Pasir Gudang Highway

Federal Route 17
Pasir Gudang Highway
Route information
Length	30.4 km (18.9 mi)
Existed	1977–present
History	Completed in 1979
Major junctions
West end	Taman Perling
Major intersections	Second Link Expressway AH143 Second Link Expressway FT 1 Skudai Highway J3 Kempas Highway North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Southern Route FT 3 AH18 Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi Highway J10 Jalan Masai Lama FT 35 Johor Bahru East Coast Highway Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai–Desaru Expressway
East end	Tanjung Langsat
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Tampoi Kempas Tebrau Johor Jaya Plentong Bandar Sri Alam Masai Pasir Gudang Johor Port Kampung Pasir Puteh
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Pasir Gudang Highway, also known as Federal Route 17, is a highway in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia that connects Tampoi North in the west to Pasir Gudang and Tanjung Langsat in the east. ^[1] Pasir Gudang Highway is a four-laned highway, unlike the wider Skudai Highway which has six lanes. Many cargo trucks travel along the highway daily. Pasir Gudang Highway became the backbone of the road system linking Johor Bahru to Pasir Gudang before being surpassed by the Senai–Desaru Expressway, and the FT 35 Johor Bahru East Coast Parkway.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Pasir Gudang Highway is located at Tampoi, Johor, at its interchange with the Skudai Highway (Federal Route 1), the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia.

History

With the opening of the Johor Port on 1977. The new highway from Johor Bahru to Pasir Gudang was constructed. Construction of the highway began in 1977 and was completed in 1979.

Features

• Four lane carriageway
• Narrow and no emergency lanes
• Some accident hot spots along the highway ^[2]
• Flood prone area

At most sections, the Federal Route 17 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

There are no overlaps, alternate routes, or sections with motorcycle lanes.

On 10 March 2012, the Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak announced that the 15 km stretch from Tebrau to Seri Alam of the 32 km-long Pasir Gudang Highway would be upgraded from four-lane to six-lane carriageway. ^[3]

List of interchanges and junctions

The following tables lists the major interchanges and intersections along Pasir Gudang Highways. The entrie route is located in Johor Bahru District, Johor.

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

Persisiran Perling

Subdistrict	km	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Through to Second Link Expressway AH143 (Pontian–Johor Barhu Parkway)
Iskandar Puteri			Elevated U-Turn	U-Turn – Pasir Gudang, Kota Tinggi, Johor Bahru, Woodlands (Singapore)	Elevated U-Turn
	-2.0		Taman Perling Taman Perling West Exit	Jalan Undan (eastbound only) Jalan Simbang (westbound only)	Left in/left out (LILO) junctions
			Taman Perling	Perling Mall	West bound
			Taman Perling Taman Perling East Exit	Jalan Undan (eastbound only) Persisiran Perling 2 – Taman Sutera, Kampung Danga, Bukit Indah (westbound only)	Left in/left out (LILO) junctions
MBIP–MBJB border limit		BR	Sungai Skudai bridge
Johor Bahru	-1.0
			Taman Tampoi Utama Exit	Jalan Sri Perkasa 2 – Taman Tampoi Indah (eastbound only), Taman Tampoi Utama (westbound only)	Left in/left out (LILO) junctions
			U-Turn I/C	U-Turn – Taman Perling Second Link Expressway AH143 (Pontian–Johor Barhu Parkway) – Iskandar Puteri, Gelang Patah, Pontian, Port of Tanjung Pelepas , Tuas (Singapore)	U-Turn Interchange

