Kuantan Bypass

Last updated
MYS Jkr-ft3.svg
Federal Route 3
Kuantan Bypass
Route information
Part of Tabliczka AH18.svg AH18
Existed1977–present
HistoryCompleted in 1979
Major junctions
North end Gebeng
Major intersectionsMYS Jkr-ft3.svg FT 3 Tabliczka AH18.svg AH18 Federal Route 3
MYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Jalan Beserah
MYS Jkr-ft3485.svg FT 3485 Jalan Kawasan Perindustrian Gebeng
MYS Jkr-ft14.svg FT 14 Jerangau–Jabor Highway
MYS Jkr-ft231.svg FT 231 Jalan Sungai Lembing
MYS Jkr-ft229.svg FT 229 Jalan Permatang Badak
MYS Jkr-ft420.svg FT 420 Jalan Lapangan Terbang Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
MYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Gambang-Kuantan Highway
South end Kuantan Airport (South) Interchange on
MYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Gambang-Kuantan Highway
Location
Country Malaysia
Primary
destinations
Kuala Terengganu
Sungai Lembing
Bandar Indera Mahkota
Gambang
Kuantan Airport Airport (malaysia).jpg
Highway system

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

Contents

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.

List of interchanges

KmExitInterchangeToRemarks
North
MYS Jkr-ft3.svg FT 3 Tabliczka AH18.svg AH18 Kuantan Port Malaysia Symbols-Port.svg
MYS Jkr-ft3.svg FT 3 Tabliczka AH18.svg AH18 Chukai (Kemaman)
MYS Jkr-ft3.svg FT 3 Tabliczka AH18.svg AH18 Kuala Terengganu
MYS Jkr-ft3.svg FT 3 Tabliczka AH18.svg AH18 Cherating Beach (malaysia).jpg
MYS Jkr-ft3.svg FT 3 Tabliczka AH18.svg AH18 Kuantan Bypass
Start/End of highway
1 Gebeng JunctionsSouth
MYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Jalan Beserah
MYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Kuantan Port Malaysia Symbols-Port.svg
MYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Beserah Beach (malaysia).jpg
MYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Kuantan
MYS Jkr-ft435.svg FT 435 TLDM Tanjung Gelang Naval Base
T-junctions
2Gebeng Industrial Area JunctionsNorth
MYS Jkr-ft3485.svg 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 OfficeNorth bound only
3Jerangau-Jabor Highway InterchangeNorth
MYS Jkr-ft14.svg FT 14 Jerangau–Jabor Highway
MYS Jkr-ft14.svg FT 14 Jabur
MYS Jkr-ft14.svg FT 14 Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
MYS Jkr-ft14.svg FT 14 Bukit Besi
MYS Jkr-ft14.svg FT 14 Jerangau
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e8.svg East Coast Expressway Tabliczka AH141.svg AH141 EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Terengganu
MYS Jkr-ft101.svg FT 101 Tabliczka AH141.svg AH141 Gebeng Bypass
MYS Jkr-ft3.svg FT 3 Tabliczka AH18.svg AH18 Chukai (Kemaman)
MYS Jkr-ft3.svg FT 3 Tabliczka AH18.svg AH18 Kuala Terengganu
MYS Jkr-ft3.svg FT 3 Tabliczka AH18.svg AH18 Cherating Beach (malaysia).jpg
Akademi Maritim Sultan Ahmad Shah (AMSAS)
(Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Academy)
Trumpet interchange
4 Bandar Damansara Kuantan JunctionsNorthwest
Jalan BDK Utama
Bandar Damansara Kuantan
North Bound only
5Semambu InterchangeJalan Semambu Pintasan Kuantan

Northwest
Politeknik Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (POLISAS) Malaysia Symbols-University.svg

Southeast
MYS Jkr-ft3486.svg FT 3486 Jalan Semambu
Jabur
Perasing
Semambu
Kuantan
Diamond interchange
Taman Jubli Perak Sultan Ahmad ShahTaman Jubli Perak Sultan Ahmad ShahNorth Bound only
6 Bandar Indera Mahkota (North) InterchangeWest
Jalan Istana Abdul Aziz
Istana Abdul Aziz (Tengku Mahkota Pahang)
Taman Alam Perdana
Bukit Istana
KotaSAS

East
Persiaran Sultan Abu Bakar
Indera Mahkota 7 and 8
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuantan Campus Malaysia Symbols-University.svg
Diamond interchange
Mahkota ValleyMahkota Valley
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Kuantan campus
North Bound only
7 Bandar Indera Mahkota Sentral InterchangeMYS Jkr-ft231.svg FT 231 Jalan Sungai Lembing

West
MYS Jkr-ft231.svg FT 231 Sungai Lembing
MYS Jkr-ft1488.svg FT 1488 Panching
Sungai Lembing Museum
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e8.svg East Coast Expressway Tabliczka AH141.svg AH141 East Coast Expressway
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Terengganu
MYS Jkr-ft231.svg FT 231Kampung Padang

East
MYS Jkr-ft231.svg FT 231 Bandar Indera Mahkota town centre
MYS Jkr-ft231.svg FT 231 Kuantan
MYS Jkr-ft135.svg FT 135 Teluk Cempedak Beach (malaysia).jpg
MYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Beserah Beach (malaysia).jpg
Kompleks Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) Negeri Pahang
(Ministry of Home Affairs Complex (Pahang Branch))
Cloverleaf interchange
Terminal Kuantan Sentral Terminal Kuantan Sentral
Arrival/Departure
Malaysia road sign GI4a.svg
South bound
8 Bandar Indera Mahkota (South) InterchangeWest
Jalan Sultan Abdullah
Indera Mahkota 14 and 15

East
Persiaran Sultan Abu Bakar
Indera Mahkota 1 to 6
WIDAD college
Diamond Interchange
Kampung Songsang
Malaysia road sign GI4a.svg Shell Shell Layby Malaysia road sign GI4a.svg Petrol station (malaysia).jpg Shell Malaysia Symbols-Toilet.svg Malaysia Symbols-Surau.svg Telephone (malaysia).jpg Malaysia Symbols-ATM.svg North bound
Kampung Sungai Tiram
Sungai Kuantan bridge
9Permatang Badak JunctionsSouth
MYS Jkr-ft229.svg FT 229 Jalan Permatang Badak
Permatang Badak
Bukit Rangin
Kampung Sungai Isap Damai
T-junctions
Taman Permatang Badak
Malaysia road sign GI4a.svg Shell Shell Layby Malaysia road sign GI4a.svg Petrol station (malaysia).jpg Shell Malaysia Symbols-Food court.svg Malaysia Symbols-Toilet.svg Malaysia Symbols-Surau.svg Telephone (malaysia).jpg Malaysia Symbols-ATM.svg South bound
Rumah Murah Permatang Badak
Kampung Pandan Dua
Taman Pandan Damai
10Kuantan Airport (North) InterchangeWest
MYS Jkr-ft420.svg FT 420 Jalan Lapangan Terbang Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport Airport (malaysia).jpg
T-junctions
MYS Jkr-ft3.svg FT 3 Tabliczka AH18.svg AH18 Kuantan Bypass
MYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Gambang-kuantan Highway
11Kuantan Airport (South) InterchangeMYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Gambang-Kuantan Highway

West
MYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Kuala Lumpur
MYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Gambang
MYS Jkr-ft12.svg FT 12 Tabliczka AH142.svg AH142 Segamat


East
MYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Kuantan
MYS Jkr-ft3.svg FT 3 Tabliczka AH18.svg AH18 Pekan
Trumpet interchange

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