Kuantan Bypass

Federal Route 3
Kuantan Bypass
Route information
Part of AH18
Existed	1977–present
History	Completed in 1979
Major junctions
North end	Gebeng
Major intersections	FT 3  / AH18 Federal Route 3 FT 2 Jalan Beserah FT 3485 Jalan Kawasan Perindustrian Gebeng FT 14 Jerangau–Jabor Highway FT 231 Jalan Sungai Lembing FT 229 Jalan Permatang Badak FT 420 Jalan Lapangan Terbang Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah FT 2 Gambang–Kuantan Highway
South end	Kuantan Airport (South) Interchange on FT 2 Gambang–Kuantan Highway
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Kuala Terengganu, Sungai Lembing, Bandar Indera Mahkota, Gambang, Kuantan Airport
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Kuantan Bypass, Federal Route 3, AH18, is a main highway bypass in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. ^[1]

Route background

The Kuantan Bypass starts at Kuantan Airport South Interchange, at its interchange with the Federal Route 2, the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia.

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

There are no alternate routes or sections with motorcycle lanes.

History

It was built in 1977 until it was completed in 1979.

The upgrade from trunk road bypass into dual carriageway bypass was begun in 2005 and was completed in 2007.

On 6 August 2025, Twin Box Culvert construction at Kuantan Bypass started and completed on 5 September 2025. ^{[1] [2]}

Junction lists

The entire route is located in Kuantan District, Pahang.

Legend:

• I/C - Interchange, I/S - Intersection, RSA - Rest and service area, OBR - Overhead bridge restaurant, R/R - Restaurant and rest plaza, L/B - Layby, V/P - Vista point, TN - tunnel, T/P - Toll plaza, BR - Bridge

Location	km	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Gebeng	​	Through to FT 3  / AH18 Malaysia Federal Route 3
	​	1	Gebeng I/S	FT 2 Jalan Beserah  – Kuantan Port , Beserah , Kuantan, TLDM Tanjung Gelang Naval Base	T-junctions
	​	2	Gebeng Industrial Area I/S	FT 3485 Jalan Kawasan Perindustrian Gebeng  – Gebeng Industrial Area, BASF-Petronas petrochemicals plant, Lynas Malaysia, Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP)	T-junctions
	​	Sungai Balok bridge
	​		SIRIM East Coast Office	SIRIM East Coast Office	Northbound only
	​	3	Jerangau-Jabor Highway I/C	FT 14 Jerangau–Jabor Highway  – Jabur, Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah, Bukit Besi, Jerangau East Coast Expressway  / AH141  – Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Terengganu FT 101  / AH141 Gebeng Bypass  – Chukai (Kemaman), Kuala Terengganu, Cherating , Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Academy (Sultan Ahmad Shah Maritime Academy (AMSAS))	Trumpet interchange
Semambu	​	4	Bandar Damansara Kuantan I/S	Jalan BDK Utama Bandar Damansara Kuantan	Northbound only
	​	5	Semambu I/C	Jalan Semambu Pintasan Kuantan – Politeknik Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (POLISAS) FT 3486 Jalan Semambu  – Jabur, Perasing, Semambu, Kuantan	Diamond interchange
	​		Taman Jubli Perak Sultan Ahmad Shah	Taman Jubli Perak Sultan Ahmad Shah	Northbound only
Bandar Indera Mahkota	​	6	Bandar Indera Mahkota (North) I/C	Jalan Istana Abdul Aziz – Istana Abdul Aziz (Tengku Mahkota Pahang), Taman Alam Perdana, Bukit Istana, KotaSAS Persiaran Sultan Abu Bakar – Indera Mahkota 7 and 8, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuantan Campus	Diamond interchange
	​		Mahkota Valley	Mahkota Valley – Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Kuantan campus	Northbound only
	​	7	Bandar Indera Mahkota Sentral I/C	FT 231 Jalan Sungai Lembing  – Sungai Lembing, Panching, Sungai Lembing Museum, Kampung Padang, Bandar Indera Mahkota town centre, Kuantan, Teluk Cempedak , Beserah , Ministry of Home Affairs Complex (Pahang Branch) (Kompleks Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) Negeri Pahang) East Coast Expressway  / AH141  – Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Terengganu	Cloverleaf interchange
	​		Terminal Sentral Kuantan	Terminal Sentral Kuantan  – Arrival/Departure	Southbound
	​	8	Bandar Indera Mahkota (South) I/C	Jalan Sultan Abdullah – Indera Mahkota 14 and 15 Persiaran Sultan Abu Bakar – Indera Mahkota 1 to 6, WIDAD college	Diamond Interchange
Kuantan	​		Kampung Songsang
	​	Shell Layby (northbound)
	​		Kampung Sungai Tiram
	​	Kuantan River bridge
	​	9	Permatang Badak I/S	FT 229 Jalan Permatang Badak  – Permatang Badak, Bukit Rangin, Kampung Sungai Isap Damai	T-junctions
	​		Taman Permatang Badak
	​	Shell Layby (southbound)
	​		Rumah Murah Permatang Badak
	​		Kampung Pandan Dua
	​		Taman Pandan Damai
	​	10	Kuantan Airport (North) I/C	FT 420 Jalan Lapangan Terbang Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah  – Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport	T-junctions
	​	11	Kuantan Airport (South) I/C	FT 2 Gambang–Kuantan Highway  – Kuala Lumpur, Gambang, Segamat, Kuantan, Pekan	Trumpet interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi        Incomplete access

References

1. "安装双盒形暗渠 关丹绕道格宾地区部份路段即起关闭至9月5日 - 地方 - 关注东海岸". Sin Chew Daily (in Chinese (Malaysia)). 2025-08-06. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
2. "中央拨120万修关丹绕道". Nanyang Siang Pau (in Chinese (Malaysia)). 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2025-12-28.