Pasir Gudang Highway

Subdistrict	km	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Johor Bahru	0.0	1701	Tampoi North I/C	FT 1 Skudai Highway – Kulai, Senai, Senai International Airport , Skudai, City Centre, Woodlands (Singapore) North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 – Kuala Lumpur, Malacca	Double U-turn interchange
	1.0	–	–
			U-Turn	U-Turn
		1702A	Damansara Alif Exit	Persiaran Alif Perdana – Bandar Damansara Alif	Left in/left out (LILO) junction Tampoi bound
		1702B	Kampung Kempas Exit	Kampung Kempas	Left in/left out (LILO) junction Pasir Gudang bound
		1703	Kempas Highway I/C	J3 Kempas Highway – Kempas, Setia Tropika, City Centre, Tampoi North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 – Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Senai International Airport	Diamond interchange
		L/B	Petronas, Shell and BH Petrol L/B	Petronas, Shell and BH Petrol L/B – Petronas Shell BH Petrol	Pasir Gudang bound
		BR	Railway crossing bridge
		1704	Tebrau Industrial Area II I/C	Jalan Firma – Tebrau Industrial Area II, Bandar Dato' Onn	Diamond interchange
		1705B	Pasir Gudang-NSE I/C	North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 – Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Senai International Airport , Bandar Dato' Onn, Setia Tropika	Expressway interchange From/to Pasir Gudang
		1705A	Jalan Persisiran Purnama Exit	Jalan Persisiran Purnama – Seri Purnama Industrial Area, Pandan City Mall	Tampoi bound
		L/B	Petron and BH Petrol L/B	Petron and BH Petrol L/B – BH Petrol Petron	Tampoi bound
		BR	Sungai Tebrau bridge
		L/B	Shell L/B	Shell L/B – Shell	Tampoi bound
	20	1706	Tebrau Industrial Area IV I/C	Jalan Bertam 23 – Taman Daya, Setia Indah, Adda Heights, Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Johor state headquarters Jalan Angkasa Mas Utama – Tebrau Industrial Area IV	Diamond interchange
		BR	Sungai Pandan bridge
		L/B	Petron L/B	Petron L/B – Petron	Pasir Gudang bound
		1707	Johor Jaya I/C	FT 3 AH18 Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi Highway – Kota Tinggi, Mersing, Kota Tinggi waterfall, Desaru, Taman Johor Jaya, Taman Molek, City Centre, Woodlands (Singapore)	Multi-level stacked diamond expressway interchange
	24
		1708	Taman Molek Exit	Jalan Ros Merah 1/1 – Taman Molek	From Pasir Gudang only
			U-Turn	U-Turn
	27
		1709	Plentong I/C	J10 Jalan Masai Lama – Plentong, Taman Johor Jaya, Permas Jaya, Giant Hypermarket Plentong, Taman Molek, Tesco Extra Hypermarket	Diamond interchange
		BR	Sungai Plentong bridge
		BR	Sungai Tengkorak bridge
		L/B	Caltex L/B	Caltex L/B – Caltex	Tampoi bound
		1710	Permas Jaya Exit	Jalan Permas Barat – Permas Jaya	Tampoi bound
		L/B	Petronas Shell L/B	Petronas Shell L/B – Petronas Shell	Tampoi bound
		1711	Sri Alam (West) I/C	Persiaran Seri Alam – Bandar Sri Alam Jalan Kota – Kota Puteri, Taman Rinting	Diamond interchange
		L/B	Petron Petronas Shell L/B	Petron Petronas Shell L/B – Petron Petronas Shell	Pasir Gudang bound
		1712	Kota Puteri Exit	J10 Jalan Masai Lama – Masai Jalan Puteri – Kota Puteri, Taman Rinting	Left in/left out (LILO) junction Both bound
		1713	Sri Alam (East) I/C	Jalan Seri Alam – Bandar Sri Alam, Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) Bandar Seri Alam Campus , Tesco Hypermarket Bandar Seri Alam Jalan Rinting – Taman Rinting, Permas Jaya, Johor Bahru	Diamond interchange
		BR	Sungai Rinting bridge
MBJB–MBPG border limit		BR	Sungai Masai bridge
Pasir Gudang		1714	Pasir Gudang (North) I/C	Jalan Besar – Taman Dahlia, Taman Mawar, Masjid Jamek Pasir Gudang, Pasir Gudang Recreational Park, Bukit Layang Layang, Muzium Layang Layang, Johor Circuit Jalan Kampung Pasir Gudang – Kampung Pasir Gudang FT 35 Johor Bahru East Coast Highway (Permas Jaya Bridge) – Johor Bahru, Woodlands (Singapore), Bakar Batu, Permas Jaya, Taman Rinting	Diamond interchange
		1715	Pasir Gudang (West) I/C	FT 35 Johor Bahru East Coast Highway (Permas Jaya Bridge) – Johor Bahru, Woodlands (Singapore), Bakar Batu, Permas Jaya, Taman Rinting Jalan Pekeliling – Malaysian Marine and Heavy Engineering Shipyard, Sultan Iskandar Power Station	Cloverleaf interchange
		1716	Pasir Gudang Jalan Masjid I/C	Jalan Masjid – Kong Kong, Town Centre, Taman Mawar, Taman Dahlia, Masjid Jamek Pasir Gudang, Pasir Gudang Recreational Park, Bukit Layang Layang, Muzium Layang Layang, Johor Circuit	T-junctions
			Stadium Perbadanan	Stadium Perbadanan, Stadium Pasir Gudang	Johor Port bound
		1717	Pasir Gudang Jalan Besar I/C	Jalan Besar – Town Centre, Pasir Gudang Recreational Park, Bukit Layang Layang, Muzium Layang Layang, Johor Circuit Jalan Emas – Pasir Gudang Industrial Area	Junctions
		1718	Jalan Gangsa I/C	Jalan Gangsa – Pasir Gudang Industrial Area, Townships, Institut Latihan Perindustrian (ILP) Pasir Gudang, Johor	Junctions
		1719	Johor Port I/C	Jalan Pekeliling – Malaysian Marine and Heavy Engineering Shipyard, Sultan Iskandar Power Station Johor Port – Main terminal, Headquarters and control centre	Junctions Start/End of highway

