Malaysia Federal Route 2

Federal Route 2
Route information
Length:	276.9 km (172.1 mi)
Existed:	1946 – present
History:	Completed in 1948
Major junctions
West end:	Port Klang, Selangor
	ROADS Federal route 1 Federal route 68 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Genting Sempah-Genting Highlands Highway Gua Musang Highway Federal route 9 Federal route 10 Federal route 83 Federal route 62 Federal route 64 MEC Highway Tun Razak Highway AH18 Kuantan Bypass AH18 Federal route 3 Tanjung Lumpur Highway Jalan Teluk Cempedak Jalan Semambu Jalan Stesen Satelit Bumi Kuantan Jalan Tanjung Gelang EXPRESSWAYS Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway East Coast Expressway
East end:	Kuantan Port, Pahang
Location
Primary destinations:	Klang Shah Alam Kuala Lumpur Gombak Karak Lanchang Mentakab Temerloh Maran Gambang Kuantan Beserah
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways • Federal • State

Federal Route 2 is a main federal roads in Malaysia. The 276.9 kilometres (172 mi) roads connects Port Klang in Selangor to Kuantan Port in Pahang. Federal Route 2 became the backbone of the road system linking the east and west coasts of Peninsula Malaysia before being surpassed by the East Coast Expressway .

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 2 is located at Port Klang, Selangor. At the first kilometre at Port Klang, it is connected with the North-South Port Link (Federal Route ) and the Northport Highway (Federal Route ).

In Kuala Lumpur, the Federal Route 2 overlaps with many roads and highways, including the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1, Genting Klang-Pahang Highway, Jalan Gombak and Jalan Kampung Bandar Dalam before it meets with the Karak Highway which leads to the east. Part of the Karak Highway from Kampung Bandar Dalam to Greenwood Interchange has been acquired by the Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway while the section from Greenwood Interchange to Gombak North Interchange has been acquired by the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2. Meanwhile, the rest of the Karak Highway has been upgraded to a full expressway, bearing the route code of .

At the end of the Karak Expressway at Karak Interchange, the Federal Route 2 is diverted as an ordinary 2-lane federal road while the Karak Expressway proceeds as the East Coast Expressway. The Federal Route 2 overlaps again at Kuantan with the Federal Route . The eastern terminus of the Federal Route 2 is at the Kuantan Port, where it meets with the Federal Route .

History

The road was built by British in 1940. The British constructed main roads to link their possessions in Malaya. Among other roads are Federal Route on the central and Federal Route on the east coast. By the 1990s to 2000s, the highway was bogged down with severe congestion, and the present East Coast Expressway was built to replace it.

Features

At most section, the Federal Route 2 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

Overlaps

• Klang: Jalan Jambatan Kota (overlaps with Federal Route )
• Setapak - Kampung Bandar Dalam, Kuala Lumpur: Jalan Gombak (Federal Route )
• Kampung Bandar Dalam - Gombak: Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway (Karak Link)
• Gombak - Gombak Utara: Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
• Gombak Utara - Karak: Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway
• Kuantan Airport - Kuantan: Gambang-Kuantan Highway (overlaps with Federal Route )

Alternate routes

• Mentakab-Temerloh Bypass
• Kuantan Bypass (Federal Route )
• Persiaran Raja Muda Musa Slip Roads A and B ( )

Sections with motorcycle lanes

• Federal Highway

List of Junctions and towns (West-East)

