List of roads in Kuala Lumpur
Like all other historical urban centres, the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, contains a number of current and old roads and streets across the city.
This article contains an alphabetical list of notable roads within Kuala Lumpur.
Overview
The majority of older roads in and around Kuala Lumpur were originally named during British rule in Selangor, and as such, were in English and named after British figures, a handful of local dignitaries or royalties, districts, local populations, landmarks or geographical features. Other surrounding locales, such as Kampung Baru, Pudu, Imbi and Sentul have had roads known primarily in Malay since colonial rule.Following Malaya's independence in 1957 and the formation of Malaysia in 1963, street names in Kuala Lumpur were translated into the Malay language, some of which were given more simplified descriptions, as Malay was officially adopted as the official language of Malaysia in 1967.
The vast majority of the street names was further renamed en masse in 1981, as part of post-independence decolonisation pushed by the then newly elected Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad. Street names which previously featured semblances of English origins were replaced by those commemorating local Malay figures, Malay culture and key politicians in Malaya/Malaysia. The renaming included roads in the core of old Kuala Lumpur, as well as major thoroughfares in the city. Further renaming of old street names persists to date, with the rounds of revision conducted by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall as late as 2007 on streets in Pudu and in the fringe towns of Sungai Besi and Jinjang, where English and British-named street names were still in use. Minor roads, however, are typically spared from this form of renaming.
The accelerated development of the city after the country's independence also contributed to the widening of existing artery routes, creation of highways and new roadways, and extensive grade separation of roadways. This resulted in significant alterations of roadways in the city, with several roads merged, split, or modified, forming new roads or retiring old ones.
| Old Name | New Name |
| 01. Jalan Alexander | Jalan Hulubalang |
| 02. Jalan Bagot | Jalan Johor |
| 03. Jalan Birch | Jalan Maharajalela |
| 04. Jalan Bluff | Jalan Bukit Aman |
| 05. Jalan Broadrick | Jalan Sultan Ismail & Jalan MARA |
| 06. Jalan Brockman | Jalan Dato Onn |
| 07. Jalan Campbell | Jalen Dang Wangi |
| 08. Jalan Cecil | Jalan Hang Lekir |
| 09. Lorong Cecil | Lorong Hang Lekir |
| 10. Jalan Clarke | Jalan Belanda Satu |
| 11. Jalan Clifford | Jalan Taming Sari |
| 12. Jalan Davidson | Jalan Hang Jebat |
| 13. Lorong Davidson | Lorong Hang Jebat |
| 14. Jalan Douglas | Jalan Pahang |
| 15. Jalan Drury | Jalan Sang Guna |
| 16. Jalan Foch | Jalan Cheng Lock |
| 17. Jalan Freeman | Jalan U Thant |
| 18. Lorong Freeman Satu | Lorong U Thant Satu |
| 19. Lorong Freeman Dua | Lorong U Thant Dua |
| 20. Jalan Taman Freeman | Jalan Taman U Thant |
| 21. Taman Freeman Dua | Taman U Thant Dua |
| 22. Taman Freeman Tiga | Taman U Thant Tiga |
| 23. Taman Freeman Empat | Taman U Thant Empat |
| 24. Jalan Gray | Jalan Semenanjung, Jalan Sabah & Jalan Kinabalu |
| 25. Jalan Guillemard | Jalan Ledang |
| 26. Jalan Lembah Guillemard | Jalan Lembah Ledang |
| 27. Bukit Guillemard | Bukit Ledang |
| 28. Pesiaran Guillemard | Pesiaran Ledang |
| 29. Jalan Gurney | Jalan Semarak |
| 30. Jalan Hale | Jalan Raja Abdullah |
| 31. Jalan Hannigan | Jalan Selangor |
| 32. Jalan Hicks | Changkat Bukit Bintang & Changkat Raja Chulan |
| 33. Lorong Hicks | Lorong Raja Chulan |
| 34. Jalan Hose | Split into Jalan Wisma Putra and Jalan Hose. |
| 35. Jalan Hussey | Jalan Perak |
| 36. Jalan John Hands | Jalan Abdul Manan Nordin |
