East Coast Expressway
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The East Coast Expressway, ECE or (LPT) is an expressway in Malaysia. It is an extension of Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway, which starts from Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

 to Karak
Karak, Pahang
Karak is a small town in Pahang, Malaysia. It is well-known as a rest town of Federal route from Kuala Lumpur to Kuantan...

. It provides a link from the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia , also known as West Malaysia , is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula. Its area is . It shares a land border with Thailand in the north. To the south is the island of Singapore. Across the Strait of Malacca to the west lies the island of Sumatra...

 to the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It features a closed toll system like the North-South Expressway. The expressway links many major cities and towns in east coast Peninsular Malaysia, acting as the 'backbone' of the central of the peninsula.

This expressway passes through 3 states on the peninsula: Selangor
Selangor
Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...

, Pahang
Pahang
Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.Its state...

 and Terengganu
Terengganu
Terengganu is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Iman...

. It provides a faster alternative to the old Federal Route
Malaysia Federal Route 2
Federal Route 2 is a main federal roads in Malaysia. The roads connects Port Klang in Selangor to Kuantan Port in Pahang. Federal Route 2 became the backbone of the road system linking the east and west coasts of Peninsula Malaysia before being surpassed by the East Coast Expressway .-Route...

  and Federal Route
Malaysia Federal Route 14
Federal Route 14 , also known as Jerangau Highway is a federal highway in Malaysia. Federal Route 14 became the backbone of the road system of the central Terengganu state before being surpassed by the East Coast Expressway in the future.-Route background:The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route...

 , thus reducing travelling time between various towns & cities. The speed limit on the expressway is 110 km/h (68 mph).

Overview

The East Coast Expressway will provide the longest free-flow four-lane dual carriage expressway facilitating the quickest, uninterrupted, most comfortable and safest journey on wheels from the bustling city of Kuala Lumpur to enchanting coastal city of Kuala Terengganu
Kuala Terengganu
-Transport:The city is connected to other towns via a good network of roads and also some ferries that ply the Terengganu River. The Sultan Mahmud Bridge, a bridge over the Terengganu River, provides a road link to both banks of the river...

 steeped in culture and traditions.

The East Coast Expressway will be a catalyst to spur and accelerate growth of the three East Coast states towards fulfilling the objective of the nation to balance the economic growth among all regions in the country. It will compliment the planned development corridor under the East Coast Economic Region
East Coast Economic Region
East Coast Economic Region ' is a new economic development corridor in Malaysia based on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia - which covers states of Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and the north of Mersing district of Johor...

 (ECER) launched by the fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Tun Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi is a Malaysian politician who served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2009. He was also the President of the United Malays National Organisation , the largest political party in Malaysia, and led the governing Barisan Nasional parliamentary coalition...

 in December 2007. The East Coast Expressway will promote internal transport and regional integration and facilitate emergence and development of economic activities in the hinterland.

Route background

The East Coast Expressway is a 350 km (217.5 mi)-long, closed toll, 4-lane expressway (2 per direction) beginning from the end of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway at the Karak Interchange in Karak
Karak, Pahang
Karak is a small town in Pahang, Malaysia. It is well-known as a rest town of Federal route from Kuala Lumpur to Kuantan...

, Pahang
Pahang
Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.Its state...

 through Lanchang
Lanchang
Lanchang is a small town between Karak and Mentakab town in Pahang, Malaysia. It is via accessible of the East Coast Expressway's Lanchang Interchange....

, Mentakab
Mentakab
Mentakab is a main town in Pahang, Malaysia, originally known as Pasir Rawa. It is close to Temerloh, Lanchang, Kampung Tualang, Kampung Gantok, Mengkarak and Kerdau. Mentakab was once considered by the State Government in the year 1901 to be the new centre of all administrative works in the...

, Temerloh
Temerloh
Temerloh is a town in Central Pahang, Malaysia in Temerloh district. Located about from Kuala Lumpur along the Kuantan-Kuala Lumpur trunk road, Temerloh is the second largest town in Pahang after Kuantan. It is situated at the junction of the Pahang River and the Semantan River...

, Chenor
Chenor
Chenor is a small town in Pahang, Malaysia. It is formed from the aggregation of several villages namely, Kampung Kening, Kampung Batu Bor, Kampung Sekara, Kampung Huma Luas, Kampung Pesagi, Kampung Chenor Seberang, Kampung Tebing Tembah dan Kampung Nyak Kertau. The leader of Kampung Nyak is Mr....

