Second East–West Highway
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Second East-West Highway (Simpang Pulai-Kuala Berang Highway) | |
| Route information | |
| Length: | 313.6 km (194.9 mi) |
| Existed: | 2001 – present |
| History: | Completed in 2004 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end: | Simpang Pulai, Perak |
 Federal Route 1 Federal Route 59 Federal Route 8 Federal Route 247 Bukit Payung-Telemung Highway | |
| East end: | Kuala Jeneris, Terengganu |
| Location | |
| Primary destinations: |
Ipoh Cameron Highlands Kota Bharu Kuala Lipis Gua Musang Kenyir Lake Kuala Terengganu |
| Highway system | |
Second East–West Highway (Malay: Lebuhraya Timur-Barat Kedua) or also known as Simpang Pulai-Kuala Berang Highway, Federal Route 
is a highway in Peninsular Malaysia which connects Simpang Pulai in Perak to Kuala Jeneris in Terengganu. It overlaps with Federal Route 8 between Gua Musang and Sungai Relau. It is notorious for its many sharp corners which increase the risk of road accidents.
Route background
The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 185 is located at Simpang Pulai, Perak, at its junctions with the Federal Route , the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia.
History
The highway was formerly known as Perak State Route from Simpang Pulai to Pos Slim before being extended eastwards and recommissioned as a federal highway. The construction of the highway began in 2001 and was completed in 2004. Phase 2 was completed at the end of 2010.
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 Jeneris.
Project scope of work
The total distance of the proposed road is 313.66 km (194.90 mi), 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.
For those who wants to go from Simpang Pulai to Kuala Berang/Kuala Berang to Simpang Pulai, they need to go through part of federal route 8.
Estimated cost
The entire project is estimated to cost RM1.6 billion and divided into 10 packages for implementation
Features
Notable features
- Lojing Viaduct is the highest bridge in Malaysia.
At most section, the Federal Route 185 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.
Overlaps
- T156 Jalan Pengkalan Utama (Kenyir Lake - Kuala Jeneris)
Alternate routes
Sections with motorcycle lanes
Notable events
- 20 December 2010 – Twenty-seven people, mostly Thai tourist were killed when the double-decked coach bus they were travelling in crashed at the Second East–West Highway of the Perak-Pahang border near Cameron Highlands, Pahang.
List of Junctions and Towns
This is a list of junctions and towns along the highway.
| Km | Exit | Junctions | To | Remarks | |
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0 | SIMPANG PULAI | NORTH Ipoh SOUTH  Batu Gajah Gopeng  AH2 AH2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTEAlor Star Penang Kuala Lumpur | T-Junctions | ||
| SECOND EAST-WEST HIGHWAY (Phase 1) Simpang Pulai-Gua Musang Start/End of highway | |||||
| --- m above sea level | Start/End of six-lane carriageway | ||||
| Kampung Raja --- m above sea level | |||||
15 | --- m above sea level | ||||
| Perak Darul Ridzuan Kinta district border | |||||
| Perak-Pahang border --- m above sea level | |||||
| Pahang Darul Makmur Cameron Highlands district border | |||||
| CAMERON HIGHLANDS | |||||
| CAMERON HIGHLANDS (NORTH) --- m above sea level | SOUTH CAMERON HIGHLANDS Brinchang Tanah Rata | T-Junctions | |||
| --- m above sea level | Start/End of six-lane carriageway | ||||
| --- m above sea level | Start/End of single carriageway | ||||
| CAMERON HIGHLANDS | |||||
| Pahang Darul Makmur Cameron Highlands district border | |||||
| Pahang-Kelantan border --- m above sea level | |||||
| Kelantan Darul Naim Gua Musang district border | |||||
| Pos Sigar --- m above sea level | Pos Sigar Orang Asli village | T-junctions | |||
| Sungai Pangoi bridge --- m above sea level | |||||
| Pos Brooke --- m above sea level | Pos Brooke Orang Asli village | T-junctions | |||
| Sungai Lojing bridge --- m above sea level | |||||
| Pos Mering --- m above sea level | Pos Mering Orang Asli village Lojing Highlands | T-junctions | |||
| Lojing Viaduct Sungai Chenderoh bridge --- m above sea level | |||||
| Lojing --- m above sea level | Lojing Highlands | T-junctions | |||
| Sungai Berok bridge --- m above sea level | |||||
| Kampung Sungkai --- m above sea level | |||||
| Jalan Ulu Nenggiri --- m above sea level | WEST D30 JALAN ULU NENGGIRIUlu Nenggiri Kampung Pilting | T-junctions | |||
| SECOND EAST-WEST HIGHWAY (Phase 1) Simpang Pulai-Gua Musang | |||||
| GUA MUSANG | NORTH D29 JALAN DABONG-GUA MUSANGDabong Jeli SOUTH Kuala Lipis Jerantut Raub Taman Negara | Junctions | |||
| Chiku | NORTH Kota Bharu Kuala Krai | T-junctions | |||
| SECOND EAST-WEST HIGHWAY (Phase 2) Gua Musang-Kuala Berang | |||||
| Kampung Kabang --- m above sea level | |||||
| Sungai Lebir bridge --- m above sea level | |||||
| Kampung Lanchang --- m above sea level | |||||
| Kelantan Darul Naim Gua Musang district border | |||||
| Kelantan-Terengganu border --- m above sea level | |||||
| Terengganu Darul Iman Hulu Terengganu district border | |||||
| هولو ترڠڬانو HULU TERENGGANU | |||||
| KENYIR LAKE | |||||
| Sungai Kembur Viaduct --- m above sea level | |||||
| Sungai Kelempai Viaduct --- m above sea level | |||||
| Pasir Pulau Viaduct --- m above sea level | |||||
| Sungai Purun Viaduct --- m above sea level | |||||
| Sungai Jeneris Viaduct --- m above sea level | |||||
| Jalan Pengkalan Utama | SOUTH T156 JALAN PENGKALAN UTAMATNB Pengkalan Gawi Dam Telemung Waterfall | T-junctions | |||
| R&R Kenyir Lake Rest and Service Area |    C* | ||||
| Kenyir Lake --- m above sea level | SOUTH KENYIR LAKE Pengkalan Gawi (Jetty) Kenyir Lake Resort and Spa Kenyir Lake Visitor Centre C*  V | T-junctions | |||
| KENYIR LAKE | |||||
| --- m above sea level | |||||
| Kampung Basung | |||||
| Jalan Pelung | NORTH T151 JALAN PELUNGPelung | T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Pasir Duta | |||||
| SECOND EAST-WEST HIGHWAY (Phase 2) Gua Musang-Kuala Berang | |||||
| KUALA JENERIS | NORTH Sungai Tong AH18 AH18 Setiu AH18 AH18 BesutSOUTH Kuala Berang Ajil | Junctions | |||
| EAST BUKIT PAYUNG-TELEMUNG HIGHWAY Kuala Terengganu Bukit Payong Telemong  EAST COAST EXPRESSWAYKuantan Kuala Lumpur | |||||
See also
- East-West Highway
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