| 37. Jalan Kenny | Jalan Tunku |
| 38. Jalan Kenny Timor | Langgak Tunku |
| 39. Jalan Kenny Tepi | Tepian Tunku |
| 40. Jalan Kenny Genting | Simpangan Tunku |
| 41. Jalan Kenny Selekoh | Selekoh Tunku |
| 42. Jalan Kenny Utara | Dataran Tunku |
| 43. Jalan Kenny Rendah | Lurah Tunku |
| 44. Jalan Kenny Tinggi | Tinggian Tunku |
| 45. Jalan Kenny Selatan | Taman Tunku |
| 46. Jalan Kenny Kiri | Laman Tunku |
| 47. Jalan Kenny Pertama | Jalan Lembah Tunku |
| 48. Jalan Kenny Kanan | Cerunan Tunku |
| 49. Jalan Kenny Dalam | Dalaman Tunku |
| 50. Jalan Kenny Sentosa | Changkat Tunku |
| 51. Changkat Kenny | Changkat Tunku |
| 52. Pesiaran Bukit Kenny | Pesiaran Bukit Tunku |
| 53. Lorong Kenny Bahagia | Liku Tunku |
| 54. Kenny Hill | Bukit Tunku |
| 55. Jalan Kenny Tengah | Pinggiran Tunku |
| 56. Jalan Klyne | Jalan Hang Lekiu |
| 57. Lorong Klyne | Lorong Hang Lekiu |
| 58. Jalan Langworthy | Jalan Melaka |
| 59. Jalan Lornie | Jalan Syed Putra |
| 60. Lorong Lornie Kiri | Lorong Syed Putra Kiri |
| 61. Bulatan Lornie | Bulatan Syed Putra |
| 62. Pesiaran Lornie | Pesiaran Syed Putra |
| 63. Jalan Macnamara | Jalan Terengganu |
| 64. Jalan Marsh | Jalan Tun Sambanthan 4 |
| 65. Jalan Maxwell | Jalan Tun Ismail |
| 66. Lorong Maxwell | Lorong Tun Ismail |
| 67. Maxwell Drive | Pesiaran Tun Ismail |
| 68. Jalan McArthur | Jalan Hang Nadim |
| 69. Jalan Mountbatten | Jalan Tun Perak |
| 70. O'Connell Park | Jalan Sarawak |
| 71. Jalan Parry | Jalan P. Ramlee |
| 72. Jalan Pekeliling | Jalan Tun Razak |
| 73. Jalan Perkins | Jalan Raja Alang |
| 74. Queen's Terrace | Lorong Beliong |
| 75. Jalan Rodger | Jalan Hang Kasturi |
| 76. Jalan Seavoy | Jalan Titiwangsa |
| 77. Jalan Shaw | Jalan Hang Tuah |
| 78. Jalan Spooner | Jalan Cenderawasih |
| 79. Jalan Stoney | Jalan Dewan Sultan Sulaiman |
| 80. Jalan Swettenham | Jalan Mahameru & Jalan Sultan Salahuddin |
| 81. Persiaran Swettenham | Persiaran Mahameru |
| 82. Jalan Travers | Split into Jalan Rakyat and Jalan Travers. |
| 83. Jalan Treacher | Jalan Sultan Ismail |
| 84. Jalan Venning | Jalan Perdana, Jalan Ria & Jalan Tembusu |
| 85. Jalan Watkins | Jalan Bentara |
| 86. Jalan Watson | Jalan Haji Yahya Sheikh Ahmad |
| 87. Jalan Weld | Jalan Raja Chulan |
| 88. Pesiaran Weld | Jalan Cenderasari |
| 89. Jalan Wynne | Jalan Kelantan |
| 90. Jalan Young | Jalan Cenderasari |
Criticism
While earlier street name changes post-independence have been generally accepted, the persistent renaming campaign of existing roads and growing public awareness of the history of Kuala Lumpur's streets has increasingly drawn ire from local communities, particularly road users, postal users, and historians, due to inconvenience borne from memorising longer, more convoluted names of roads which were formerly shorter and easier to memorise, the increased cost of replacing and maintaining documents and signages, and the revisionist undertones of the renaming policy. One renaming campaign of eight major roads in honour of former Yang di-Pertuan Agongs on 2 November 2014 had notably drawn backlash from the public as well as Member of Parliament Lim Lip Eng, leading to a rebuttal by UMNO Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin; the name change proceeded in spite of the controversy.Standard translations
A guideline was formulated for the translation of English signage on roads. The Kuala Lumpur City Hall is pursuing a process of standardisation for road signage.- Avenue/Highway -Lebuhraya
- Circular - Pekeliling
- Circus - Bulatan
- Close - Pinggir/''Pinggiran/Solok
- Crescent - Lengkok
- Drive – Persiaran
- Gardens – Taman
- Grove - Gerbang
- Hill - Langgak
- Lane – Lorong
- Lower - Hilir
- Mount - Puncak
- Place - Laman
- Rise - Changkat/Cangkat
- Road – Jalan
- Ring Road - Lingkaran
- Square – Medan
- Street – Lebuh
- Terrace - Tingkat
- Upper - Ulu/Hulu
- Walk - Pintas''
Major roads