, Maran
Maran
Maran is a title for exceptionally respected rabbis. The term is more prevalent among Sephardi Jews, but is also widely used by Ashkenazi Haredi Jews.It is an Aramaic word used frequently in the Talmud which means 'our master'...

, Sri Jaya
Sri Jaya
Sri Jaya or Kampung Sri Jaya is a small village in Pahang, Malaysia.Sri Jaya located about 63km from Kuantan. Can access using East Coast Expressway at Exit 827. Sri Jaya is entrance point to Tasik Chini and Berkelah falls....

, Gambang
Gambang
A gambang, properly called a gambang kayu is a xylophone-like instrument used among peoples of Indonesia and the southern Philippines in gamelan and kulintang, with wooden bars as opposed to the metallic ones of the more typical metallophones in a gamelan...

, Kuantan
Kuantan
Kuantan is the state capital of Pahang, the 3rd largest state in Malaysia. It is situated near the mouth of the Kuantan River and faces the South China Sea. If one measures the distance along the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, it is located roughly halfway between Singapore and Kota Bharu...

, Jabur
Jabur
Jabur is a small town in the southern tip of Terengganu, Malaysia. It is situated near Terengganu-Pahang border....

, Chenih, Chukai
Chukai
Chukai, also known by the name of Kemaman Town is the administrative seat of Kemaman District, in the state of Terengganu, Malaysia.The name "Chukai" means 'taxes' in Malay...

, Kijal
Kijal
Kijal is a small town in southern Terengganu, Malaysia. The town is well-known for the Awana Kijal Golf and Beach Resort, a luxury resort and a stop over for Star Cruises ocean liners, which are both owned by the Genting Group.Kijal was popularly known because of its durian and lemang...

, Kerteh
Kerteh
Kerteh is a town in the district of Kemaman in southern Terengganu, Malaysia, about 30 km or 20 minutes' drive north of Chukai. Kerteh is the base of operations for Petronas in Terengganu, overseeing the oil platform operations off the state's coast as well as petrochemicals production and...

, Paka
Paka
Paka is a coastal town facing the South China Sea in the state of Terengganu in Malaysia. Paka is now a busy town thriving on oil and gas activity near Kerteh. Paka is more popularly known as the home for the largest power station in Malaysia run by the national power company, Tenaga Nasional...

, Dungun
Dungun
Dungun is a coastal district of the Malaysian state of Terengganu. Kuala Dungun is the capital of the district.Kuala Dungun town used to be an iron mining town in the 1940s. Iron ores were actually mined in a small town inland called Bukit Besi located to the west, while Kuala Dungun served as the...

, Bukit Besi
Bukit Besi
Bukit Besi is a small town in Terengganu, Malaysia....

, Ajil, Telemong and ending in Chendering near Kuala Terengganu
Kuala Terengganu
-Transport:The city is connected to other towns via a good network of roads and also some ferries that ply the Terengganu River. The Sultan Mahmud Bridge, a bridge over the Terengganu River, provides a road link to both banks of the river...

 in Terengganu
Terengganu
Terengganu is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Iman...

.

History

The planning of the East Coast Expressway started in the mid-1990s when the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway was upgraded from the former 2-lane highway into a dual-carriageway expressway in 1997.

Construction of the East Coast Expressway began in 2000, with Phase 1 opened in 22 April 2004. The second part of Phase 1, the Sri Jaya and Jabur was opened in 15 July 2007.

Phase 2 of the expressway, which will extend the highway to Terengganu
Terengganu
Terengganu is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Iman...

, is currently under construction and is scheduled for completion in the end of 2011.

Phase 1 (Pahang): Karak - Jabur

The length of this phase is 160 km (99.4 mi) and runs from Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway through Lanchang
Lanchang
Lanchang is a small town between Karak and Mentakab town in Pahang, Malaysia. It is via accessible of the East Coast Expressway's Lanchang Interchange....

, Mentakab
Mentakab
Mentakab is a main town in Pahang, Malaysia, originally known as Pasir Rawa. It is close to Temerloh, Lanchang, Kampung Tualang, Kampung Gantok, Mengkarak and Kerdau. Mentakab was once considered by the State Government in the year 1901 to be the new centre of all administrative works in the...

, Temerloh
Temerloh
Temerloh is a town in Central Pahang, Malaysia in Temerloh district. Located about from Kuala Lumpur along the Kuantan-Kuala Lumpur trunk road, Temerloh is the second largest town in Pahang after Kuantan. It is situated at the junction of the Pahang River and the Semantan River...