Tanjung Langsat Highway

The entire route is located in Pasir Gudang subdistrict.

km	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
		Johor Port Shipyard I/S	Johor Port Shipyard	T-junctions
		Jalan Besar I/S	Jalan Besar – Pasir Gudang Recreational Park, Bukit Layang Layang, Muzium Layang Layang, Johor Circuit	T-junctions
		Railway crossing
		Train container depot
		Jalan Suasa I/S	Jalan Suasa – Sime Sembawang	T-junctions
		Kampung Pasir Puteh I/S	Kampung Pasir Puteh	T-junctions
		TPGCC I/S	Tanjung Puteri Golf and Country Club	T-junctions
		Kota Masai I/S	Jalan Pasir Putih – Kota Masai, Taman Scientex, Masai	T-junctions
	BR	Sungai Kong Kong bridge
		Tanjung Langsat Industrial Area	Titan Petrochemicals Plant	T-junctions
		Tanjung Langsat Industrial Area	Titan Petrochemicals Plant	T-junctions
		Tanjung Langsat Industrial Area		T-junctions
	I/C	Pasir Gudang-SDE I/C	Senai–Desaru Expressway (Pasir Gudang Link) – Senai International Airport , Ulu Tiram, Kota Tinggi, Kuala Lumpur, Tuas (Singapore), Bandar Penawar, Pengerang, Desaru	Trumpet interchange
		Kampung Perigi Acheh Junctions	Kampung Perigi Acheh Tanjung Langsat Incinerator	T-junctions
	I/S	Tanjung Langsat Tanjung Langsat I/S	Jalan Perigi Acheh – Kampung Perigi Acheh Jalan Pekeliling – Port of Tanjung Langsat , Pantai Pasir Layar	T-junctions

References

1. "Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2013)". Statistik Jalan. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Public Works Department: 16–64. 2013. ISSN   1985-9619.
2. "Keeping watch on accident hot spots - Community". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
3. "RM150mil to upgrade Pasir Gudang Highway". Malaysiakini. 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2025-06-04.