GUIDELINES INSTALLATION OF KILOMETRE POST
GUIDELINES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF
KILOMETRE POST CONTENTS
I, Introduction
In line with the Government's policy
on metrication, the kilometre post was
introduced in the mid 1970's to replace
the milestone. During the course of time
the original design encountered numer-
ous shortfalls and inadequacies such as
the legibility of the letterings, spacing of
the post and type of information provid-
ed. As a result of the above deficiencies
several states took the initiative to put up
their own design, resulting in
non-4niformity.
In order to attain a standard kilome-
tre post throughout the country, a review
was carried out by the Road Branch
(Design Unit), The revised design was
presented at a Workshop on Road
Standards in May 1984 and was
adopted to replace all existing posts.
The revised post was designed bas-
ing on the following objectives :
i. a source of information to the
public as regarding the distance to
and from cities, towns terminal
points and important locations.
ii. to designate the road for adminis
trative purpose.
iii. an inventory for the purpose of
road maintenance
iv. a means of locating addresses in
particular those addresses located
outside the town limits. The
post also serves to locate position
of villages or settlement away
from the town.
v. an assurance to the road users
that they are travelling in the right
direction.
II. Design Requirements
The kilometre post shall consist of
two types to be installed together at dif-
ferent spacing on all Federal Roads.
The two types shall be designated as
Type A and Type B.
1. Type A
1.1 Shape
The shape shall be of a V - section
of thickness 50mm. The detailed dimen-
sions are as shown in Appendix 1
1.2 Material
The material shall be concrete of mix
1:1.5:3 - 19mm. The concrete shall have
a minimum crushing cube strength of 25
N/mm2 at 28 days and shall comply with
the recommendations in CP 110
(1972)The concrete shall be reinforced
with wire meshing of size 1 SWG. at
100mm spacing complying with BS.
4483. The details of reinforcements are
as shown in Appendix I.
1.3 Interval
The post shall be installed at every 5
kilometre spacing or at least one shall
be planted if the distance between two
important locations is less than 5 km.
1.4 Information
1.4.1 The information written on the
face shall be both the destination name
and the distance to the destination. The
destination shall be of two, one primary
and the other secondary. On roads
where there is no secondary destination
ahead the post shall only show the
name of the primary destination and the
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distance to it. Primary and secondary
destinations are generally define& as
below:-
Primary destinations are:
Federal Capital, State capitals, ports
of disembarkation and terminal points.
Secondary destinations are:
District capitals, intersection points
and other important towns.
A list of the primary and secondary
destinations for Peninsular Malaysia is
as shown in Appendix IV together with
their abbreviated form.
It is to be noted that some of the sec-
ondary destinations listed in Appendix IV
are designated as primary destinations
for certain roads.
The arrangement of the letterings
and numerals is as shown by a typical
example in Appendix I. The information
shall be written on both the longer outer
facesof the post.
1.4.2 A route-marker in the form of a
standard JKR logo shall be fixed to both
the longer outer facesof the post to indi-
cate the number of the route.
1.5 Benchmark
A brass benchmark supplied by the
Survey Department shall be cast into
the concrete foundation as shown in
Appendix III. The reduced level of the
benchmark shall be determined by the
Survey Department. The Survey
Department shall be informed of any
physical movement of the concrete
foundation to enable them to redeter-
mine the reduced level of the bench-
mark .
2. Type B
2.1 Shape
The shape shall be of a rectangulation
