East Coast Expressway
E8 Expressway | |
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East Coast Expressway | |
[[File: East Coast Expressway (Peninsular Malaysia)
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Route information | |
Maintained by ANIH Berhad (formerly known as MTD Prime Sdn Bhd) | |
Length: |
350 km (220 mi) Phase 1: 160 km (99 mi) Phase 2: 190 km (120 mi) |
Existed: | 2001 – present |
History: | Phase 1 competed in 2004, Phase 2 built 2005–2011 |
Major junctions | |
West end: | Karak, Pahang |
AH141 AH141 Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway Federal Route 2 Jalan Lanchang Federal Route 98 Jalan Bandar Pusat Jengka MEC Highway Jalan Sungai Lembing AH141 AH141 Gebeng Bypass Jerangau Highway Federal Route 237 Federal Route 124 Ketengah Highway Bukit Besi Highway Federal Route 106 Bukit Payung-Telemung Highway AH18 AH18 Federal Route 3 | |
North end: | Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu |
Location | |
Primary destinations: | Karak, Lanchang, Temerloh, Chenor, Maran, Sri Jaya, Gambang, Kuantan, Jabur, Chenih, Chukai (Kemaman), Kijal, Paka, Dungun, Bukit Besi, Ajil, Telemong |
Highway system | |
AH141 AH141 (Karak-Jabor) | |
The East Coast Expressway, ECE (Malay: ''Lebuhraya Pantai Timur'') (LPT) AH141 AH141[1] is an expressway in Malaysia. It is an extension of Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway, which starts from Kuala Lumpur to Karak. It provides a link from the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia to the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It features a closed toll system like the North-South Expressway. The expressway links many major cities and towns in east coast Peninsular Malaysia, acting as the 'backbone' of the central of the peninsula.
This expressway passes through 3 states on the peninsula: Selangor, Pahang and Terengganu. It provides a faster alternative to the old Federal Route and Federal Route , thus reducing travelling time between various towns & cities. The expressway is part of the Asian Highway Network of route AH141 AH141 and the speed limit on the expressway is 110 km/h (68 mph).
Route background
The East Coast Expressway is a 350 km (220 mi)-long, closed toll, 4-lane expressway (2 per direction) beginning from the end of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway at the Karak Interchange in Karak, Pahang through Lanchang, Mentakab, Temerloh, Chenor, Maran, Sri Jaya, Gambang, Kuantan, Jabur, Chenih, Chukai, Kijal, Kerteh, Paka, Dungun, Bukit Besi, Ajil, Telemong and ending in Kampung Gemuruh near Kuala Terengganu in Terengganu.
History
The planning of the East Coast Expressway started in the mid-1990s when the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway was upgraded from the former 2-lane highway into a dual-carriageway expressway in 1997.
Construction of the East Coast Expressway began in 2000, with Phase 1 opened in 22 April 2004. The second part of Phase 1, the Sri Jaya and Jabur was opened in 15 July 2007.
Phase 2 of the expressway, which will extend the highway to Terengganu, is currently under construction and is scheduled for completion in the end of 2014.
Sections
Phase 1 (Pahang): Karak - Jabur
The length of this phase is 160 km (99 mi) and runs from Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway through Lanchang, Mentakab, Temerloh, Chenor, Maran, Kuantan and ends at the Pahang - Terengganu border near Jabur. The turnkey contract was awarded to MTD Capital Bhd.
Phase 2 (Terengganu): Jabur - Kuala Terengganu
The length of this phase is 184 km (114 mi) and will begin from Jabur, Chenih, Chukai, Kijal, Kerteh, Paka, Dungun, Bukit Besi, Ajil, Telemong until Kampung Gemuruh near Kuala Terengganu. (Update June 30, 2012: Only Bukit Besi - Ajil- Telemung- Kuala Terengganu stretch is completed, you have to exit at Jabur to go to Kuala Terengganu.)
The Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) manages the design and construction for two stretches of the East Coast Expressway. The first is from Jabur to Bukit Besi while the second from Telemong to Kuala Terengganu. The scope of work for JKR includes construction of 120 km of mainline expressway with:
- 7 interchanges and spur/ linkage roads
- Rest Areas at 2 locations
- 1 Layby area
- 2 weighbridge stations
Other works include the signage and intelligent transport systems for the expressway.
However, in June 2009, the project was delayed due to withdrawal of two contractors for the projects as they were unable to afford the price of bitumen.[2]
The sections of the phase 2 of the expressway, Package 10 (Bukit Besi to Ajil), Package 11 and Package 12 (Telemung to Kuala Terengganu, including Bukit Payung-Telemung Highway) was opened to traffic on 22 August 2011.[3] The stretch between Ajil and Telemung in Package 11 opened on May 19, 2012.[4] The stretch between Bukit Besi and Paka was opened on January 25, 2014.
Future sections
Phase 3 (Kelantan): Kuala Terengganu - Kota Bharu
Phase 3 will connect from Kampung Gemuruh to Kota Bharu via Gua Musang Highway. Phase 3 will cover 171 kilometers. Construction will start in June 2014 and complete in 2020.
Phase 4 (East Coast of Johor): Gambang - Johor Bahru
Phase 4 will be a 270 km coastal highway and will link between Gambang and Johor Bahru. This proposal has been scrapped.
Features
- Closed Toll System.
- Two Lane Dual Carriageway .
- 2 Rest and Service Areas (Temerloh and Gambang) on Phase 1.
- 3 Rest and Service Areas (Perasing, Paka and Ajil) on Phase 2.
- 3 Layby (Lanchang, Maran and Kuantan) on Phase 1.
- 2 Layby (Kijal and Bukit Besi) on Phase 2.
- 3 weighbridge stations (Temerloh, Gambang and Kuantan) on Phase 1.
- 3 weighbridge stations (Kijal, Paka and Ajil) on Phase 2.
- Special entry/exit lane for motorcycles.
- Aesthetically Designed Bridges (Viaducts) in different locations along the Phase 2 in Terengganu.
Current events
- 14 December 2007 – The stretches of the East Coast Expressway from Karak to Lanchang was flooded.
- 17 September 2009 – Motorists using the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway and the East Coast Expressway can drive toll free on September 18 and 24 from midnight to 5am during Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
- 2 September 2010 – The Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway and the East Coast Expressway become toll-free from 9pm till 6am on Sept 7, 8, 15 and 16 during Hari Raya Aidilfitri holidays.
List of Interchanges, Laybys and Rest and Service Areas (Phase 1 and Phase 2)
Km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
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WEST AH141 AH141 KUALA LUMPUR-KARAK EXPRESSWAY AH141 AH141 Kuala Lumpur AH2 AH2 Ipoh Genting Highlands Bentong | |||||
77 77 | EXIT 813A EXIT 813B | KARAK INTERCHANGE | EXIT 813A FELDA Mempaga Kampung Cinta Manis Pusat Serenti Mempaga EXIT 813B Karak Mancis Kuala Pilah | Trumpet interchange | |
Sungai Bentong bridge | |||||
AH141 AH141 KUALA LUMPUR-KARAK EXPRESSWAY
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AH141 AH141 EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (Phase 1) Karak-Jabur | |||||
77.8 | EXIT 813C | KARAK INTERCHANGE | EXIT 813C Karak Mancis Kuala Pilah | West Coast bound | |
78 | |||||
P Karak toll plaza KAR | C* TnG TAG Customer Service Centre | West Coast bound | |||
Karak toll plaza KAR RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG Transit Card Closed toll systems Collect transit card and pay a distance toll | |||||
80 | |||||
Sungai Kelau bridge | |||||
Bentong-Temerloh district border
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89.9 | P Lanchang Layby | C* | East Coast bound | ||
90 | |||||
90.1 | P Lanchang Layby | C* | West Coast bound | ||