, Chenor
Chenor
Chenor is a small town in Pahang, Malaysia. It is formed from the aggregation of several villages namely, Kampung Kening, Kampung Batu Bor, Kampung Sekara, Kampung Huma Luas, Kampung Pesagi, Kampung Chenor Seberang, Kampung Tebing Tembah dan Kampung Nyak Kertau. The leader of Kampung Nyak is Mr....

, Maran
Maran
Maran is a title for exceptionally respected rabbis. The term is more prevalent among Sephardi Jews, but is also widely used by Ashkenazi Haredi Jews.It is an Aramaic word used frequently in the Talmud which means 'our master'...

, Kuantan
Kuantan
Kuantan is the state capital of Pahang, the 3rd largest state in Malaysia. It is situated near the mouth of the Kuantan River and faces the South China Sea. If one measures the distance along the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, it is located roughly halfway between Singapore and Kota Bharu...

 and ends at the Pahang
Pahang
Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.Its state...

 - Terengganu
Terengganu
Terengganu is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Iman...

 border near Jabur
Jabur
Jabur is a small town in the southern tip of Terengganu, Malaysia. It is situated near Terengganu-Pahang border....

. The turnkey contract was awarded to MTD Capital Bhd.

Phase 2 (Terengganu): Jabur - Kuala Terengganu

The length of this phase is 190 km (118.1 mi) and will begin from Jabur
Jabur
Jabur is a small town in the southern tip of Terengganu, Malaysia. It is situated near Terengganu-Pahang border....

, Chenih, Chukai
Chukai
Chukai, also known by the name of Kemaman Town is the administrative seat of Kemaman District, in the state of Terengganu, Malaysia.The name "Chukai" means 'taxes' in Malay...

, Kijal
Kijal
Kijal is a small town in southern Terengganu, Malaysia. The town is well-known for the Awana Kijal Golf and Beach Resort, a luxury resort and a stop over for Star Cruises ocean liners, which are both owned by the Genting Group.Kijal was popularly known because of its durian and lemang...

, Kerteh
Kerteh
Kerteh is a town in the district of Kemaman in southern Terengganu, Malaysia, about 30 km or 20 minutes' drive north of Chukai. Kerteh is the base of operations for Petronas in Terengganu, overseeing the oil platform operations off the state's coast as well as petrochemicals production and...

, Paka
Paka
Paka is a coastal town facing the South China Sea in the state of Terengganu in Malaysia. Paka is now a busy town thriving on oil and gas activity near Kerteh. Paka is more popularly known as the home for the largest power station in Malaysia run by the national power company, Tenaga Nasional...

, Dungun
Dungun
Dungun is a coastal district of the Malaysian state of Terengganu. Kuala Dungun is the capital of the district.Kuala Dungun town used to be an iron mining town in the 1940s. Iron ores were actually mined in a small town inland called Bukit Besi located to the west, while Kuala Dungun served as the...

, Bukit Besi
Bukit Besi
Bukit Besi is a small town in Terengganu, Malaysia....

, Ajil, Telemong until Chendering near Kuala Terengganu
Kuala Terengganu
-Transport:The city is connected to other towns via a good network of roads and also some ferries that ply the Terengganu River. The Sultan Mahmud Bridge, a bridge over the Terengganu River, provides a road link to both banks of the river...

. The stretch will be completed in the end of 2011.

The Malaysian Public Works Department
Malaysian Public Works Department
Malaysian Public Works Department ' or Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia ' is the federal government department in Malaysia under Malaysian Ministry of Works which is responsible for construction and maintenance of public infrastructure in Malaysia such as federal and state roads, public government...

 (JKR) manages the design and construction for two stretches of the East Coast Expressway. The first is from Jabur to Bukit Besi while the second from Telemong to Kuala Terengganu. The scope of work for JKR includes construction of 120 km of mainline expressway with:
  • 7 interchanges and spur/ linkage roads
  • Rest Areas at 2 locations
  • 1 Layby area
  • 2 weighbridge stations


Other works include the signage and intelligent transport systems for the expressway.

However, the project was delayed due to withdrawal of two contractors for the projects as they were unable to afford the price of bitumen.

The sections of the phase 2 of the expressway, Package 10 (Bukit Besi to Ajil), Package 11 and Package 12 (Telemung to Kuala Terengganu, including Bukit Payung-Telemung Highway
Bukit Payung-Telemung Highway
Bukit Payung-Telemung Highway, Federal Route is a major highway in Terengganu, Malaysia. This highway is part of the Package 11 and 12 of the East Coast Expressway Phase 2 project -Notable features:...

