Kuantan Bypass

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Part of Federal Route 3
Kuantan Bypass
Route information
Existed:	1977 – present
History:	Completed in 1979
Major junctions
North end:	Gebeng
	AH18 AH18 Federal Route 3 Jalan Beserah Jalan Kawasan Perindustrian Gebeng Jerangau Highway Jalan Sungai Lembing Jalan Permatang Badak Jalan Lapangan Terbang Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Gambang-Kuantan Highway
South end:	Kuantan Airport (South) Interchange on Gambang-Kuantan Highway
Location
Primary destinations:	Kuala Terengganu Sungai Lembing Bandar Indera Mahkota Gambang Kuantan Airport
Highway system
AH18 AH18
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Kuantan Bypass, Federal Route AH18 AH18 is a main highway bypass in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.

Route background

The Kuantan Bypass starts at Kuantan Airport South Interchange, at its interchange with the Federal Route , the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia.

History

It was built on 1977 until it was completed on 1979.

Current developments

The upgrade from trunk road bypass into dual carriageway bypass was begun in 2005 and will expected completed on 2007.

Features

Notable features

Bandar Indera Mahkota

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

Alternate routes

None

Sections with motorcycle lanes

None

List of interchanges

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			NORTH AH18 AH18 Kuantan Port AH18 AH18 Chukai (Kemaman) AH18 AH18 Kuala Terengganu AH18 AH18 Cherating
AH18 AH18 KUANTAN BYPASS Start/End of highway
	EXIT 1	GEBENG JUNCTIONS	SOUTH JALAN BESERAH Kuantan Port Beserah Kuantan TLDM Tanjung Gelang Naval Base	T-junctions
	EXIT 2	GEBENG INDUSTRIAL AREA JUNCTIONS	NORTH JALAN KAWASAN PENINDUSTRIAN GEBENG Gebeng Industrial Area BASF-Petronas petrochemicals plant Lynas Malaysia Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP)	T-junctions
		Sungai Balok bridge
		SIRIM East Coast Office	SIRIM East Coast Office	North bound
	EXIT 3	JERANGAU HIGHWAY INTERCHANGE	NORTH JERANGAU HIGHWAY Jabur Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Bukit Besi Jerangau AH141 AH141 EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY Kuala Lumpur Kuala Terengganu AH141 AH141 GEBENG BYPASS AH18 AH18 Chukai (Kemaman) AH18 AH18 Kuala Terengganu AH18 AH18 Cherating Akademi Maritim Sultan Ahmad Shah (AMSAS) (Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Academy)	Trumpet interchange
	EXIT 4	BANDAR DAMANSARA KUANTAN JUNCTIONS	Bandar Damansara Kuantan	T-junctions
	EXIT 5	SEMAMBU INTERCHANGE	JALAN SEMAMBU PINTASAN KUANTAN NORTHWEST Politeknik Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (POLISAS) SOUTHEAST JALAN SEMAMBU Jabur Perasing Semambu Kuantan	Diamond interchange
	EXIT 6	RPGCC INTERCHANGE	Royal Pahang Golf and Country Club (RPGCC) Kolej Inderapura, Kuantan	Diamond interchange
		Taman Jubli Perak Sultan Ahmad Shah	Taman Jubli Perak Sultan Ahmad Shah	T-junctions
	EXIT 7	BANDAR INDERA MAHKOTA (EAST) INTERCHANGE	WEST JALAN ISTANA ABDUL AZIZ Istana Abdul Aziz (Tengku Mahkota Pahang) Taman Alam Perdana EAST PERSIARAN SULTAN ABU BAKAR Indera Mahkota 8 International Islamic University Kuantan Campus	Diamond interchange
	EXIT 8	BANDAR INDERA MAHKOTA SENTRAL INTERCHANGE	JALAN SUNGAI LEMBING WEST Sungai Lembing AH141 AH141 EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY Kuala Lumpur Gambang Kuala Terengganu Jabur EAST Beserah Kuantan Kompleks Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) Negeri Pahang (Ministry of Home Affairs Complex (Pahang Branch))	Cloverleaf interchange
	EXIT 9	BANDAR INDERA MAHKOTA (WEST) INTERCHANGE	WEST JALAN SULTAN ABDULLAH Indera Mahkota 14 and 15 EAST PERSIARAN SULTAN ABU BAKAR Indera Mahkota 1 until 13	Diamond Interchange
		Kampung Songsang
		Shell Shell Layby	Shell	North bound
		Kampung Sungai Tiram
		Sungai Kuantan bridge
		Shell Shell Layby	Shell C*	South bound
		Rumah Murah Permatang Badak
	EXIT 10	PERMATANG BADAK JUNCTIONS	SOUTH JALAN PERMATANG BADAK Permatang Badak	T-junctions
		Taman Permatang Badak
	EXIT 11	KUANTAN AIRPORT (NORTH) INTERCHANGE	WEST JALAN LAPANGAN TERBANG SULTAN HAJI AHMAD SHAH Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport	T-junctions
AH18 AH18 KUANTAN BYPASS
GAMBANG-KUANTAN HIGHWAY
	EXIT 12	KUANTAN AIRPORT (SOUTH) INTERCHANGE	GAMBANG-KUANTAN HIGHWAY WEST Kuala Lumpur Gambang AH142 AH142 Segamat EAST Kuantan AH18 AH18 Pekan	Trumpet interchange

v t e Highways of the Malaysia Federal Route 3

Wakaf Bharu–Kota Bharu–Kubang Kerian Highway Kuantan Bypass Kota Tinggi Bypass Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi Highway

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