91 | |||||
Sungai Jenalik bridge | |||||
Sungai Senut bridge | |||||
99 | |||||
99.8 | EXIT 816 | LANCHANG INTERCHANGE LAN | Lanchang Raub Kuala Lipis Kuala Gandah Elephant Conservation Centre Bukit Fraser Cameron Highlands | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | |
99.9 | |||||
100 | |||||
Sungai Teris bridge | |||||
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Railway crossing bridge | |||||
126 | |||||
126.4 | EXIT 819 | TEMERLOH INTERCHANGE TEM TnG TAG Customer Service Centre | Temerloh Mentakab Jerantut Bera Taman Negara Tasik Bera | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | |
127 | |||||
KAMPUNG TEBING TINGGI MOTORCYCLE LANE EXIT | Kampung Tebing Tinggi Kampung Paya Jejawi Sanggang | Special entry/exit lane for motorcycles Motorcycles only | |||
Sungai Pahang bridge Jambatan Sultan Ahmad Shah II (Semantan Bridge) | Arch Eastbound Start/End of bridge Start/End of motorcycle lane | ||||
Sungai Pahang bridge Jambatan Sultan Ahmad Shah II (Semantan Bridge) | |||||
Sungai Pahang bridge Jambatan Sultan Ahmad Shah II (Semantan Bridge) | Arch Westbound Start/End of bridge Start/End of motorcycle lane | ||||
KAMPUNG SANGGANG SEBERANG MOTORCYCLE LANE EXIT | C123 Kampung Sanggang SeberangC123 Rantau MakmurC123 Batu Sawar | Special entry/exit lane for motorcycles Motorcycles only | |||
R&R Temerloh Rest and Service Area | Shell C* | East Coast bound | |||
R&R Temerloh Rest and Service Area | Shell C* | West Coast bound | |||
JPJ Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations | East Coast bound | ||||
Sungai Jengka bridge Temerloh-Maran district border | |||||
EXIT 821 | CHENOR INTERCHANGE CEN | Bandar Pusat Jengka Kampung Awah C23 ChenorGunung Senyum Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM Pahang) (Kampus Jengka) | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | ||
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Sungai Jempul bridge | |||||
P Maran Layby | C* | East Coast bound | |||
P Maran Layby | C* | West Coast bound | |||
Sungai Maran bridge | |||||
173 | |||||
173.8 | EXIT 825 | MARAN INTERCHANGE MAR | Maran C21 Lubuk Paku | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | |
174 | |||||
Sungai Luit bridge | |||||
EXIT 827 | SRI JAYA INTERCHANGE SRI | Sri Jaya C19 BelimbingC19 Tasik Chini | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | ||
Maran-Kuantan district border
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JPJ Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations | West Coast bound | ||||
R&R Gambang Rest and Service Area | Petronas C* | East Coast bound | |||
R&R Gambang Rest and Service Area | Petronas C* | West Coast bound | |||
Sungai Lepar bridge | |||||
Sungai Berkelah bridge | |||||
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Sungai Pohoi bridge | |||||
Sungai Belat bridge | |||||
EXIT 830 | GAMBANG INTERCHANGE GAM | SOUTH AH142 AH142 MEC HIGHWAY AH142 AH142 Bandar MEC AH142 AH142 Gambang Pekan (ROYAL TOWN) AH142 AH142 Segamat AH2 AH2 AH142 AH142 Johor Bahru AH18 AH18 Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Pahang (SSMP) Kolej Islam Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah (KIPSAS) Bukit Gambang Resort City | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | ||
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EXIT 831 | GAMBANG EAST INTERCHANGE | SOUTH EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (PHASE 4) Johor Bahru Mersing Rompin Pekan Pulau Tioman (Jetty) Endau Rompin National Park | Closed tolled expressway trumpet interchange Under planning | ||
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Sungai Padan bridge | |||||
-- | |||||
P Kuantan Layby | C* | West Coast bound | |||
P Kuantan Layby | C* | East Coast bound | |||
JPJ Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations | East Coast bound | ||||
Sungai Kuantan Bridge | Start/End of bridge | ||||