) was opened to traffic on 22 August 2011.

Phase 3 (Kelantan): Kuala Terengganu - Kota Bharu

Phase 3 will connect from Kampung Gemuruh to Kota Bharu
Kota Bharu
Kota Bharu is a city in Malaysia, is the state capital and Royal City of Kelantan. It is also the name of the territory in which Kota Bharu City is situated. The name means 'new city' or 'new castle/fort' in Malay. Kota Bharu is situated in the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia, and lies...

 via Gua Musang Highway. Phase 3 will cover 171 kilometers. The project was supposed to be put on fast track basis and was originally expected to be completed by 2010. It is expected the feasibility study of the highway was supposed to have been completed by May 15 2009.

Phase 4 (East Coast of Johor): Gambang - Johor Bahru

Phase 4 will be a 270 km coastal highway and will link between Gambang
Gambang, Pahang
Gambang is a transit town in Pahang, Malaysia. It is about 30 km from the state capital, Kuantan. It is located at a junction between Federal route , MEC Highway and Tun Razak Highway . The Malaysia Electric Corporation town and electrical appliances manufacturing factory is located here...

 and Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland...

. Construction is expected to be done by 2015.

Features

  • Closed Toll System
  • Two Lane Dual Carriageway
  • 4 Rest and Service Areas (3 Layby on Phase 2)
  • 6 Layby (2 Layby on Phase 2)
  • 3 weighbridge stations (2 weighbridge stations on Phase 2)
  • Special entry/exit lane for motorcycles

Current events

  • 14 December 2007 – The streches of the East Coast Expressway from Karak to Lanchang was flooded.
  • 17 September 2009 – Motorists using the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway and the East Coast Expressway can drive toll free on September 18 and 24 from midnight to 5am during Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
  • 2 September 2010 – The Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway and the East Coast Expressway become toll-free from 9pm till 6am on Sept 7, 8, 15 and 16 during Hari Raya Aidilfitri holidays.

Toll Plaza Abbreviations

Abbreviation Exits Name of Interchanges
KAR KARAK
LAN LANCHANG
TEM TEMERLOH
CHE CHENOR
MAR MARAN
SRI SRI JAYA
GAM GAMBANG
KUA KUANTAN
JAB JABUR
CHE CHENIH
CHU CHUKAI
KIJ KIJAL
KER KERTEH
PAK PAKA
DUN DUNGUN
BBI BUKIT BESI
AJI AJIL
TEL TELEMONG
KTR KUALA TERENGGANU

List of Interchanges, Laybys and Rest and Service Areas (Phase 1 and Phase 2)

Km Exit Interchange To Remarks
| WEST
KUALA LUMPUR-KARAK EXPRESSWAY
Kuala Lumpur
Genting Highlands
Bentong
KUALA LUMPUR-KARAK EXPRESSWAY
EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (Phase 1)
Karak-Jabur

77


77

KARAK INTERCHANGE
FELDA Mempaga
FELDA Mempaga
FELDA Mempaga is one of the FELDA settlements in Bentong, Pahang, Malaysia. The Federal Land Development Authority is a Malaysian government agency handling the resettlement of rural poor into newly developed areas...


Pusat Serenti Mempaga


Karak
Karak, Pahang
Karak is a small town in Pahang, Malaysia. It is well-known as a rest town of Federal route from Kuala Lumpur to Kuantan...


Mancis
Kuala Pilah
Kuala Pilah
Kuala Pilah is a town and district in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Commonly called Pilah by the mainly Malay Minangkabau inhabitants, it is also the name of a district. It is an old valley town with many of the pre-war Chinese shophouses still fronting the main streets surrounded by traditional style...

Trumpet interchange
| Sungai Bentong bridge
77.8 KARAK INTERCHANGE
Karak
Karak, Pahang
Karak is a small town in Pahang, Malaysia. It is well-known as a rest town of Federal route from Kuala Lumpur to Kuantan...


Mancis
Kuala Pilah
Kuala Pilah
Kuala Pilah is a town and district in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Commonly called Pilah by the mainly Malay Minangkabau inhabitants, it is also the name of a district. It is an old valley town with many of the pre-war Chinese shophouses still fronting the main streets surrounded by traditional style...

