Ipoh–Lumut Highway

Part of Federal Route 5
Part of Federal Route 5
Ipoh–Lumut Highway
Route information
Length	70.7 km (43.9 mi)
Existed	2004–present
History	Completed in 2008
Major junctions
Northeast end	Ipoh; Jelapang
	Jalan Jelapang; Jalan Kledang; Batu Gajah Highway; Federal Route 73; Federal Route 109; Federal Route 72; Federal Route 71; West Coast Expressway; Lumut Bypass; Federal Route 5
Southwest end	Sitiawan (East)
Location
Primary; destinations	Ipoh; Jelapang; Menglembu; Seri Iskandar; Bota; Ayer Tawar; Sitiawan; Lumut; Pangkor Island
Highway system
	Highways in Malaysia; Expressways; Federal; State;

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 ; 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] The E19 route number is currently reassigned to the upcoming 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 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 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[]

Km	Interchange/ Intersections	To	Remarks
	Ipoh Jelapang Intersections	Jalan Jelapang North Chemor Bandar Meru Raya AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route Alor Star Penang Kuala Lumpur Tapah South Jelapang Manjoi Ipoh City Centre	3-way intersections
Ipoh–Lumut Highway East Start/End of highway
	Ipoh Jelapang Square	South Jelapang Square Jelapang Econsave	3-way intersections
	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	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	Jalan Lama Ipoh–Pusing Northeast Malim Nawar Southwest 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 Intersections	North Jalan Lama Ipoh–Pusing Pusing	3-way intersections
	Seputeh Seputeh Interchange	West Jalan Parit–Seputeh Parit Beruas East Batu Gajah Bypass (Jalan Bemban) Batu Gajah Gopeng Kellie's Castle	LILO interchange with traffic lights
Kinta–Perak Tengah district border
	Tronoh
	Jalan Tronoh Intersections	East 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		Historical site
	Bota Bota Kanan Bota Kanan Intersections	North Jalan Parit Parit South Jalan Bota–Kampung Gajah Kampung Gajah Pasir Salak Teluk Intan 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 Jalan Belanja Kampung Belanja Beruas South Jalan Bota Kiri Pasir Salak Pasir Salak Historical Complex	4-way intersections
	Titi Gantung
	Taman Indera Barat
	Jalan Gelang Pepuyu Intersections	North Jalan Gelung Pepuyu Gelung Pepuyu	3-way intersections
	Jalan Beruas Intersections	North Jalan Beruas Beruas	3-way intersections
	Kampung Changkat Chermin WCE Interchange	West Coast Expressway – Taiping, Teluk Intan, Lumut, Banting	3-way intersections
Manjung Border Arch Perak Tengah–Manjung district border
	Jalan Changkat Keruing Intersections	Northwest 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 Lumut Bypass Lumut Pulau Pangkor Teluk Batik Royal Malaysian Navy Lumut Naval Base	3-way intersections
Ipoh–Lumut Highway West Start/End of highway
		Southwest Sitiawan Town Centre Lekir Teluk Intan Klang

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Projek Pembangunan RMKe-9 Kementerian Kerja Raya: Projek Siap 2008" (PDF) (in Malay). Malaysian Ministry of Works. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "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.
^ Inventori Rangkaian Jalan Utama Persekutuan Semenanjung Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Ministry of Works. 2009. ISBN 978-983-44278-2-5.
^ ^a ^b "Naik taraf Lebuh Raya Ipoh-Lumut". Utusan Malaysia. 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
^ "SUKE contacts". Retrieved 4 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Senarai nama mereka yang memperolehi projek penswastaan". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 1998-06-21. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
^ ^a ^b Kay Lyy Lat (2003-03-29). "Kerajaan negeri harap Lebuhraya Ipoh-Lumut diteruskan" (PDF). Perdana Leadership Foundation. Bernama. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
^ "Jawapan-jawapan Lisan bagi Pertanyaan-pertanyaan (14 Oktober 2002)" (PDF) (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. 2002-10-14.

[kkr-1] "Projek Pembangunan RMKe-9 Kementerian Kerja Raya: Projek Siap 2008" (PDF) (in Malay). Malaysian Ministry of Works. Retrieved 2015-09-11.

[blogjalanraya-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "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.

[jkr-inventori-3] Inventori Rangkaian Jalan Utama Persekutuan Semenanjung Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Ministry of Works. 2009. ISBN 978-983-44278-2-5.

[utusan2-4] "Naik taraf Lebuh Raya Ipoh-Lumut". Utusan Malaysia. 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2015-09-11.

[5] "SUKE contacts". Retrieved 4 August 2017.

[utusan1-6] "Senarai nama mereka yang memperolehi projek penswastaan". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 1998-06-21. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-09-11.

[perdana-7] Kay Lyy Lat (2003-03-29). "Kerajaan negeri harap Lebuhraya Ipoh-Lumut diteruskan" (PDF). Perdana Leadership Foundation. Bernama. Retrieved 2015-09-11.

[parlimen-8] "Jawapan-jawapan Lisan bagi Pertanyaan-pertanyaan (14 Oktober 2002)" (PDF) (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. 2002-10-14.

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v t Malaysian Expressway System
Interstate	North–South (northern) North–South (southern) Central Link Kuala Lumpur–Karak East Coast Kajang–Seremban # West Coast ^ Paroi–Senawang–KLIA ^ Jelas ^ Perlis–Langkawi Bridge
Greater Kuala Lumpur/ Klang Valley and Selangor	New Klang Valley Shah Alam Cheras–Kajang Sungai Besi New Pantai Damansara–Puchong Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Kemuning–Shah Alam Kajang Dispersal Link # Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Maju Sprint Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor South Klang Valley # East Klang Valley New North Klang Straits Bypass # Damansara–Shah Alam Duta–Ulu Klang Guthrie Corridor East–West Link Kuala Lumpur–Seremban SMART Tunnel # Setiawangsa-Pantai ^
Greater Penang	Butterworth–Kulim Butterworth Outer Ring Second Bridge Penang Bridge * Penang Outer Ring * Penang Undersea Tunnel
Johor	Second Link Eastern Dispersal Link Senai–Desaru ^ Johor Bahru–Pasir Gudang
Elsewhere	Seremban–Port Dickson ^ Malacca Strait Bridge ^ South Kedah
#: under construction, ^: planned, *: cancelled/postponed/on hold

Ipoh–Lumut Highway

Contents

History[]

List of interchange and intersections[]

See also[]

References[]