Sungai Kuantan Bridge | |||||
Sungai Kuantan Bridge | Start/End of bridge | ||||
238 | |||||
Sungai Mabok bridge | |||||
238.4 | EXIT 833 | KUANTAN INTERCHANGE KUA TnG TAG Customer Service Centre Malaysian Highway Authority East Coast Regional Office | Kuantan Bandar Indera Mahkota Sungai Lembing AH18 AH18 Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport Terminal Kuantan Sentral Teluk Cempedak | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza Malaysian Highway Authority East Coast Regional Office | |
239 | |||||
Pahang Darul Makmur Kuantan district border | |||||
Pahang-Terengganu border
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Terengganu Darul Iman Kemaman district border | |||||
240 | |||||
EXIT 836 | JABUR INTERCHANGE JAB TnG TAG Customer Service Centre | EAST AH141 AH141 GEBENG BYPASS Jabur Aspa Cottage AH141 AH141 Gebeng Kuantan Port AH18 AH18 Cherating Beserah Akademi Maritim Sultan Ahmad Shah (AMSAS) (Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Academy) | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | ||
AH141 AH141 EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (Phase 1) Karak-Jabur ANIH Berhad border limit | |||||
EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (Phase 2) Jabur-Kuala Terengganu (Package 1 until 4: Jabur-Kijal) Under construction JKR and ANIH Berhad border limit | |||||
Sungai Perasing bridge | |||||
Jabur Viaduct | Start/End of viaduct | ||||
Jabur Viaduct Sungai Jabur bridge | |||||
Jabur Viaduct | Start/End of viaduct | ||||
R&R Perasing Rest and Service Area | Petronas C* | Kuala Terengganu bound Under construction | |||
R&R Perasing Rest and Service Area | Petronas C* | Jabur bound Under construction | |||
EXIT 839 | CHENIH INTERCHANGE CHE | Bandar Chenih Baharu Bandar Cerul | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza Under construction | ||
Sungai Cerul bridge | |||||
Sungai Paluh Jenang bridge | |||||
Sungai Kemaman bridge | |||||
EXIT 841 | CHUKAI INTERCHANGE CUK | Chukai (Kemaman) Air Putih | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza Under construction | ||
Sungai Chukai bridge | |||||
P Kijal Layby | C* | Kuala Terengganu bound Under construction | |||
P Kijal Layby | C* | Jabur bound Under construction | |||
JPJ Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations | Jabur bound Under construction | ||||
EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (Phase 2) Jabur-Kuala Terengganu (Package 1 until 4: Jabur-Kijal) Under construction JKR and ANIH Berhad border limit | |||||
EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (Phase 2) Jabur-Kuala Terengganu (Package 5 until 12: Kijal-Kuala Terengganu) JKR and ANIH Berhad border limit | |||||
EXIT 845 | KIJAL INTERCHANGE KIJ | Bandar Sri Bandi Kijal Kemasik Kemaman Port Pantai Kemasik Awana Kijal Golf and Beach Resort Terengganu Advance Technical Institute University College (TATI UC) | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | ||
307.9 | |||||
308 | |||||
Sungai Cabang bridge | |||||
318 | |||||
318.1 | |||||
EXIT 847 | KERTEH INTERCHANGE KER | AH18 AH18 Kerteh AH18 AH18 Rantau Petronas Petronas Oil and Gas Refinery Kerteh Airport | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | ||
Sungai Kerteh bridge | |||||
Kemaman-Dungun district border
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JPJ Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations | Kuala Terengganu bound | ||||
EXIT 849 | PAKA INTERCHANGE PAK | Bandar Ketengah Jaya Paka Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Pasir Raja Cemerong Waterfall Sungai Cheralak Waterfall Sultan Ismail Power Station | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | ||
R&R Paka Rest and Service Area | Petronas C* | Kuala Terengganu bound | |||
R&R Paka Rest and Service Area | Petronas C* | Jabur bound | |||
Paka viaduct | Start/End of viaduct | ||||
