Ipoh–Lumut Highway
Road in Malaysia
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Ipoh–Lumut Highway, Federal Route 5, is a 70.7-km federal highway in Perak, Malaysia, connecting the Perak 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. The highway is a part of the Federal Route 5 and serves as the final section of the FT5 route.[3]
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| Ipoh–Lumut Highway | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Malaysian Public Works Department | |
| Length | 70.7 km (43.9 mi) |
| Existed | 2004[1]–present |
| History | Completed in 2008[1] |
| Major junctions | |
| Northeast end | Jelapang, Ipoh |
 Jalan Jelapang FT 317 Jalan Kledang A8 Batu Gajah Highway FT 73 Federal Route 73 FT 3152 Federal Route 3152 FT 109 Federal Route 109 FT 72 Federal Route 72 FT 71 Federal Route 71 West Coast Expressway FT 100 Lumut Bypass FT 5 Federal Route 5 | |
| Southwest end | Sitiawan (East) |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Primary destinations | Ipoh, Jelapang, Menglembu, Seri Iskandar, Bota, Ayer Tawar, Sitiawan, Lumut, Pangkor Island |
| Highway system | |
Many maps including Google Maps label this highway as the Ipoh–Lumut Expressway E19 (already corrected); however, this is incorrect because 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] The E19 route number is currently reassigned to the Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.[5]
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.[6] The concession contract was announced on 20 June 1998;[6] however, the project was later scrapped.[2][7]
The Ipoh–Lumut Expressway project was later revived as an upgrade of the existing Ipoh–Lumut Road FT5,[7] consisting a new 22.7 km (14.1 mi) super two highway route from Seputeh to Jelapang that bypasses the old Jalan Lahat FT5,[2][8] 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 90 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]
Junction lists
The entire route is located in Perak.
Legend:
- I/C - Interchange, I/S - Intersection, RSA - Rest and service area, OBR - Overhead bridge restaurant, R/R - Restaurant and rest plaza, L/B - Layby, V/P - Vista point, TN - tunnel, T/P - Toll plaza, BR - Bridge
- C - Cloverleaf, S - Stack, T-A - Trumpet-A, T-B - Trumpet-B, DT - Directional-T/Y, SDT - Semi-Directional-T/Y, P-Y - Partial-Y, D - Diamond, P-C - Partial cloverleaf, D-D - Diverging diamond, D-R - Direct ramp
| District | Km | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinta | Ipoh Jelapang I/S |
Jalan Jelapang – Chemor, Bandar Meru Raya, Jelapang, Manjoi, Ipoh City Centre   North–South Expressway Northern Route / AH2 – Alor Setar, Penang, Tapah, Kuala Lumpur |
T-junctions | ||
| Ipoh Jelapang Square |
Jelapang Square, Jelapang Econsave | T-junctions | |||
| Taman Puncak Jelapang Maju | |||||
| Puncak Jelapang | |||||
| Ipoh Silibin I/S |
Jalan Silibin – Silibin, Manjoi, Ipoh City Centre | T-junctions | |||
| Ipoh Kledang I/S |
Jalan Kledang Utara – Taman Kledang Permai, Ipoh City Centre | Junctions | |||
| Menglembu Menglembu I/S |
FT 317 Jalan Kledang – Taman Rasi Jaya, Taman Kledang Indah, Kledang Hill, Menglembu, Ipoh City Centre |
Junctions | |||
| Lahat Lahat I/S |
Jalan Lahat – Lahat, Ipoh City Centre | T-junctions | |||
| Papan Papan I/S |
FT 5 Jalan Lama Ipoh–Pusing – Lahat, Pusing |
Junctions | |||
| Taman Batu Gajah Perdana | |||||
| Pusing Pusing I/S |
A8 Batu Gajah Highway – Pusing, Batu Gajah, Gopeng, Kellie's Castle |
Junctions | |||
| Pusing I/S | FT 5 Jalan Lama Ipoh–Pusing – Pusing |
T-junctions | |||
| Siputeh Siputeh I/C |
FT 73 Jalan Parit–Seputeh – Parit, Beruas FT 3152 Batu Gajah Bypass (Jalan Bemban) – Batu Gajah, Kellie's Castle, Gopeng |
Diamond interchanges | |||
| Tronoh | |||||
| Jalan Tronoh I/S | A112 Jalan Tronoh – Tanjung Tualang |
T-junctions | |||
| Perak Tengah | Kampung Jalan Bota | ||||
| UTP I/S | Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP)  |
T-junctions | |||
| Seri Iskandar Bandar Universiti Seri Iskandar I/S |
Jalan Teknologi 1 – Bandar Universiti Seri Iskandar, Seri Iskandar Business Centre (SIBC) | T-junctions | |||
| UITM Seri Iskandar I/S | Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Seri Iskandar |
T-junctions | |||
| Seri Iskandar Seri Iskandar I/S |
Jalan Seri Iskandar – Perak Tengah District and Land Office, Perak Tengah District Mosque | T-junctions | |||
| Seri Iskandar Jalan Parit-Seri Iskandar I/S |
Jalan Parit–Seri Iskandar – Parit, Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara (IKBN) Seri Iskandar |
T-junctions | |||
| Bota Bota Kanan |
Makam Sultan Muzaffar Shah III Ibni Almarhum Yang Dipertuan Muda Mansur Shah | Historical site | |||
| Bota Bota Kanan Bota Kanan I/S |
A17 Jalan Parit – Parit FT 109 Jalan Bota–Kampung Gajah – Kampung Gajah, Pasir Salak, Teluk Intan, Pasir Salak Historical Complex |
Junctions | |||
| BR | Sungai Perak Bridge Sultan Idris Shah II Bridge |
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| Bota Bota Kiri Bota Kiri I/S |
FT 72 Jalan Belanja – Kampung Belanja, BeruasA18 Jalan Bota Kiri – Teluk Sena Pasir Salak, Pasir Salak Historical Complex |
Junctions | |||
| Titi Gantung | |||||
| Taman Indera Barat | |||||
| Jalan Gelang Pepuyu I/S | A127 Jalan Gelung Pepuyu – Gelung Pepuyu |
T-junctions | |||
| Jalan Beruas I/S | FT 71 Jalan Beruas – Beruas |
T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Changkat Chermin–WCE I/C | West Coast Expressway – Taiping, Teluk Intan, Lumut, Banting |
T-junctions | |||
| Perak Tengah–Manjung district border | Manjung Border Arch | ||||
| Manjung | Jalan Changkat Keruing I/S | A12 Jalan Changkat Keruing – Changkat Keruing, Pantai Remis |
T-junctions | ||
| Ayer Tawar | |||||
| Kampung Sungai Wang Kampung Sungai Wang I/S |
A125 Perak State Route A125 – Pekan Gurney |
T-junctions | |||
| Sitiawan Siitawan East I/S |
FT 100 Lumut Bypass – Lumut, Pulau Pangkor, Teluk Batik, Royal Malaysian Navy Lumut Naval Base |
T-junctions | |||
| Through to FT 5 Malaysia Federal Route 5 | |||||
See also
- Malaysia Federal Route 5
Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway - current highway assigned to E19 route number