West Coast bound

78
| Karak toll plaza
KAR
West Coast bound
Karak toll plaza
KAR

Closed toll systems
Collect transit card and pay a distance toll

80
Sungai Kelau bridge
Bentong-Temerloh district border
89.9 Lanchang Layby East Coast bound

90
90.1 Lanchang Layby West Coast bound
Sungai Jenalik bridge
| LANCHANG INTERCHANGE
LAN
Lanchang
Lanchang
Lanchang is a small town between Karak and Mentakab town in Pahang, Malaysia. It is via accessible of the East Coast Expressway's Lanchang Interchange....


Raub
Raub
Raub is both a town and a district in Pahang, Malaysia. The town is situated 110 km from the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur and 265 km from Pahang's capital, Kuantan. Raub is one of the oldest towns in Pahang. Raub district consist of 7 mukim , namely Batu Talam, Sega, Semantan Ulu,...


Kuala Lipis
Kuala Lipis
Kuala Lipis is a big town in Pahang, Malaysia with a population of 200,000. It is located in the district of Lipis.-History:Kuala Lipis was a gold-mining center before the British arrived in 1887. In 1898 it became the capital of Pahang until 1953....

Trumpet interchange with toll plaza

100
Sungai Teris bridge
Railway crossing bridge

126
126.4 TEMERLOH INTERCHANGE
TEM
Temerloh
Temerloh
Temerloh is a town in Central Pahang, Malaysia in Temerloh district. Located about from Kuala Lumpur along the Kuantan-Kuala Lumpur trunk road, Temerloh is the second largest town in Pahang after Kuantan. It is situated at the junction of the Pahang River and the Semantan River...


Mentakab
Mentakab
Mentakab is a main town in Pahang, Malaysia, originally known as Pasir Rawa. It is close to Temerloh, Lanchang, Kampung Tualang, Kampung Gantok, Mengkarak and Kerdau. Mentakab was once considered by the State Government in the year 1901 to be the new centre of all administrative works in the...


Jerantut
Jerantut
Jerantut is a major town in central Pahang, Malaysia. It is located 200 kilometres from Kuala Lumpur, and 180 km from Kuantan. Jerantut is also the capital of the district of the same name. Located in the north of Pahang state, Jerantut is the main entrance to the National Park...


Taman Negara
Trumpet interchange with toll plaza

127
| Kampung Tebing Tinggi Kampung Tebing Tinggi
Kampung Paya Jejawi
Sanggang
Special entry/exit lane for motorcycles
Motorcycles only
| Sungai Pahang
Pahang River
Pahang River or is a river in the state of Pahang, Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula. With 459 km in length, it is the longest river on the Malay Peninsula...

 Bridge

Jambatan Sultan Ahmad Shah II
(Semantan Bridge)
| Kampung Sanggang Seberang Kampung Sanggang Seberang
Rantau Makmur
Batu Sawar
Special entry/exit lane for motorcycles
Motorcycles only
| Temerloh Rest and Service Area Shell
Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...

 
East Coast bound
| Temerloh Rest and Service Area Shell
Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...

 
West Coast bound
| Malaysian Road Transport Department
Malaysian Road Transport Department
The Malaysian Road Transport Department ' ' is a government department under the Malaysian Ministry of Transport...

 (JPJ) Enforcement Stations
East Coast bound
Sungai Jengka bridge
Temerloh-Maran district border
| CHENOR INTERCHANGE
CEN
Bandar Pusat Jengka
Bandar Pusat Jengka
Bandar Pusat Jengka or Jengka Town Centre is a main town in Pahang, Malaysia.Bandar Pusat Jengka is the centre of the Jengka Triangle which is known as FELDA Jengka...


Kampung Awah
Kampung Awah
Kampung Awah is a small village in Temerloh, Pahang, Malaysia. This village is located about 18 kilometres from Temerloh town and 35 kilometres from Maran town....


Chenor
Chenor
Chenor is a small town in Pahang, Malaysia. It is formed from the aggregation of several villages namely, Kampung Kening, Kampung Batu Bor, Kampung Sekara, Kampung Huma Luas, Kampung Pesagi, Kampung Chenor Seberang, Kampung Tebing Tembah dan Kampung Nyak Kertau. The leader of Kampung Nyak is Mr....

Trumpet interchange with toll plaza

--
| Maran Layby East Coast bound
| Maran Layby West Coast bound
| Sungai Maran Bridge
| MARAN INTERCHANGE
MAR
Maran
Maran
Maran is a title for exceptionally respected rabbis. The term is more prevalent among Sephardi Jews, but is also widely used by Ashkenazi Haredi Jews.It is an Aramaic word used frequently in the Talmud which means 'our master'...


