Malaysia Federal Route 2
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| Federal Route 2 | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Length: | 276.9 km (172.1 mi) |
| Existed: | 1946 – present |
| History: | Completed in 1948 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end: | Port Klang, Selangor |
| ROADS EXPRESSWAYS |
|
| East end: | Kuantan Port, Pahang |
| Location | |
| Primary destinations: |
Klang Shah Alam Kuala Lumpur Gombak Karak Lanchang Mentakab Temerloh Maran Gambang Kuantan Beserah |
| Highway system | |
Federal Route 2
is a main federal roads in Malaysia. The 276.9 kilometres (172 mi) roads connects Port Klang in Selangor to Kuantan Port in Pahang. Federal Route 2 became the backbone of the road system linking the east and west coasts of Peninsula Malaysia before being surpassed by the East Coast Expressway
.
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[edit] Route background
The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 2 is located at Port Klang, Selangor. At the first kilometre at Port Klang, it is connected with the North-South Port Link (Federal Route
) and the Northport Highway (Federal Route
).
In Kuala Lumpur, the Federal Route 2 overlaps with many roads and highways, including the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1, Genting Klang-Pahang Highway,
Jalan Gombak and Jalan Kampung Bandar Dalam before it meets with the Karak Highway which leads to the east. Part of the Karak Highway from Kampung Bandar Dalam to Greenwood Interchange has been acquired by the
Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway while the section from Greenwood Interchange to Gombak North Interchange has been acquired by the
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2. Meanwhile, the rest of the Karak Highway has been upgraded to a full expressway, bearing the route code of
.
At the end of the Karak Expressway at Karak Interchange, the Federal Route 2 is diverted as an ordinary 2-lane federal road while the Karak Expressway proceeds as the East Coast Expressway. The Federal Route 2 overlaps again at Kuantan with the Federal Route
. The eastern terminus of the Federal Route 2 is at the Kuantan Port, where it meets with the Federal Route
.
[edit] History
The road was built by British in 1940. The British constructed main roads to link their possessions in Malaya. Among other roads are Federal Route
on the central and Federal Route
on the east coast. By the 1990s to 2000s, the highway was bogged down with severe congestion, and the present East Coast Expressway was built to replace it.
[edit] Features
At most section, the Federal Route 2 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.
[edit] Overlaps
- Klang: Jalan Jambatan Kota (overlaps with Federal Route
) - Setapak - Kampung Bandar Dalam, Kuala Lumpur: Jalan Gombak (Federal Route
) - Kampung Bandar Dalam - Gombak:
Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway (Karak Link) - Gombak - Gombak Utara:
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 - Gombak Utara - Karak:
Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway - Kuantan Airport - Kuantan: Gambang-Kuantan Highway (overlaps with Federal Route
)
[edit] Alternate routes
- Mentakab-Temerloh Bypass
- Kuantan Bypass (Federal Route
) - Persiaran Raja Muda Musa Slip Roads A and B (
)
[edit] Sections with motorcycle lanes
[edit] List of Junctions and towns (West-East)
| Km | Exit | Interchange/Junctions | To | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORT KLANG-BULATAN SIMPANG LIMA | see also PERSIARAN RAJA MUDA MUSA | ||||
| KLANG BULATAN SIMPANG LIMA-BULATAN SIMPANG EMPAT |
see also JALAN JAMBATAN KOTA | ||||
| KLANG-KUALA LUMPUR | see also FEDERAL HIGHWAY | ||||
| KUALA LUMPUR | see also JALAN SYED PUTRA KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 1 JALAN TUANKU ABDUL RAHMAN GENTING KLANG-PAHANG HIGHWAY JALAN KAMPUNG BANDAR DALAM |
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| KUALA LUMPUR-GOMBAK | see also (old route to Greenwood interchange at Route |
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| GOMBAK-GOMBAK UTARA | see also |
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| GOMBAK UTARA-KARAK | see also |
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| Karak-ECE | see also EXIT 813 KARAK INTERCHANGE |
Interchange | |||
| Taman Karak Jaya | |||||
| Taman Karak Indah | |||||
| KARAK | |||||
| KARAK | SOUTH |
T-junctions | |||
| Taman Seri Bentong | |||||
| Lanchang | NORTH JALAN LANCHANG Cempaka FELDA Lakum Raub Kuala Lipis Kuala Lumpur Kuala Terengganu Kuantan |
T-junctions | |||
| Bentong-Temerloh district border | |||||
| Kampung Sementih | |||||
| Kampung Rantau Panjang | |||||
| Kampung Woh | |||||
| Kampung Bongsu | |||||
| Kampung Sungai Kepung | |||||
| Desa Bakti | |||||
| Taman Mentakab Indah | |||||
| Kampung Batu Tiga | |||||
| EXIT 2-- | MENTAKAB SOUTH JUNCTION | NORTH Kuala Lumpur Kuantan Kuala Terengganu |
T-junctions | ||
| MENTAKAB-TEMERLOH | see also MENTAKAB-TEMERLOH BYPASS | ||||
| EXIT 2-- | TEMERLOH INTERCHANGE | NORTH Kuala Lumpur Kuantan Kuala Terengganu SOUTH |
Roundabout and Parcelo interchange | ||