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section of thickness 5*)0 mm. The
detailed dimensions are as given in
Appendix II.
2.2 Material
The material and specifications
shall be as stated under sub-clause 1.2
2.3 Interval
The post shall be placed at every
1 km except the fifth post which will be
replaced by Type A.
2.4 Information
The post shall indicate the primary
destination and the distance to the pri-
mary destination. The primary destina-
tion is as defined under subclause
1.4.1. A list of primary destinations for
Post Type B and their abbreviations is
as shown in Appendix111. 3.General
(For both type A and Type B).
3.1 Colour
3.1.1 The colour of the post and
foundation shall be in white.
3.1.2 The destination letterings and
distance numerals shall be in silver
white on blue background. The numer-
al for the route marker shall be in black
on yellow background (For Type A only)
3.1.3 The colour shall comply to the
following:
a.Blue - No 109 Middle Blue B.S.
381 C: 1964
b.Yellow - No. 356 Golden Yellow
B.S 381 C:1964
c. White - To comply with clause
1.3.2 B.S. 873 Part 2 1973.
Reflection factor not less than 0.8
and the day light luminance factor
not less than 0.6
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3.1.3 The colour shall comply to the
following:
a.Blue - No 109 Middle Blue B.S.
381 C: 1964
b.Yellow - No. 356 Golden Yellow
B.S 381 C:1964
c. White - To comply with clause
1.3.2 B.S. 873 Part 2 1973.
Reflection factor not less than 0.8
and the day light luminance factor
not less than 0.6
d.Black - To comply with Clause
1.3.3 B.S. 873 Part 2 1973.
Reflection factor not more than
0.02.
e.For the Chromaticity Colour
Coordinates refer to Appendix A.
3.2 Aluminium blank
This shall be of wrought alminium
sheet conforming to B.S 1470: 1072
and B.S. 4300/6: 1969 (Suplementary;.
It shall be of 1 mm thick with a thick-
ness tolerances t 0.06mm
3.3 Retro-reflective sheeting
This shall be of high intensity grade.
The sheeting shall consist of spherical
lens elements embedded within a trans-
parent plastic having a smooth flat outer
surface. The requirements for encapsu-
lated lens wide angle flat top reflective
sheeting are as tabulated below:
The photometric performance of the
reflective sheeting shall satisfy the fol-
lowing conditions:
i. The average luminance shall
be between 43 and 108 cd/m2
ii. The maximum luminance shall
not exceed 323 cd/m2
iii. There shall be a minimum lumi
nance variation. The distribution
of illumination shall be reasonably
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uniform and the retro-reflective
sign shall not present a patchy
appearance.
The retro-reflective sheeting shall be
adhered securely onto the aluminium
blank by means of a vacuum applicator.
The adhesive bond shall not be less
than 3.5N/mm2 when tested in single
shear. The transparent colours are tc be
applied to the reflective sheeting by the
conventional silk screen process.
3.4 Epoxy bonder
The aluminium blank shall be
adhered to the concrete surface and by
an approved epoxy bonder.
It shall have a minimum tensile bond
strength and shear bond strength of 3.5
N/mm2 and 2.1N/mm2 respectively.
3.5 Letterings and Numerals
The height of the numerals shall be
100mm for both Type A and B. The
height of the letterings to indicate the
destination shall be 80 mm for Type A
and 70 mm for Type B. The height how-
ever may be reduced to no less than 60
mm for certain excessively long name
which cannot be abbreviated. Both the
numerals and letterings shall be of
Series 2 Standard
3.6 Location
3.6.1 The post shall be planted on
the left side of the road if the motorist is
heading north and east. If the motorist is
heading north-east or north-west, it shall
also be planted on the left.
3.6.2 On divided roads the post shall be
planted on the left side of each carriage-
way. The posts on both sides of the car-
riageway shall be directly opposite each
other.
3.6.3 The post shall be planted at 2
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metres from the edge of the carriage-

