toll expressway and highway signs are green and are only suitable for toll expressways and
highways. No blue signs for toll expressways and highways are required. According to the Design Standard
of the Inter Urban Toll Expressway System of Malaysia (1986) of the Malaysian Highway Authority
(LLM), these antartican toll expressway or highway and restroom signs have a simple code:-

JKR hexagon-shaped highway shield with expressway/highway code signs are black and yellow.
Green with white signs for major destinations.

New format

Symbol of the Direction to Direction to To expressway

Malaysian expressway with expressway direction
Expressways expressway name

Entrance to the toll White with black Yellow with black Start of Expressway
expressway from letters signs for letters signs for
non-tolled highway expressway names of expressway names of
closed toll systems opened toll systems
Start of expressway Expressway Expressway Expressway
with name of maintenance border maintenance border maintenance border
expressway limit (Option 1) limit (Option 2) limit (Option 3)

Malaysian Malaysian Driver location signs Driver location signs

expressway shield expressway shield kilometer markers hectometer markers
with highway
concessionaire logo
and highway hotline
number

Driver location signs These expressways These toll plazas Toll plaza's name
interchange accepts electronic toll accepts Electronic ahead 500 meters
hectometer markers collections (ETC) Toll Collections
only (ETC) only
Please take a transit Please take a transit Keep your lane signs Keep your lane signs
ticket signs card signs (Option 1) (Option 2)

Toll fare rates list Toll rates rates list Touch 'n Go marker Smart TAG marker
(electronic toll on road on road
collection (ETC)
only)

Motocycle entry lane Touch 'n Go lane Touch 'n Go reload SmartTAG lane
on expressway signs lane

Customer Service Distance from Expressway distance Emergency signs with

Centre sign, usually destination to sign with Asian SOS logo
found at toll plaza destination Highway route shield
Emergency SOS sign SOS nearby signs, Highway shelter Highway shelter
with highway hotline usually found at road point for point for motorcycles
number divider motorcycles, 200
meters away

Layby and Rest and Rest and Service R&R entry Overhead Bridge
Service Area area 1 kilometer away Restaurant (OBR)
distance sign entry sign

Next R&R signs, Layby sign Layby entry Next layby signs,
usually found after usually found after
R&R Layby
Next Layby/R&R Vista Point Tunnel ahead Penang Bridge logo
signs, usually found
near the entrance of
Layby/R&R.

Next interchange exit Name of interchange Exit 2 kilometers Exit 1 kilometer

sign including exit signs away away
(Usually found at
Urban Expressways)

Exit 500 meters away Expressway tourist Gantry signs:- Exit Exit sign
exit sign approaching
 Gantry sign:- Gantry sign:- Gantry sign:- Gantry sign:-
Expressway Expressway Expressway Expressway
interchange 2 interchange 1 interchange 500 interchange 250
kilometers away kilometer away meters away meters away

Gantry exit signs Direction lanes End of Expressway End of expressway

with name of
expressway

Old format

Old interchange sign Old interchange sign Old next parking and Old next parking and
with exit number rest and service area rest service area
signs signs (Note: Gua
Tempurung between
Sungai Perak &
Simpang Pulai Lay-By
was not exist because
it was deleted on 1996
after a landslide
incident)
Non-tolled Federal, State and Municipal Roads

Malaysian road signs are blue and used for federal, state and municipal roads. This road signs have a simple
code:-

JKR hexagon-shaped highway shield with highway code signs are black and yellow
Blue with white letters signs for major destinations.

Federal Roads
B13 State Roads

New format

Malaysian federal Malaysian state Route shield for Highway interchange

route shield route sheild numbering system directional sign with
for local authority exit number

4-way intersection 3-way intersection 3-way intersection 3-way intersection

directional sign with directional signs directional sign with directional sign with
exit number ahead exit number (1000 exit number (500
metres) metres)
3-way intersection 3-way intersection 3-way intersection Route number
directional sign with directional sign exit sign direction sign
exit number (100 including institution
metres) facilities with exit
number (100 metres)

4-way roundabout Federal Road Federal Road Federal Road

directional sign with distance sign with distance sign with distance sign with
exit number road name road name and other road name and
major road tourist destination

Federal Road Federal Road Federal Road Primary milestones

distance sign with distance sign with distance sign with
road name and route road name and Asian Asian Highway route
to expressway Highway route shield shield
 Secondary milestones Name of roads - Federal Route gantry 4-way intersection
gantry sign sign directions to town
centre

White with Black Road name signs

letters for exit signs with route shield

Old format
 Exit to next Intersection to next 4-way intersection 4-way roundabout
destinations (usually destinations (usually directions directions
for highways) for trunk roads)

Places distance

Asian Highway route signs

As part of the Asian Highway Network.

