Tun Razak Highway

Federal Route 12
Tun Razak Highway
Route information
Length:	146.8 km (91.2 mi)
Existed:	1972 – present
History:	Completed in 1974
Major junctions
North end:	Gambang, Pahang
	MEC Highway Federal Route 2 Gambang-Kuantan Highway Federal Route 82 Jalan Bandar Chini Federal route 63 Bera Highway Federal Route 1
South end:	Segamat, Johor
Location
Primary destinations:	Kuantan Paluh Hinai Pekan Bandar Muadzam Shah Bandar Tun Abdul Razak Bahau
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways • Federal • State

Tun Razak Highway, Federal Route (Lebuhraya Tun Razak), or also known as Segamat-Kuantan Highway (Lebuhraya Segamat-Kuantan) is a 146.8 kilometres (91 mi) federal highway running from the town of Segamat, Johor to Gambang before proceeding another 38 kilometres (24 mi) via Federal route to Gambang near Kuantan, Pahang. This 2-lane federal road is named in honor of Tun Abdul Razak, Malaysia's second Prime Minister which was known as Malaysia's Father of Development.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 12 is located at Segamat, Johor, at its interchange with the Federal Route , the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia. Next, the highway passing the Johor-Pahang border near Perwira Jaya at Pahang side.

The Federal Route 12 passing the Bera Highway (Federal Route junctions at Bandar Tun Abdul Razak. Next, the highway passing the diamond interchange of the Federal Route at Bandar Muadzam Shah. After that, the highway crossed over Pahang River bridge. Finally, the highway ends at Gambang, Pahang, at its junctions with the Federal Route , the main trunk road of the east and west coasts of Peninsula Malaysia.

History

Built in 1970's under Malaysia's New Economic Policy, this 2-lane federal road is built with reasons as follows:-

• To shorten the traveling distance time from southwestern towns and cities such as Segamat, Tangkak, Muar, Batu Pahat and Melaka to eastern states of Peninsular Malaysia.
• To speed up the development of the poorly-developed areas in southern Pahang.
• The highway join from Kuantan to East Coast Expressway and Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway in 2 hours.

Features

Notable features

• Pahang River bridge at Paluh Hinai, Pahang.
• One diamond interchange at Bandar Muadzam Shah, Pahang

At most section, the Federal Route 12 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

Overlaps

None

Alternate routes

None

Sections with motorcycle lanes

None

Tun Razak Highway runs from Segamat, Johor to Gambang, Pahang.

List of interchange/junctions and towns

Km	Exit	Interchange/Junctions	To	Remarks
			NORTH MEC HIGHWAY Bandar MEC Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY Kuala Lumpur Kuala Terengganu
Gambang archway
MEC HIGHWAY
		GAMBANG	WEST Gambang Maran Temerloh EAST GAMBANG-KUANTAN HIGHWAY Kuantan Kuala Terengganu Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport	Junctions
TUN RAZAK HIGHWAY Start/End of highway
		Kampung Sungai Semuji	Agro Resort Sungai Semuji	T-junctions
		Kampung Dagon
		FELDA Lepar Hilir Lempir	WEST JALAN FELDA LEPAR HILIR LEMPIR FELDA Lepar Hilir Lempir	T-junctions
		Kampung Batu Lima
		Kampung Batu Enam
Kuantan-Pekan district border
		Lepar
		Kampung Kecupu
		Paluh Hinai Utara	C106 JALAN BELIMBING-PAHANG TUA WEST C106 Belimbing C106 Lubuk Paku EAST C106 Permatang Lanjut C106 Pahang Tua	Junctions
		Sungai Pahang bridge
		Paluh Hinai	WEST C108 JALAN MENGKARAK-PALUH HINAI C130 Chenor C108 Lake Chini C8 Mengkarak Bera Teriang EAST Pekan	Junctions
		Bandar Dua Paluh Hinai
		Jalan Bandar Chini	WEST JALAN BANDAR CHINI Bandar Chini Bandar Satu Paluh Hinai Lake Chini	T-junctions
		Kampung Cawai
		Kota Perdana	EAST JALAN KOTA PERDANA Kota Perdana	T-junctions
		Kampung Kelentok
		BANDAR MUADZAM SHAH	EAST JALAN BANDAR MUADZAM SHAH Town centre Desa Keranji Desa Mawar Desa Dahlia Desa Kenanga Taman Puspalipur Teras Dara Konsortium main headquarters Politeknik Muadzam Shah	T-junctions
		BANDAR MUADZAM SHAH	NORTHWEST Bukit Ibam SOUTHEAST Rompin AH18 Endau AH18 Mersing	Diamond interchange
Pekan-Rompin district border
		Perkampungan Orang Asli Gendak
		Kampung Jemekat
		FELDA Keratong	FELDA Keratong	T-junctions
		FELDA Keratong 10	FELDA Keratong 10	T-junctions
		Jalan Kota Bahagia-Melati	WEST JALAN KOTA BAHAGIA-MELATI Kota Bahagia Kota Iskandar Melati Bandar Bera Tasik Bera	T-junctions
		BANDAR TUN ABDUL RAZAK	WEST BERA HIGHWAY Bandar Tun Abdul Razak Kota Shahbandar Bandar Seri Jempol Bahau Seremban Tasik Bera	T-junctions
		FELDA Keratong 5	FELDA Keratong 5	T-junctions
		Chanis	EAST JALAN CHANIS Chanis FELDA Keratong 6 & 7	T-junctions
		JPJ Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Keratong weighing station		South bound
		Chenderawasih	EAST JALAN CHENDERAWASIH Chenderawasih	T-junctions
		Pekoti Timur
		Perwira Jaya	EAST JALAN PERWIRA JAYA Perwira Jaya FELDA Selancar	T-junctions
Pahang Darul Makmur Rompin district border
Pahang-Johor border
Johor Darul Takzim Segamat district border
		Kampung Cempaka	Kampung Cempaka
		Felda Pemanis	Felda Pemanis
		Kampung Bangas	NORTHEAST J155 JALAN KUALA PAYA J155 Kg. Kuala Paya J155 Buloh Kasap SOUTHEAST J158 JALAN SEPINANG J158 Kg. Gelang Cincin J158 Kg. Sepinang	Junctions
		Kampung Tadok	Kampung Tadok
		Petronas Gas Segamat	Petronas Natural Gas Operation Centre, Segamat	T-junction
		Taman Yayasan	Taman Yayasan	T-junction
TUN RAZAK HIGHWAY Start/End of highway
0		SEGAMAT (Persimpangan Tun Abdul Razak)	NORTH Buloh Kasap Gemas Tampin Seremban SOUTH Segamat town centre Labis Tangkak Muar AH18 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY SOUTHERN ROUTE Kuala Lumpur Melaka Johor Bahru Singapore	T-junctions