way or at the outer edge of the road
shoulder whichever is the lesser.

3.6.4 In general the distance indicated

on the post shall refer to the distance to
the General Post Office (for large towns)
and Post Office (for smaller towns) of
the destination.
3.7 Reference Number
A reference number for the purpose of
road maintenance will be given for each
post (both Type A and B) by Ibu Pejabat
JKR, Cawangan Jalan, Unit
Penyelenggaraan.

LIST OF DESTINATION NAMES

PRIMARY DESTINATION NAME ABBREVIATED FORM

1. KOTA BHARU KT. BHARU

2. KUALA TERENGGANU KUALA
TERENGGANU
3. KUANTAN KUANTAN
4. JOHOR BAHRU J. BAHRU
5. MELAKA MELAKA
6. SEREMBAN SEREMBAN
7. KUALA LUMPUR K. LUMPUR
8. KELANG KELANG
9. SHAH ALAM SHAH
ALAM
10. IPOH IPOH
11. BUTTERWORTH BUTTERWORTH
12. ALOR SETAR A. SETAR
13. KANGAR KANGAR
14. KUALA PERLIS K. PERLIS
15. PELABUHAN PASIR GUDANG PELABUHAN
16. PELABUHAN KELANG PELABUHAN

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17. GUA MUSANG G. MUSANG

18. KUALA LIPIS K. LIPIS
19. KAMPUNG KAMAN K. KAMAN
20. BRINCHANG BRINCHANG
21. MERSING MERSING
22. BATU PAHAT BT. PAHAT
23. KUALA PILAH K. PILAH
24. GEMAS GEMAS
25. JERTEH JERTEH
26. KAMPUNG RAJA KG. RAJA
27. JELI JELI
28 DABONG DABONG
29. TEMERLOH TEMERLOH
30. KUALA ROMPIN K. ROMPIN
31. KUALA MENTIGA K. MENTIGA
32. PORT DICKSON P. DICKSON
33. LUMUT LUMUT
34. GEORGE TOWN GEORGE-
TOWN
35. PEKAN PEKAN
36. TELOK INTAN T. INTAN
37. BIDOR BIDOR
38. BAYAN LEPAS BAYAN
LEPAS
39.. BALIK PULAU BALIK
PULAU
40. BATU FERRINGGI BATU
FERRINGGI
41. PASIR PUTEH P. PUTEH
42. PARIT PARIT
43. BERUAS BERUAS
44. DAMAR LAUT DAMAR LAUT (Post Type A)
DAMAR
LAUT (Post Type B)
45. PANTAI REMIS PANTAI REMIS (Post Type A)
PANTAI (Post Type B)
REMIS

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46. GERIK GERIK

47. SUNGAI PETANI SG. PETANI
48. SEMPADAN THAILAND SEMPADAN
THAILAND
49. BAGAN DATOH BAGAN
DATOH
50. BUKIT FRASER B. FRASER
51. TANAH RATA T. RATA
52. BUKIT IBAM B. IBAM
53. SEGAMAT SEGAMAT
54. PENGKALAN CHEPA P. CHEPA
55. KUALA SANGLANG KUALA
SANGLANG
56. KUALA SEPETANG KUALA
SEPETANG
57. TAIPING TAIPING
58. KUALA KEDAH K. KEDAH
59. PADANG BESAR PADANG
BESAR
60. BUKIT KAYU HITAM B.K. HITAM
61. KUALA KURAU KUALA
KURAU
62. BAGAN SERAI BAGAN
SERAI
63. LAPANGAN TERBANG SUBANG LAPANGAN
TERBANG
64. KARAK KARAK
65. TAMPIN TAMPIN
66 . KUALA SELANGOR K. S'GOR

