Ipoh–Lumut Highway

Part of Federal Route 5
Ipoh–Lumut Highway
Route information
Length: 70.7 km (43.9 mi)
Existed: 2004[1] – present
History: Completed in 2008[1]
Major junctions
Northeast end: Ipoh
Jelapang
 

Jalan Jelapang
317 Jalan Kledang

Batu Gajah Highway
73 Federal Route 73
109 Federal Route 109
72 Federal Route 72
71 Federal Route 71
100 Lumut Bypass
5 Federal Route 5

Southwest end: Sitiawan (East)
Location
Primary
destinations:
Menglembu
Seri Iskandar
Bota
Ayer Tawar
Sitiawan
Lumut
Pangkor Island
Highway system

Ipoh–Lumut Highway, Federal Route 5 is a 70.7-km federal highway in Perak, Malaysia, connecting the Perakian capital city of Ipoh in the east to Lumut near Sitiawan in the west.[2] The Ipoh-Lumut Highway consists of a 22.7-km super two highway from Jelapang to Seputeh and a 48-km divided highway from Seputeh to Lumut. This highway is a part of the Federal Route 5 and serves as the final section of the FT5 route.[3]

Many maps including Google Maps label this highway as the Ipoh-Lumut Expressway E19; however, this is incorrect due to the fact that the Ipoh-Lumut Highway was built as an upgrade of the existing Ipoh-Lumut Road FT5 instead of being a completely new controlled-access expressway route, evidenced by only one grade-separated interchange at Seputeh compared with 34 signalised at-grade intersections along its entire route.[2][4] As a result, the Ipoh-Lumut Highway is signposted as FT5 and not E19 along its entire route. In addition, the Ipoh-Lumut Expressway E19 has never been included in the list of expressways being monitored by the Malaysian Highway Authority.[2]

History

The Ipoh-Lumut Highway project is a revival of the Ipoh-Lumut Expressway project which was scrapped due to the effects of the 1997 Asian financial crisis.[2] Initially, the Ipoh-Lumut Expressway was supposed to be built as completely new controlled-access expressway route with the tentative route number of E19, with its construction job being privatised and awarded to SILEX Sdn. Bhd. (consisting Teras Cemara Sdn. Bhd. (subsidiary of MRCB) and Perak Corporation Berhad as its main shareholders) as its concessionaire.[5] The concession contract was announced on 20 June 1998;[5] however, the project was later scrapped.[2][6]

The Ipoh-Lumut Expressway project was later revived as an upgrade of the existing Ipoh-Lumut Road FT5,[6] consisting a new 22.7-km super two highway route from Seputeh to Jelapang that bypasses the old Jalan Lahat FT5,[2][7] and an upgrade of the 48-km section from Siputeh to Sitiawan to a 4-lane divided highway with partial access control.[1] Construction began on 1 June 2004 and was completed on 28 February 2008.[1] Once completed, the old Jalan Lahat FT5 was degazetted as a Federal Road and was downgraded to a municipal road without any route number.[2]

There is only one grade-separated interchange at Seputeh and 34 signalised intersections along the entire highway, making the entire end-to-end trip to take about 30 minutes. In 2012, the state government of Perak had urged the federal government to upgrade the super two section to a full divided highway to improve traffic flow and travelling time.[4]

List of Interchange and Intersections

KmExitInterchange/
Intersections
ToRemarks
IPOH
JELAPANG INTERSECTIONS
JALAN JELAPANG

NORTH
Chemor
Bandar Meru Raya
E1 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTE
Alor Star
Penang
Kuala Lumpur
Tapah

SOUTH
Jelapang
Manjoi
Ipoh City Centre
3-way intersections
5 IPOH-LUMUT HIGHWAY
Start/End of highway

Taman Puncak Jelapang Maju
Puncak Jelapang
IPOH
SILIBIN INTERSECTIONS
EAST
JALAN SILIBIN
Silibin
Manjoi
Ipoh City Centre
3-way intersections
IPOH
KLEDANG INTERSECTIONS
JALAN KLEDANG UTARA

WEST
Taman Kledang Permai

EAST
Ipoh City Centre
4-way intersections
Menglembu
MENGLEMBU INTERSECTIONS
317 JALAN KLEDANG

WEST
Taman Rasi Jaya
Taman Kledang Indah
Kledang Hill

EAST
Menglembu
Ipoh City Centre
4-way intersections
Lahat
LAHAT INTERSECTIONS
EAST
JALAN LAHAT
Lahat
Ipoh City Centre
3-way intersections
Malim Nawar
MALIM NAWAR INTERSECTIONS
5 JALAN LAMA IPOH-PUSING

NORTHEAST
5 Malim Nawar

SOUTHWEST
5 Pusing
4-way intersections
Taman Batu Gajah Perdana
Pusing
PUSING INTERSECTIONS
BATU GAJAH HIGHWAY