Km	Exit	Interchange/Junctions	To	Remarks
		PORT KLANG-BULATAN SIMPANG LIMA	see also PERSIARAN RAJA MUDA MUSA
		KLANG BULATAN SIMPANG LIMA-BULATAN SIMPANG EMPAT	see also JALAN JAMBATAN KOTA
		KLANG-KUALA LUMPUR	see also FEDERAL HIGHWAY
		KUALA LUMPUR	see also JALAN SYED PUTRA KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 1 JALAN TUANKU ABDUL RAHMAN GENTING KLANG-PAHANG HIGHWAY JALAN GOMBAK JALAN KAMPUNG BANDAR DALAM
		KUALA LUMPUR-GOMBAK	see also DUTA-ULU KLANG EXPRESSWAY (old route to Greenwood interchange at Route )
		GOMBAK-GOMBAK UTARA	see also KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 2
		GOMBAK UTARA-KARAK	see also KUALA LUMPUR-KARAK EXPRESSWAY
		Karak-ECE	see also KARAK INTERCHANGE	Interchange
		Taman Karak Jaya
		Taman Karak Indah
		KARAK
		KARAK	SOUTH Kuala Pilah Kuala Klawang Telemung	T-junctions
		Taman Seri Bentong
		Lanchang	NORTH JALAN LANCHANG Cempaka FELDA Lakum Raub Kuala Lipis EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY Kuala Lumpur Kuala Terengganu Kuantan	T-junctions
Bentong-Temerloh district border
		Kampung Sementih
		Kampung Rantau Panjang
		Kampung Woh
		Kampung Bongsu
		Kampung Sungai Kepung
		Desa Bakti
		Taman Mentakab Indah
		Kampung Batu Tiga
	MENTAKAB SOUTH JUNCTION	NORTH Mentakab Jerantut Taman Negara EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY Kuala Lumpur Kuantan Kuala Terengganu	T-junctions
		MENTAKAB-TEMERLOH	see also MENTAKAB-TEMERLOH BYPASS
	TEMERLOH INTERCHANGE	NORTH Town centre Mentakab Jerantut Taman Negara EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY Kuala Lumpur Kuantan Kuala Terengganu SOUTH Bera Teriang Bahau Gemas	Roundabout and Parcelo interchange
		R&R Temerloh rest and service area		West bound
		Sungai Pahang Bridge Jambatan Sultan Ahmad Shah (Temerloh Bridge)
		Jalan Kampung Seberang	NORTH C123 JALAN KAMPUNG SEBERANG Kampung Seberang Batu Sawar Rantau Makmur	T-junctions
		Kampung Tebal
		R//R Temerloh Restaurant and Rest Plaza	Petronas Maju Curry House Restaurant	East bound
		Taman Harapan
		Jalan Paya Luas	SOUTH C125 JALAN PAYA LUAS Kampung Paya Luas Kampung Paya Pulai	T-junctions
		Jalan Padang Tenggala	WEST JALAN PADANG TENGGALA Kampung Padang Tenggala C123 Batu Sawar C123 Rantau Makmur	T-junctions
		Kampung Jaya 3
		Kampung Jaya 5
		Paya Pulai
		Kampung Paya Pulai Tengah
		Kampung Batu Empat
		Jalan Kampung Guai	SOUTH JALAN KAMPUNG GUAI Kampung Guai Charuk Puting	T-junctions
		Kampung Paya Pulai
Temerloh-Maran district border
		Kampung Awah
		Kampung Awah	NORTH JALAN BANDAR PUSAT JENGKA Bandar Pusat Jengka EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY Kuala Lumpur Kuala Terengganu Kuantan	T-junctions
		Taman Awah Indah
		Awah
		Jalan Pekan Sehari	SOUTH JALAN PEKAN SEHARI	T-junctions
		Kampung Rantau Panjang
		Kampung Bukit Lada
		Jalan Chenor	SOUTH C23 JALAN CHENOR Chenor	T-junctions
		Kampung Jengka Batu Tiga Belas
		Kampung Paya Pasir
		Sungai Leng
		Sungai Leng recreational park
		Kampung Telut
		Seri Jengka	NORTH JALAN BANDAR PUSAT JENGKA TIMUR Bandar Pusat Jengka SOUTH Kampung Kuala Jempul	T-junctions
		R&R Seri Jengka rest and service area
		Kampung Sentosa
		FELDA Bukit Tajau	FELDA Bukit Tajau	T-junctions
		Sungai Kemak
		Jalan Lubuk Paku	SOUTH C21 JALAN LUBUK PAKU Lubuk Paku	T-junctions
		Jalan Jerantut	NORTH Jerantut Bandar Pusat Jengka	T-junctions
		MARAN	Maran town centre Maran District and Land Office Maran District Mosque
		MARAN	SOUTHEAST JALAN KAMPUNG BAK BAK Kampung Bak Bak
		Taman Maran Impian
		Maran-ECE	EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY WEST Kuala Lumpur Temerloh Chenor EAST Kuala Terengganu Kuantan Sri Jaya	T-junctions
		Kampung Bentung
		Kampung Teras
		Sungai Maran bridge
		Sungai Luit bridge
		Kampung Luit
		Jalan Ulu Luit	NORTH C135 JALAN ULU LUIT Kampung Ulu Luit	T-junctions
		Kampung Kertam
		FELDA New Zealand	NORTH JALAN FELDA NEW ZEALAND FELDA New Zealand	T-junctions
		Kampung Sri Jaya
		Sri Jaya-ECE	EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY WEST Kuala Lumpur Temerloh Maran EAST Kuala Terengganu Kuantan Gambang	T-junctions
		Jalan Belimbing	SOUTH JALAN BELIMBING Belimbing Tasik Chini	T-junctions
		Kampung Batu 37
Maran-Kuantan district border
		Kampung Paya Bungor
		Tasik Paya Bungor	Paya Besar
		Sungai Belat
		GAMBANG
	MEC HIGHWAY Bandar MEC Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY Kuala Lumpur Kuala Terengganu SOUTH TUN RAZAK HIGHWAY Pekan Bandar Muadzam Shah Segamat	Junctions
		GAMBANG-KUANTAN	see also GAMBANG-KUANTAN HIGHWAY
	JALAN TELUK SISIK Teluk Cempedak SOUTH TANJUNG LUMPUR HIGHWAY Tanjung Lumpur Pantai Sepat Pekan Johor Bahru	Junctions
		Jalan Haji Ahmad	NORTHWEST JALAN HAJI AHMAD Semambu Jabur	T-junctions
		Jalan Air Putih	NORTH JALAN AIR PUTIH	T-junctions
		Taman Beserah
		Bukit Pelindung	NORTHWEST JALAN SEMAMBU Semambu Jabur SOUTH JALAN TENGKU MUHAMAD Teluk Cempedak	Junctions
		Kampung Ceti	Kampung Pelindung	T-junctions
		Kampung Alur Tuan Haji
		Kampung Rumbia	Kampung Rumbia Kampung Pasir Garam Kampung Bugis	T-junctions
		Kampung Jeram Beserah
		Jalan Stesen Satelit Bumi Kuantan	WEST JALAN STESEN SATELIT BUMI KUANTAN Kuantan Satellite Earth Station Taman Beserah	T-junctions
		Kampung Tuan
		Beserah	Pantai Beserah KUANTAN BYPASS JUNCTIONS	WEST AH18 KUANTAN BYPASS Gebeng Kemaman Kuala Terengganu Cherating	T-junctions
		Kampung Selamat
	JALAN TANJUNG GELANG Tanjung Gelang TLDM Tanjung Gelang Naval Base	T-junctions
	KUANTAN PORT JUNCTIONS	Kuantan Port Industrial Area Kemaman Kuala Terengganu	T-junctions
		Lembaga Pelabuhan Kuantan (LPK) flat quarters
		KUANTAN PORT