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SECONDARY
DESTINATION NAME ABBREVIATED FORM

1. PASIR PUTEH P. PUTEH

2. TANAH MERAH T. MERAH
3. JELI JELI
4. KUALA KRAI K. KRAI
5. JERTEH JERTEH
6. DUNGUN DUNGUN
7. PELABUHAN KUANTAN PELABUHAN
8. PEKAN PEKAN
9. CHUKAI CHUKAI
10. MARANG MARANG
11. MACHANG MACHANG
12. KUALA ROMPIN K. ROMPIN
13. MARAN MARAN
14. GERIK GERIK
15. BANTING RANTING
16. SEPANG SEPANG
17. PORT DICKSON P. DICKSON
18. SITIAWAN SITIAWAN
19. FANTAI REMIS PANTAI REMIS
20. TAIPING TAIPING
21. PARIT PARIT
22. BERUAS BERUAS
23. BENTONG BENTONG
24. RAUB RAUB
25. BALING BALING
26. PENGKALAN HULU PENG. HULU
27. KUALA KUBU BAHRU K.K. BAHRU
28. BUKIT FRASER B. FRASER
29. JERANTUT JERANTUT
30. BENTA BENTA
31. BAHAU BAHAU
32. KERATONG KERATONG

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33. TAPAH TAPAH

34. RAWANG RAWANG
35. TANJUNG MALIM TG. MALIM
36. SLIM RIVER SLIM RIVER
37. BIDOR BIDOR
38. KAMPAR KAMPAR
39. GAMBANG GAMBANG
40. TEMERLOH TEMERLOH
41. KARAK KARAK
42. MENTAKAB MENTAKAB
43. ALOR GAJAH A. GAJAH
44. REMBAU REMBAU
45. KUALA SELANGOR K. S'GOR
46. SUNGAI BESAR SG. BESAR
47. SABAK BERNAM S. BERNAM
48. TELOK INTAN T. INTAN
49. MUAR MUAR
50. BATU PAHAT BT. PAHAT
51. PONTIAN KECHIL P. KECHIL
52. AYER HITAM A. HITAM
53. KELUANG KELUANG
54. KOTA TINGGI KT. TINGGI
55. MERSING MERSING
56. KAJANG KAJANG
57. TAMPIN TAMPIN
58. YONG PENG YONG PENG
59. SEGAMAT SEGAMAT
60. GEMAS GEMAS
61. SUNGAI PETANI SG. PETANI
62. JITRA JITRA
63. KUALA KANGSAR K. KANGSAR
64. BAGAN SERAI BAGAN SERAI
65. PARIT BUNTAR P. BUNTAR
66. KELANG KELANG
67. PELABUHAN KUANTAN PELABUHAN
68. KUALA PILAH K. PILAH

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Color Code
The following color code has
been established and identified by
JKR as being appropriate for use in
conveying traffic control information.
The colors coded below are used for
road furnitures, other than traffic sign
faces, such as road markings traffic
signal and traffic finish paint or of
higher quality material.
Yellow - No. 356 British Standard
381C (Golden Yellow)
White - Part 1 clause 1.3.2 and
1.3.3 British Standard 873
Black - Part 1 clause 1.3.2 and
1.3.3 British Standard 873
Orange - British Standard 0.004
Note:
The colors used for all traffic
sign faces should be comparable to
that formed by the chromaticity coor-
dinate below, and should be of retro
reflective material.

1 2 3 4
COLOR

x y x y x y x y

Red 0.690 0.310 0.595 0.315 0.569 0.341 0.655 0.345

Orange 0.610 0.390 0.535 0.375 0.516 0.394 0.581 0.418

Yellow 0.504 0.458 0.525 0.473 0.493 0.507 0.474 0.488

Green 0.140 0.380 0.135 0.440 0.110 0.438 0.115 0.378

Dark Green 0.040 0.460 0.100 0.460 0.100 0.380 0.030 0.380

Blue 0.134 0.043 0.169 0.097 0.154 0.125 0.114 0.007

White 0.350 0.360 0.300 0.310 0.285 0.325 0.335 0.375

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All dimensions are in mm

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NOTES :-

1. The brass bolt shall be inserted into the brass plate

with the soffit of the bolt head held firmly to the top
of the brass plate before casting into the concrete
block.
2. The top surface of the brass plate shall be flushed
with the top surface of the concrete block.
3. The brass bolt and plate shall be supplied by the
S.O. Before commencement and during the casting
of the concrete block.

* All dimension are in mm

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