| R&R Temerloh rest and service area | West bound | ||||
| Sungai Pahang Bridge Jambatan Sultan Ahmad Shah (Temerloh Bridge) |
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| Jalan Kampung Seberang | NORTH Kampung Seberang Batu Sawar Rantau Makmur |
T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Tebal | |||||
| R//R Temerloh Restaurant and Rest Plaza | Maju Curry House Restaurant |
East bound | |||
| Taman Harapan | |||||
| Jalan Paya Luas | SOUTH Kampung Paya Luas Kampung Paya Pulai |
T-junctions | |||
| Jalan Padang Tenggala | WEST JALAN PADANG TENGGALA Kampung Padang Tenggala |
T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Jaya 3 | |||||
| Kampung Jaya 5 | |||||
| Paya Pulai | |||||
| Kampung Paya Pulai Tengah | |||||
| Kampung Batu Empat | |||||
| Jalan Kampung Guai | SOUTH JALAN KAMPUNG GUAI Kampung Guai Charuk Puting |
T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Paya Pulai | |||||
| Temerloh-Maran district border | |||||
| Kampung Awah | |||||
| Kampung Awah | NORTH Kuala Lumpur Kuala Terengganu Kuantan |
T-junctions | |||
| Taman Awah Indah | |||||
| Awah | |||||
| Jalan Pekan Sehari | SOUTH JALAN PEKAN SEHARI |
T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Rantau Panjang | |||||
| Kampung Bukit Lada | |||||
| Jalan Chenor | SOUTH Chenor |
T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Jengka Batu Tiga Belas | |||||
| Kampung Paya Pasir | |||||
| Sungai Leng | |||||
| Kampung Telut | |||||
| Seri Jengka | NORTH SOUTH Kampung Kuala Jempul |
T-junctions | |||
| R&R Seri Jengka rest and service area | |||||
| Kampung Sentosa | |||||
| FELDA Bukit Tajau | FELDA Bukit Tajau | T-junctions | |||
| Sungai Kemak | |||||
| Jalan Lubuk Paku | SOUTH Lubuk Paku |
T-junctions | |||
| Jalan Jerantut | NORTH |
T-junctions | |||
| MARAN | Maran town centre Maran District and Land Office Maran District Mosque |
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| MARAN | SOUTHEAST JALAN KAMPUNG BAK BAK Kampung Bak Bak |
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| Taman Maran Impian | |||||
| Maran-ECE | WEST Kuala Lumpur Temerloh Chenor EAST Kuala Terengganu Kuantan Sri Jaya |
T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Bentung | |||||
| Kampung Teras | |||||
| Sungai Maran bridge | |||||
| Sungai Luit bridge | |||||
| Kampung Luit | |||||
| Jalan Ulu Luit | NORTH Kampung Ulu Luit |
T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Kertam | |||||
| FELDA New Zealand | NORTH JALAN FELDA NEW ZEALAND FELDA New Zealand |
T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Sri Jaya | |||||
| Sri Jaya-ECE | WEST Kuala Lumpur Temerloh Maran EAST Kuala Terengganu Kuantan Gambang |
T-junctions | |||
| Jalan Belimbing | SOUTH JALAN BELIMBING Belimbing Tasik Chini |
T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Batu 37 | |||||
| Maran-Kuantan district border | |||||
| Kampung Paya Bungor | |||||
| Kampung Paya Merbau | |||||
| Kampung Gelugur | |||||
| Kampung Berkelah | |||||
| Sungai Lepar bridge | |||||
| Hutan Lipur Berkelah | |||||
| Sungai Berkelah bridge | |||||
| Kampung Batu Licin | |||||
| Kampung Semugi | |||||
| Kampung Pohol | |||||
| Paya Besar | |||||
| Sungai Belat | |||||
| GAMBANG | |||||
| EXIT 251 | TUN RAZAK HIGHWAY JUNCTIONS | NORTH Bandar MEC Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) Kuala Lumpur Kuala Terengganu SOUTH Pekan Bandar Muadzam Shah Segamat |
Junctions | ||
| GAMBANG-KUANTAN | see also GAMBANG-KUANTAN HIGHWAY | ||||
| EXIT 2-- | PADANG LALANG JUNCTIONS | EAST Teluk Cempedak SOUTH Tanjung Lumpur Pantai Sepat Pekan Johor Bahru |
Junctions | ||
| Jalan Haji Ahmad | NORTHWEST Semambu Jabur |
T-junctions | |||
| Jalan Air Putih | NORTH JALAN AIR PUTIH |
T-junctions | |||
| Taman Beserah | |||||
| Bukit Pelindung | NORTHWEST Semambu Jabur SOUTH JALAN TENGKU MUHAMAD |
Junctions | |||
| Kampung Ceti | Kampung Pelindung | T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Alur Tuan Haji | |||||
| Kampung Rumbia | Kampung Rumbia Kampung Pasir Garam Kampung Bugis |
T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Jeram Beserah | |||||
| Jalan Stesen Satelit Bumi Kuantan | WEST Kuantan Satellite Earth Station Taman Beserah |
T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Tuan | |||||
| Beserah | Pantai Beserah |
T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Batu Hitam | Pantai Batu Hitam |
T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Sungai Karang | Pantai Sungai Karang |
T-junctions | |||
| Swiss Garden Resort | |||||
| Duta Vista Resort | |||||
| Kampung Balok Baru | |||||
| Kampung Balok | |||||
| Sungai Balok bridge | |||||
| Kampung Seberang Balok | |||||
| Kampung Berahi | |||||
| EXIT 279 | KUANTAN BYPASS JUNCTIONS | WEST Gebeng Kemaman Kuala Terengganu Cherating |
T-junctions | ||
| Kampung Selamat | |||||
| EXIT 280 | PENGORAK JUNCTIONS | NORTHEAST Tanjung Gelang TLDM Tanjung Gelang Naval Base |
T-junctions | ||
| EXIT 281 | KUANTAN PORT JUNCTIONS | Kuantan Port Industrial Area Kemaman Kuala Terengganu |
T-junctions | ||
| Lembaga Pelabuhan Kuantan (LPK) flat quarters | |||||
| KUANTAN PORT | |||||
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