Second East-West Highway
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| 145 Federal route 145 |
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| Length (kilometres) | Total length 313.6 km Phase 1 Simpang Pulai-Gua Musang -- km Phase 2 Gua Musang-Kota Bharu -- km |
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| Direction | West - East |
| Start | Simpang Pulai, Perak |
| Main destinations | Ipoh Cameron Highlands Kota Bharu Kuala Lipis Gua Musang Kenyir Lake Kuala Terengganu |
| End | Kuala Berang, Terengganu |
| Construction Began | 2001 |
| Construction End | 2004 |
| Roads joined | 1 Federal Route 1 E 1 AH 2 North-South Expressway Northern Route 59 Federal Route 59 8 Federal Route 8 |
| Asian Highway Network | {{{Asian Highway Network}}} |
Second East-West Highway, Federal route 145 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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[edit] History
Construction of the highway began in 2001 and was completed in 2004. Phase 2 should be completed by end 2008.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Project scope of work
The total distance of the proposed road is 313.66 km (-- miles), 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.
[edit] Estimated cost
The entire project is estimated to cost RM1.6 billion and divided into 10 packages for implementation
[edit] Map
[edit] List of Junctions and Towns
This is a list of junctions and towns along the highway.
| Km | Exit | Interchange/Junctions | To | Remarks | |
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| 0 | Simpang Pulai | NORTH 1 Ipoh SOUTH A-- Batu Gajah 1 Gopeng  E 1 AH 2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTEBukit Kayu Hitam Penang Kuala Lumpur |
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| 145 SECOND EAST-WEST HIGHWAY (Phase 1) Simpang Pulai-Gua Musang |
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| Kampung Raja | |||||
| Perak Darul Ridzuan Kinta district border |
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| Perak-Pahang border | |||||
| Pahang Darul Makmur Cameron Highlands district border |
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| CAMERON HIGHLANDS (North) | SOUTH 59 Cameron Highlands 59 Brinchang |
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| Pahang Darul Makmur Cameron Highlands district border |
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| Pahang-Kelantan border | |||||
| Kelantan Darul Naim Gua Musang district border |
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| Pos Brooke | Pos Brooke Orang Asli village | T-junctions | |||
| Pos Mering | Pos Mering Orang Asli village | T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Sungkai | |||||
| 145 SECOND EAST-WEST HIGHWAY (Phase 1) Simpang Pulai-Gua Musang |
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| GUA MUSANG | NORTH 66 Dabong 66 Jeli SOUTH 8 Kuala Lipis 64 Jerantut 64 Taman Negara 8 Raub |
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| Chiku | NORTH 8 Kota Bharu 8 Kuala Krai |
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| 145 SECOND EAST-WEST HIGHWAY (Phase 2) Gua Musang-Kuala Berang Under construction |
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| Keruak | |||||
| Lojing | |||||
| Kelantan-Terengganu border Gua Musang-Hulu Terengganu district border |
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| Aring | |||||
| Sungai Kembur Viaduct | |||||
| Sungai Kelempai Viaduct | |||||
| Sungai Purun Viaduct | |||||
| Pasir Pulau Bridge Kenyir Lake |
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| Kenyir Lake Pasir Pulau |
Kenyir Lake | ||||
| 145 SECOND EAST-WEST HIGHWAY (Phase 2) Gua Musang-Kuala Berang Under construction |
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| KUALA BERANG | SOUTH 106Kuala Berang |
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| EAST 145Bukit Payong 145Kuala Terengganu E 8 EAST COAST EXPRESSWAYKota Bharu Besut Kuala Lumpur Kuantan |
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[edit] See also
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