Asian Highway route Expressway distance Federal Road Federal Road

shield sign with Asian distance sign with distance sign with
Highway route shield Asian Highway route road name and Asian
shield Highway route shield

Motorcycle lane

Malaysian motorcycle lane signs are blue.

 Motorcycle lane Motocycle entry lane Motorcycle lane Highway shelter
entrance sign on expressway signs directions signs point for
motorcycles, 200
meters away

Highway shelter
point for motorcycles

Border signs

Border signs in Malaysia are green for international and state and blue for district.

International border signs

International border
signboard

State border signs

 Selangor state border Federal Territory of
signboard Kuala Lumpur border
signboard

District border signs

Hulu Selangor district Petaling police

border signboard district border
with JKR logo signboard with Royal
Malaysia Police logo.

Important signs

These are other important signs in Malaysia such as government institutions and tourist destinations.

White with black letters for towns and other settlements.

Green with orange letters for government institutions.
White with green letters and Maroon with white letters for tourist destinations.
Entering town and Government Government Tourist destinations
settlements signs institutions (option 1) institutions (option 2) (option 1)

Tourist destinations Industrial area Hospital direction Hotel direction sign

(option 2) direction sign sign

Commercial centre University direction Golf course direction Townships direction

direction sign sign sign sign

Housing estate sign Public transportation Tourist spot by 500 Tourist spot signs
name signs m signs

Warning signs
Malaysian warning signs are diamond-shaped and are yellow and black in colour.

Caution Junction ahead, no Crossroads Crossroads to the left

right turn

Crossroads to the right Exit to the left Exit to the right Crossroads left and
right

Crossroads Y-junction Crossroads T-junction Two dangerous curve Two dangerous curve
on the left on the right

Curve to the left Curve to the right Winding road sign Keep left curve
chevron sign
Keep right curve Obstacles ahead Split way Divided road begins
chevron sign

Divided road ending Merging traffic Steep ascent Steep descent

Landslide area Roundabout ahead Two way road Uneven road

Narrow roads Narrow roads on the Climbing lane Descent lane

left
Narrow bridge Slippery road Traffic lights ahead Level crossing without
gate ahead

Level crossing with Automatic level Stop ahead Give way ahead
gate ahead crossing ahead

Hump ahead Caution! Hump Cattle crossing Wild animals crossing

Crosswind sign Playground Blind man crossing Pedestrian crossing

(Option 1)
Pedestrian crossing School children School children Elderly people
(Option 2) crossing (Option 1) crossing (Option 2) crossing

Disabled Towing zone (Option Towing zone (Option Obstacles

crossing/parking 1) 2)

Junction on the left Caution! Accident Foggy area sign Keep left, except
and right sign Area sign overtaking sign
(Option 1)

Keep left unless Reduced Speed sign Reduce speed sign Heavy vehicles, keep
overtaking sign (Option 1) (Option 2) left sign
(Option 2)
 Emergency escape Camera operation Slope supervision Crosswind area 500
ramp zone zone meters ahead

High voltage lines High voltage lines For buses and trucks, Residential area
ahead (Option 1) ahead (Option 2) please drive in the two warning sign (usually
leftmost lanes found in Klang Valley)

Regulatory signs

Malaysian Regulatory signs are round with white backgrounds, red borders, and black pictograms.
Mandatory instruction signs are round with blue backgrounds and white pictogram. The exceptions are the
stop sign and the give way sign.
Stop sign Stop, children crossing Give way/yield No entry

No trucks No motorcycles No slow-moving No U-turn

vehicles

No left turn No right turn No overtaking Heavy vehicles, no

overtaking sign

Heavy vehicles are not No hawking sign No parking No stopping

allowed to drive on
the rightmost lane
 No stopping, except No hooting Width limit sign Height limit sign
emergency sign

Height limit sign at Weight limit sign Keep left Keep left
gantry

Keep straight Keep straight and keep Bicycle lane One way
right sign

Dead end U-Turn

Speed limit and National Speed Limit signs

 Speed limit Speed limit zone sign Speed limit reminder National speed limit
reminder

Malaysia speed limit Malaysia speed limit Speed limit reminder Speed limit zone ends
at border crossing at border crossing signs for school zone
(Type 1) (Type 2)

Information signs

Malaysian information signs are blue.

