Central Spine Road

Federal Route 8 and 9
Central Spine Road
Route information
Length: 325.0 km (201.9 mi)
Major junctions
North end: Kuala Krai, Kelantan
  E8 2 AH141 Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway
2 Federal Route 2
185 Simpang Pulai-Kuala Berang Highway
South end: Simpang Pelangai, Pahang
Location
Primary
destinations:
Gua Musang
Sungai Yu
Chegar Perah
Kampung Relong
Kuala Lipis
Raub
Bentong
Karak
Highway system

Central Spine Road, Federal Routes 8 and 9 is a new highway under construction in the central of Peninsula Malaysia, Malaysia. It is a toll-free highway. The 325 km (201 miles) highway replaces the former 2-lane 8 Gua Musang Highway and 9 Karak-Tampin highway. The construction first starts on Package 3 which is from Merapoh to Kampung Relong. The reason why it starts there first because the 8 Gua Musang Highway passes through Chegar Perah which is prone to roadkill. The highway had a long eco-viaduct built there. The next package that is to be built next will be Package 5 which is from the northern Raub till Karak which will connect it to the E8 Karak Highway bypassing Bentong & Mempaga. This will also avoid the steep mountainous grade between Raub & Bentong.

Features

Notable features

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

Overlaps

Kampung Sungai Yu - Chegar Perah & Chegar Perah - Bukit Tujuh : 8 Merapoh Highway

Alternate routes

8 Federal Route 8

Sections with motorcycle lanes

None

List of Interchanges

KmExitInterchangeToRemarks
KUALA KRAI
8 CENTRAL SPINE ROAD
Package 1
Start/End of highway
Under construction

8 CENTRAL SPINE ROAD
Package 1
Under construction

Sungai Lakit Bridge
8 CENTRAL SPINE ROAD
Package 2
Under construction

8 CENTRAL SPINE ROAD
Package 2
Under construction

GUA MUSANG
8 CENTRAL SPINE ROAD
Package 3
Under construction

Mentara
Kelantan Darul Naim
Gua Musang district border

Kelantan-Pahang border

Pahang Darul Makmur
Lipis district border

8 CENTRAL SPINE ROAD
Under construction

8 CENTRAL SPINE ROAD
Package 3
(Gua Musang-Kampung Relong)
Section 3F
JKR border limit
KUBANG RUSA INTERCHANGE8 MERAPOH HIGHWAY

WEST
Kampung Kubang Rusa
Merapoh
Gua Musang
Kuala Krai
Kota Bharu
185 SIMPANG PULAI-KUALA BERANG HIGHWAY
Cameron Highland
Ipoh
Tasik Kenyir
Kuala Terengganu

EAST
Kampung Sungai Yu
Pusat Rekreasi Sungai Yu
Parclo B-2 interchange
SUNGAI YU ECO VIADUCT
Eco-Viaduct

SUNGAI YU INTERCHANGE8 MERAPOH HIGHWAY

WEST
Kampung Sungai Yu
Pusat Rekreasi Sungai Yu
Merapoh
Trumpet interchange
Chegar Perah8 MERAPOH HIGHWAY

WEST
Chegar Perah
LILO Kuala Krai bound
Chegar Perah8 MERAPOH HIGHWAY

WEST
Chegar Perah
LILO Kuala Krai bound
U-Turn8 CENTRAL SPINE ROAD

U-TURN
Chegar Perah
Sungai Yu
Kubang Rusa
Mentara
Gua Musang
Kuala Krai
Kota Bharu
U-Turn south bound
Under Construction
8 CENTRAL SPINE ROAD
Package 3
(Gua Musang-Kampung Relong)
Section 3F
JKR border limit
8 CENTRAL SPINE ROAD
Under construction

FELDA Telang
Kampung Kechur
Kampung Relong
8 CENTRAL SPINE ROAD
Package 3
Under construction

8 CENTRAL SPINE ROAD
Package 4
Under construction

Lipis-Raub district border

8 CENTRAL SPINE ROAD
Package 5
Under construction

RAUB
Raub-Bentong district border

BENTONG INTERCHANGE8 FEDERAL ROUTE 8
Bentong
Bukit Fraser
Trumpet interchange
Under construction
MEMPAGA INTERCHANGEMempagaTrumpet interchange
Under construction
8 CENTRAL SPINE ROAD
Package 5
Under construction

KARAK HIGHWAY INTERCHANGE E8 AH141 KUALA LUMPUR-KARAK HIGHWAY

WEST
Kuala Lumpur
Genting Highlands

EAST
Gambang
Kuantan
Kuala Terengganu
Interchange
Under construction
9 CENTRAL SPINE ROAD
Under construction

Kampung Telemong
Mancis
9 CENTRAL SPINE ROAD
Start/End of highway
Under construction

SIMPANG PELANGAINORTHWEST
9 Karak
9 Mancis

SOUTHEAST
9 Kuala Klawang
9 Kuala Pilah
51 Seremban
T-junctions

References

  1. http://ekas.doe.gov.my/eia/upload/micFile/MicrosoftWord-ES-F1.pdf