Kuantan Bypass

Kuantan Bypass, Federal Route 3, AH18, is a main highway bypass in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.

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Federal Route 3
Kuantan Bypass
Route information
Part of AH18
Existed1977–present
HistoryCompleted in 1979
Major junctions
North endGebeng
Major intersections FT 3 AH18 Federal Route 3
FT 2 Jalan Beserah
FT 3485 Jalan Kawasan Perindustrian Gebeng
FT 14 Jerangau–Jabor Highway
FT 231 Jalan Sungai Lembing
FT 229 Jalan Permatang Badak
FT 420 Jalan Lapangan Terbang Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
FT 2 Gambang-Kuantan Highway
South endKuantan Airport (South) Interchange on
FT 2 Gambang-Kuantan Highway
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Kuala Terengganu
Sungai Lembing
Bandar Indera Mahkota
Gambang
Kuantan Airport
Highway system

Route background

The Kuantan Bypass starts at Kuantan Airport South Interchange, at its interchange with the Federal Route 2, the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia.

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

There are no alternate routes or sections with motorcycle lanes.

History

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

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

List of interchanges

KmExitInterchangeToRemarks
North
FT 3 AH18 Kuantan Port
FT 3 AH18 Chukai (Kemaman)
FT 3 AH18 Kuala Terengganu
FT 3 AH18 Cherating
FT 3 AH18 Kuantan Bypass
Start/End of highway
1Gebeng JunctionsSouth
FT 2 Jalan Beserah
FT 2 Kuantan Port
FT 2 Beserah
FT 2 Kuantan
FT 435 TLDM Tanjung Gelang Naval Base
T-junctions
2Gebeng Industrial Area JunctionsNorth
FT 3485 Jalan Kawasan Perindustrian Gebeng
Gebeng Industrial Area
BASF-Petronas petrochemicals plant
Lynas Malaysia
Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP)
T-junctions
Sungai Balok bridge
SIRIM East Coast OfficeSIRIM East Coast OfficeNorth bound only
3Jerangau-Jabor Highway InterchangeNorth
FT 14 Jerangau–Jabor Highway
FT 14 Jabur
FT 14 Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
FT 14 Bukit Besi
FT 14 Jerangau
East Coast Expressway AH141 EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Terengganu
FT 101 AH141 Gebeng Bypass
FT 3 AH18 Chukai (Kemaman)
FT 3 AH18 Kuala Terengganu
FT 3 AH18 Cherating
Akademi Maritim Sultan Ahmad Shah (AMSAS)
(Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Academy)
Trumpet interchange
4Bandar Damansara Kuantan JunctionsNorthwest
Jalan BDK Utama
Bandar Damansara Kuantan
North Bound only
5Semambu InterchangeJalan Semambu Pintasan Kuantan

Northwest
Politeknik Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (POLISAS)

Southeast
FT 3486 Jalan Semambu
Jabur
Perasing
Semambu
Kuantan
Diamond interchange
Taman Jubli Perak Sultan Ahmad ShahTaman Jubli Perak Sultan Ahmad ShahNorth Bound only
6Bandar Indera Mahkota (North) InterchangeWest
Jalan Istana Abdul Aziz
Istana Abdul Aziz (Tengku Mahkota Pahang)
Taman Alam Perdana
Bukit Istana
KotaSAS

East
Persiaran Sultan Abu Bakar
Indera Mahkota 7 and 8
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuantan Campus
Diamond interchange
Mahkota ValleyMahkota Valley
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Kuantan campus
North Bound only
7Bandar Indera Mahkota Sentral Interchange FT 231 Jalan Sungai Lembing

West
FT 231 Sungai Lembing
FT 1488 Panching
Sungai Lembing Museum
East Coast Expressway AH141 East Coast Expressway
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Terengganu
FT 231Kampung Padang

East
FT 231 Bandar Indera Mahkota town centre
FT 231 Kuantan
FT 135 Teluk Cempedak
FT 2 Beserah
Kompleks Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) Negeri Pahang
(Ministry of Home Affairs Complex (Pahang Branch))
Cloverleaf interchange
Terminal Kuantan SentralTerminal Kuantan Sentral
Arrival/Departure
South bound
8Bandar Indera Mahkota (South) InterchangeWest
Jalan Sultan Abdullah
Indera Mahkota 14 and 15

East
Persiaran Sultan Abu Bakar
Indera Mahkota 1 to 6
WIDAD college
Diamond Interchange
Kampung Songsang
Shell Shell Layby Shell North bound
Kampung Sungai Tiram
Sungai Kuantan bridge
9Permatang Badak JunctionsSouth
FT 229 Jalan Permatang Badak
Permatang Badak
Bukit Rangin
Kampung Sungai Isap Damai
T-junctions
Taman Permatang Badak
Shell Shell Layby Shell South bound
Rumah Murah Permatang Badak
Kampung Pandan Dua
Taman Pandan Damai
10Kuantan Airport (North) InterchangeWest
FT 420 Jalan Lapangan Terbang Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport
T-junctions
FT 3 AH18 Kuantan Bypass
FT 2 Gambang-kuantan Highway
11Kuantan Airport (South) Interchange FT 2 Gambang-Kuantan Highway

West
FT 2 Kuala Lumpur
FT 2 Gambang
FT 12 AH142 Segamat


East
FT 2 Kuantan
FT 3 AH18 Pekan
Trumpet interchange
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