WEST
Pusing

EAST
Batu Gajah
Gopeng
Kellie's Castle
4-way intersections
PUSING INTERSECTIONSNORTH
5 JALAN LAMA IPOH-PUSING
Pusing
3-way intersections
Seputeh
SEPUTEH INTERCHANGE
WEST
73 JALAN PARIT-SEPUTEH
73 Parit
73 Beruas

EAST
BATU GAJAH BYPASS
(JALAN BEMBAN)
Batu Gajah
1 Gopeng
Kellie's Castle
3-way intersections
Kinta-Perak Tengah district border

Tronoh
JALAN TRONOH INTERSECTIONSEAST
A112
JALAN TRONOH
A112
Tanjung Tualang
3-way intersections
Kampung Jalan Bota
Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP)
UTP INTERSECTIONS
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS (UTP) 3-way intersections
SERI ISKANDAR
BANDAR UNIVERSITI SERI ISKANDAR INTERSECTIONS
SOUTH
JALAN TEKNOLOGI 1
Bandar Universiti Seri Iskandar
Seri Iskandar Business Centre (SIBC)
3-way intersections
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Seri Iskandar
UITM SERI ISKANDAR INTERSECTIONS
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA (UiTM) SERI ISKANDAR 3-way intersections
SERI ISKANDAR
SERI ISKANDAR INTERSECTIONS
NORTH
JALAN SERI ISKANDAR
Perak Tengah District and Land Office
Perak Tengah District Mosque
3-way intersections
SERI ISKANDAR
JALAN PARIT-SERI ISKANDAR INTERSECTIONS
NORTH
JALAN PARIT-SERI ISKANDAR
Parit
Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara (IKBN) Seri Iskandar
3-way intersections
BOTA
Bota Kanan
Makam Sultan Muzaffar Shah III Ibni Almarhum Yang Dipertuan Muda Mansur ShahHistorical site
BOTA
Bota Kanan
BOTA KANAN INTERSECTIONS
NORTH
JALAN PARIT
Parit

SOUTH
109 JALAN BOTA-KAMPUNG GAJAH
109 Kampung Gajah
109 Pasir Salak
109 Teluk Intan
109 Pasir Salak Historical Complex
4-way intersections
Sungai Perak Bridge
Jambatan Sultan Idris Shah II
Start/End of bridge
Sungai Perak Bridge
Jambatan Sultan Idris Shah II
Sungai Perak Bridge
Jambatan Sultan Idris Shah II
Start/End of bridge
BOTA
Bota Kiri
BOTA KIRI INTERSECTIONS
NORTH
72 JALAN BELANJA
72 Kampung Belanja
72 Beruas

SOUTH
JALAN BOTA KIRI
Pasir Salak
Pasir Salak Historical Complex
4-way intersections
Titi Gantung
Taman Indera Barat
JALAN GELANG PEPUYU INTERSECTIONSNORTH
JALAN GELUNG PEPUYU
Gelung Pepuyu
3-way intersections
JALAN BERUAS INTERSECTIONSNORTH
71 JALAN BERUAS
71 Beruas
3-way intersections
Manjung Border Arch
Perak Tengah-Manjung district border

JALAN CHANGKAT KERUING INTERSECTIONSNORTHWEST
JALAN CHANGKAT KERUING
Changkat Keruing
Pantai Remis
3-way intersections
AYER TAWAR
Kampung Sungai Wang
KAMPUNG SUNGAI WANG INTERSECTIONS
SOUTHEAST
JALAN PEKAN GURNEY
Pekan Gurney
3-way intersections
SITIAWAN
SIITAWAN EAST INTERSECTIONS
WEST
100 LUMUT BYPASS
Lumut
Pulau Pangkor
Teluk Batik
TLDM Lumut Naval Base
3-way intersections
5 IPOH-LUMUT HIGHWAY
Start/End of highway

SOUTHWEST
5 Sitiawan Town Centre
5 Lekir
5 Teluk Intan
5 Klang

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Projek Pembangunan RMKe-9 Kementerian Kerja Raya: Projek Siap 2008" (PDF) (in Malay). Malaysian Ministry of Works. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Mythbuster: Lebuhraya Ipoh-Lumut FT5 bukan sebuah lebuh raya ekspres capaian terkawal...!!!". Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia (in Malay). 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
  3. Inventori Rangkaian Jalan Utama Persekutuan Semenanjung Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Ministry of Works. 2009. ISBN 978-983-44278-2-5.
  4. 1 2 "Naik taraf Lebuh Raya Ipoh-Lumut". Utusan Malaysia. 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
  5. 1 2 "Senarai nama mereka yang memperolehi projek penswastaan" (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. 1998-06-21. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
  6. 1 2 Kay Lyy Lat (2003-03-29). "Kerajaan negeri harap Lebuhraya Ipoh-Lumut diteruskan" (PDF). Perdana Leadership Foundation. Bernama. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
  7. "Jawapan-jawapan Lisan bagi Pertanyaan-pertanyaan (14 Oktober 2002)" (PDF) (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. 2002-10-14.

See also

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