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Batu Gajah Highway

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Perak Route 8
Major junctions
West endPusing
Major intersections FT 5 Ipoh–Lumut Highway
A108 Jalan Bemban
A15 Jalan Tanjung Tualang
A117 Jalan Kuala Pinji
FT 1 Federal Route 1
East endGopeng
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Batu Gajah
Kellie's Castle
Highway system

Batu Gajah Highway (Perak state route A8) is a major highway in Perak, Malaysia. The highway connects Pusing in the west, passing Batu Gajah and Kellie's Castle until Gopeng in the east. This highway was upgraded from single carriageway into dual carriageway in 2001.

Route background

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The Kilometre Zero of the highway is located at Gopeng, at its junctions with the Federal Route 1, the main trunk road of central Peninsular Malaysia.

At most sections, the Batu Gajah Highway was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

List of junctions

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km Exit Junctions To Remarks
Pusing FT 5 Ipoh–Lumut Highway

North
FT 5 Ipoh
FT 5 Mengelembu
FT 5 Lahat

South
FT 73 Parit
FT 5 Bandar Seri Iskandar
FT 5 Lumut
FT 5 Pangkor Island
T-junctions
FT 5 Ipoh–lumut Highway
A8Batu Gajah Highway
Batu Gajah West
A108 Jalan Bemban
Pusing
Parit
Lumut
Sitiawan
Pangkor Island

South
A15 Jalan Tanjung Tualang
A15 Tanjung Tualang
FT 109 Kampung Gajah
FT 109 Pasir Salak
FT 109 Teluk Intan
FT 109 Pasir Salak Historical Complex
Roundabout
Batu Gajah Batu Gajah railway stations
Railway crossing bridge
Sungai Kinta bridge
Jalan Kuala Pinji North
A117 Jalan Kuala Pinji
Kampung Kuala Pinji
Pasir Pinji

South
A108 Batu Gajah Bypass
(Jalan Bemban)
FT 73 Parit
FT 5 Bandar Seri Iskandar
FT 5 Lumut
FT 5 Pangkor Island
T-junctions
Kinta Kellas Estate
Kellie's Castle Kellie's Castle
V
T-junctions
Kinta Kellas Estate
Gopeng Tin Mines
A8 Batu Gajah Highway
Start/End of highway
FT 199
0
Gopeng North
FT 1 Ipoh
FT 1 Simpang Pulai
FT 185 Cameron Highlands
FT 185 Gua Musang
North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route
Bukit Kayu Hitam
Penang

South
FT 1 Gopeng
FT 1 Kampar
North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route
Kuala Lumpur
Tapah
T-junctions