- Second East–West Highway
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Federal Route 185 Second East-West Highway Route information Length: 313.6 km (194.9 mi) Existed: 2001 – present History: Completed in 2004 Major junctions West end: Simpang Pulai, Perak Federal Route 1
Federal Route 59
Federal Route 8
East end: Kuala Berang, Terengganu Location Primary
destinations:Ipoh
Cameron Highlands
Kota Bharu
Kuala Lipis
Gua Musang
Kenyir Lake
Kuala TerengganuHighway system Second East-West Highway, Federal Route
(Malay: Lebuhraya Timur-Barat Kedua) is a highway in Peninsular Malaysia which connects Simpang Pulai in Perak to Gua Musang in Kelantan. The highway is expected to be extended further east to Kuala Terengganu in the future. This highway features a four-lane carriageway from Simpang Pulai to Cameron Highlands and a two-lane carriageway from Cameron Highlands to Gua Musang. It is notorious for its many sharp corners which increase the risk of road accidents.
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Route background
The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 185 is located at Simpang Pulai, Perak, at its junctions with the Federal Route
, the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia.
History
The highway was formerly known as Perak State Route
A181from Simpang Pulai to Pos Slim before being extended eastwards and recommissioned as a federal highway. The construction of the highway began in 2001 and was completed in 2004. Phase 2 should be completed by end 2010.
Location of the project
The proposed route runs through the states of Perak, Pahang, Kelantan and Terengganu, starting at Simpang Pulai and traversing through the main range at Lojing, and ending at Kuala Berang.
Project scope of work
The total distance of the proposed road is 313.66 km (194.90 mi), excluding the 41 km (-- miles) existing road from Gua Musang to Chiku, Kelantan. The road is designed to Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) geometric standard of R3 with a design speed of 50 km/h (-- mph).
In terms of riding comfort, this R3 standard falls in between the R5 or R6 standard for expressway (typically with a design speed of 80-110 km/h (-- mph)) and R1 or R2 standard such as the winding hilly road (typically with a design speed of 20-30 km/h (-- mph)).
Typically, the road is a two-lane single carriageway with a lane width of 3.5m (-- ft) and shoulder width of 2.5m (-- ft). Climbing lanes are also provided at certain sections with steep gradient, to assist slow moving vehicles. The project also involves the construction of viaducts, bridges and culverts.
Estimated cost
The entire project is estimated to cost RM1.6 billion and divided into 10 packages for implementation
Features
Notable features
At most section, the Federal Route 185 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.
Overlaps
Alternate routes
Sections with motorcycle lanes
Notable events
- 20 December, 2010 – Twenty-seven people, mostly Thai tourist were killed when the double-decked coach bus they were travelling in crashed at the Second East-West Highway of the Perak-Pahang border near Cameron Highlands, Pahang.
List of Junctions and Towns
This is a list of junctions and towns along the highway.
Km Exit Junctions To Remarks
0SIMPANG PULAI NORTH
Ipoh
SOUTH
Batu Gajah
Gopeng
AH2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTE
Bukit Kayu Hitam
Penang
Kuala LumpurT-Junctions SECOND EAST-WEST HIGHWAY (Phase 1)
Simpang Pulai-Gua Musang
Start/End of highway--- m above sea level Start/End of six-lane carriageway Kampung Raja
--- m above sea level
15--- m above sea level Perak Darul Ridzuan
Kinta district borderPerak-Pahang border
--- m above sea levelPahang Darul Makmur
Cameron Highlands district borderCAMERON HIGHLANDS (North)
--- m above sea levelSOUTH
Cameron Highlands
Brinchang
T-Junctions --- m above sea level Start/End of six-lane carriageway --- m above sea level Start/End of single carriageway Pahang Darul Makmur
Cameron Highlands district borderPahang-Kelantan border
--- m above sea levelKelantan Darul Naim
Gua Musang district borderPos Sigar
--- m above sea levelPos Sigar Orang Asli village T-junctions Pos Brooke
--- m above sea levelPos Brooke Orang Asli village T-junctions Pos Mering
--- m above sea levelPos Mering Orang Asli village
Lojing HighlandsT-junctions Lojing
--- m above sea levelLojing Highlands T-junctions Sungai Berok bridge
--- m above sea levelKampung Sungkai
--- m above sea levelJalan Ulu Nenggiri
--- m above sea levelWEST
D30JALAN ULU NENGGIRI
Ulu Nenggiri
Kampung PiltingT-junctions SECOND EAST-WEST HIGHWAY (Phase 1)
Simpang Pulai-Gua MusangGUA MUSANG NORTH
D29JALAN DABONG-GUA MUSANG
Dabong
Jeli
SOUTH
Kuala Lipis
Jerantut
Taman Negara
Raub
Junctions Chiku NORTH
Kota Bharu
Kuala Krai
T-junctions SECOND EAST-WEST HIGHWAY (Phase 2)
Gua Musang-Kuala Berang
Under constructionKampung Kabang
--- m above sea levelSungai Lebir bridge
--- m above sea levelKampung Lanchang
--- m above sea levelKelantan Darul Naim
Gua Musang district borderKelantan-Terengganu border
--- m above sea levelTerengganu Darul Iman
Hulu Terengganu district borderSungai Kembur Viaduct
--- m above sea levelSungai Kelempai Viaduct
--- m above sea levelSungai Purun Viaduct
--- m above sea levelPasir Pulau Bridge
Kenyir Lake
--- m above sea levelKenyir Lake
Pasir Pulau
--- m above sea levelKenyir Lake SECOND EAST-WEST HIGHWAY (Phase 2)
Gua Musang-Kuala Berang
Under constructionKUALA BERANG SOUTH
Kuala Berang
T-junctions EAST
Bukit Payong
Kuala Terengganu
EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY
Kota Bharu
Besut
Kuala Lumpur
KuantanSee also
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