Paka viaduct Sungai Paka bridge | |||||
Paka viaduct | |||||
Paka viaduct | Start/End of viaduct | ||||
EXIT 851 | DUNGUN INTERCHANGE DUN | Kuala Dungun Lubuk Pauh | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | ||
Kampung Pinang Mas viaduct | |||||
Sungai Luit bridge | |||||
365 | |||||
365.4 | |||||
365.5 | EXIT 853 | BUKIT BESI INTERCHANGE BBI | Bukit Besi Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Jerangau AH18 AH18 Rantau Abang Sungai Cheralak Waterfall | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | |
Sungai Dungun bridge | |||||
366 | |||||
P Bukit Besi Layby | C* | Kuala Terengganu bound | |||
P Bukit Besi Layby | C* | Jabur bound | |||
373 | |||||
Dungun-Hulu Terengganu district border
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385 | |||||
JPJ Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations | Jabur bound | ||||
403 | |||||
403.7 | EXIT 858 | AJIL INTERCHANGE AJI | Ajil Wakaf Tapai Kuala Berang Jerangau T113 Batu Bersurat Kampung Sungai Tersat(Kampung Sungai Tersat Inscription Stone) Kenyir Lake (Jetty) T115 Sekayu Waterfall | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza Malaysian Highway Authority East Coast 11 Regional Office | |
403.8 | |||||
403.9 | |||||
404 | |||||
Sungai Terengganu bridge | Start/End of bridge | ||||
Sungai Terengganu bridge | |||||
Sungai Terengganu bridge | Start/End of bridge | ||||
R&R Ajil Rest and Service Area | Petronas C* | Kuala Terengganu bound | |||
R&R Ajil Rest and Service Area | Petronas C* | Jabur bound | |||
Sungai Telemong bridge | |||||
423 | |||||
423.1 | |||||
423.2 | EXIT 862 | TELEMONG INTERCHANGE TEL | BUKIT PAYUNG-TELEMUNG HIGHWAY WEST Kuala Jeneris Gua Musang Kenyir Lake (Jetty) EAST Kuala Telemong Bukit Payong T2 MarangT2 Pulau Kapas (Jetty)Kolej Terengganu Skill Development Centre (Kolej TESDEC) | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza | |
Hulu Terengganu-Kuala Terengganu district border
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424 | |||||
Viaduct | |||||
Sungai Nerus bridge | |||||
EXIT 865 | KUALA TERENGGANU INTERCHANGE KTR | NORTH AH18 AH18 Kota Bharu AH18 AH18 Jerteh (Besut) AH18 AH18 Bandar Permaisuri (Setiu) AH18 AH18 Pulau Redang (Jetty) AH18 AH18 Pulau Perhentian (Jetty) SOUTHEAST AH18 AH18 Batu Enam AH18 AH18 Kuala Terengganu AH18 AH18 Seberang Takir Sultan Mahmud Airport Pantai Kemasik AH18 AH18 Pulau Duyong AH18 AH18 Pantai Batu Burok Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UNISZA) Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) | Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
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EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (Phase 2) Jabur-Kuala Terengganu (Package 5 until 12: Kijal-Kuala Terengganu) Start/End of expressway JKR and ANIH Berhad border limit | |||||
EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (Phase 3) Kuala Terengganu-Kota Bharu Under planning | |||||
NORTH EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (PHASE 3) Kota Bharu Kuala Krai Jerteh (Under planning) |
See also
- Malaysian expressway system
- Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway
References
- ↑ ERIA Study Team. "Current Status of ASEAN Transport Sector". ASEAN Strategic Transport Plan 2011-2015 (Jakarta: ASEAN Secretariat and ERIA): 3–1 – 3–95. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ↑ "Second Phase Of LPT Delayed By Contractors' Withdrawal". Bernama. 2009-06-18.
- ↑ "Pembukaan Jajaran Pakej 10, Pakej 11 & Pakej 12". JKR. 2011-08-18.
- ↑ "Phase 2 of East Coast Expressway opens". mysinchew.com. 2012-05-18.
External links
- MTD Infraperdana - concessions of East Coast Expressway
- East Coast Expressway Project Phase 2 Project Page
- East Coast Expressway Phase 3 and 4 Proposal Page in ECER site
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