Layby logo Rest and Service Rest and Service Old rest and service
Area green logo Area blue logo area logo (usually
(usually found at toll (usually found at found at major trunk
expressways) major trunk roads) roads)

Bus stop Truck stops Food court Fruit stall

Disabilities Toilet Petrol station Surau / Mosque

Jetty Port (Harbour) Telephone Parking

 Wakaf (hut) Information centre Repair shop ATM

Touch 'n Go purchase Money changer Wifi spots Hospital

and reload facilities

Airport Clinic University

Tourist spot signs

Malaysian tourist spot signs are maroon.

 Tourist spot area by Tourist spot area Fishing area Beach area
500 m

Recreation area Camping area Waterfall area

Weighing bridge signs

There is also a signs for weighing bridge.

Entry to Weighing Malaysian Road Weighing bridge

bridge Transport symbol
Department (JPJ)
Enforcement Station
entry sign

Construction/Temporary signs

The construction signs in Malaysia are diamond-shaped and are orange and black in colour.
Attention, Caution works ahead Caution construction Road Work sign
Construction Ahead works ahead
sign with 500 m

Road Work sign with Caution, Reduce Construction site drive Sorry for
200m Speed slowly inconvenience caused

Your cooperation Temporary traffic Vehicles in out ahead Caution vehicles in

much needed out ahead

Temporary speed limit Flagman ahead Flagman sign with Keep left sign
sign 200m
Keep right sign Detour ahead Detour Detour to the left sign

Detour to the right One lane traffic ahead Temporary narrow Temporary narrow
sign roads on the left sign roads on the right sign

Right lane closed Right lane closed sign Left lane closed Left lane closed sign

Centre lane closed Temporary sign End of construction End of construction

sign direction site (Option 1) site (Option 2)

Road name sign

Road name sign in Malaysia have many different colours and styles according the local authority to design
with them.

Blue with orange Blue with orange A bilingual Road name sign in
letters for road names. letters for road names (Malay/Chinese) road Batu Pahat, Johor with
This signs usually with highway shield. sign in George Town, dual-script (Malay-
found at Kuala Penang, Penang which Jawi), under authority
Lumpur. is under the authority by MPBP
of the Penang Island
City Council (MBPP).

A street sign in Johor

Bahru, Johor with
both Latin and Jawi
script.

Symbols

Other symbols include hospital signs, airport signs, mosque signs and so on.

Miscellaneous

Bridge-related signs

These signs usually found at the bridge.

 Bridge numbers.

River signs

These signs usually found at the bridge.

River sign with River sign (option 1) River sign (option 2)

Department of
Irrigation and
Drainage (Jabatan
Pengairan Dan
Saliran) logo

Highway concessionaires border limit

Many expressways/highways has a border limit.

Gallery
Malaysian expressway A direction signboard A typical road sign in A typical crosswalk
exit signs. on Federal Route 3 in Kuala Lumpur, with traffic signal in Kuala
Terengganu. yellow letters for Lumpur with a
major thoroughfares countdown display
and green letters on and a crosswalk sign
white background for above it.
parks and locations of
interests. Smaller
signs below it show
directions for
pedestrians and
tourists.

A road sign near Jalan A Federal Route code National Speed Limit Common state road
Yam Tuan, Seremban sign, placed at pole signboard on signboard which is
with yellow letters for along the road. Malaysian federal similar to the
major roads and green roads. signboards on federal
letters on green signs roads.
for hospitals and white
on green signs for
expressways.
 Some road signs in
Malaysia are in
English, such as this
one near Jalan
Beringin in
Damansara Town
Centre, Kuala
Lumpur.

See also
Integrated Transport Information System
Malaysian Expressway System
Malaysian Federal Roads system
Malaysian Public Works Department
Malaysian Road Transport Department
National Speed Limits
Automated Enforcement System
Puspakom
Transportation in Malaysia

References
1. http://www.kkr.gov.my/files/akta_subsidiari/9.pdf
2. Maklumat Mengenai Papan Tanda Arah, Destinasi dan Nombor Laluan Jalan Raya Malaysia (htt
p://www.jkr.gov.my/v2/english/announcement/Brosurpapantanda.pdf). Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia.
Retrieved on 23 August 2008.

External links
Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) website (http://www.jkr.gov.my)
Malaysian Road Signs Information Brochure (http://www.jkr.gov.my/v2/english/announcement/Brosur
papantanda.pdf)
Ikut Kiri (Car Parts) (http://ikutkiri.com)

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