Lubuk Paku
Lubuk Paku
Lubuk Paku is a small town in Pahang, Malaysia. The town is located near Maran town. The main features of this town are the historical Lubuk Paku police station and Pahang River.-Historical Lubuk Paku police station:...

Trumpet interchange with toll plaza

--
| SRI JAYA INTERCHANGE
SRI
Sri Jaya
Sri Jaya
Sri Jaya or Kampung Sri Jaya is a small village in Pahang, Malaysia.Sri Jaya located about 63km from Kuantan. Can access using East Coast Expressway at Exit 827. Sri Jaya is entrance point to Tasik Chini and Berkelah falls....


Belimbing
Belimbing
Belimbing is a small town in Pahang, Malaysia. Located near Pahang River and Lake Chini. Belimbing means star fruit in Malay....


Tasik Chini
Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
Maran-Kuantan district border
| Malaysian Road Transport Department
Malaysian Road Transport Department
The Malaysian Road Transport Department ' ' is a government department under the Malaysian Ministry of Transport...

 (JPJ) Enforcement Stations
West Coast bound
| Gambang Rest and Service Area Petronas
Petronas
PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and...

 
East Coast bound
| Gambang Rest and Service Area Petronas
Petronas
PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and...

 
West Coast bound
| Sungai Lepar Bridge
| Sungai Berkelah Bridge

--
| Sungai Pohoi Bridge
Sungai Belat Bridge
| GAMBANG INTERCHANGE
MEC Highway
MEC Highway or Lebuhraya MEC, Federal Route is a major highway in Pahang, Malaysia. MEC stands for the Malaysia Electric Corporation-Notable features:...


GAM
SOUTH
MEC HIGHWAY
MEC Highway
MEC Highway or Lebuhraya MEC, Federal Route is a major highway in Pahang, Malaysia. MEC stands for the Malaysia Electric Corporation-Notable features:...


Bandar MEC
Gambang
Gambang, Pahang
Gambang is a transit town in Pahang, Malaysia. It is about 30 km from the state capital, Kuantan. It is located at a junction between Federal route , MEC Highway and Tun Razak Highway . The Malaysia Electric Corporation town and electrical appliances manufacturing factory is located here...


Pekan
Pekan
Located on the banks of the Pahang River 50 km south of Kuantan, Pekan is the royal town of the Malaysian state of Pahang Darul Makmur. Its name comes from a flower, the Bunga Pekan. Pekan is also the name of the district the town is situated in, and a parliamentary constituency in its own right...


Bandar Muadzam Shah
Bandar Muadzam Shah
Bandar Muadzam Shah is a town located in the district of Rompin in the State of Pahang, Malaysia. The town was established in 1979 by the South-East Pahang Development Authority under the purview of the second Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, who also happened to be the native of nearby...


Segamat
Segamat
Segamat is a town and district located in the north of the state of Johor in Malaysia, bordering two other states of Malaysia . It is located roughly 172 kilometres from Johor Bahru, the capital city of Johor State. It is 95 km travel distance via North-South Expressway from Johor Bahru to...


Universiti Malaysia Pahang
Universiti Malaysia Pahang
University Malaysia Pahang is a Malaysian government university. It was formerly known as Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan dan Teknologi Malaysia .-History:...

 (UMP)
Kolej Islam Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah (KIPSAS)
Trumpet interchange with toll plaza

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Sungai Padan bridge

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| Kuantan Layby West Coast bound
| Kuantan Layby East Coast bound
| Malaysian Road Transport Department
Malaysian Road Transport Department
The Malaysian Road Transport Department ' ' is a government department under the Malaysian Ministry of Transport...

 (JPJ) Enforcement Stations
East Coast bound
| Sungai Kuantan
Kuantan River
Kuantan River is a river in Pahang state of Malaysia. It runs from Sungai Lembing through Kuantan City before flowing out to South China Sea....

 Bridge

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Sungai Mabok bridge
238.4 KUANTAN INTERCHANGE
KUA

Kuantan
Kuantan
Kuantan is the state capital of Pahang, the 3rd largest state in Malaysia. It is situated near the mouth of the Kuantan River and faces the South China Sea. If one measures the distance along the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, it is located roughly halfway between Singapore and Kota Bharu...


Bandar Indera Mahkota
Bandar Indera Mahkota
Bandar Indera Mahkota is a township in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. This township was opened in 1983. It is once known as Atabara and now it is a well-developed residential area. Its postal code is 25200.-Location:...


Sungai Lembing
Sungai Lembing
Sungai Lembing is a tin mining town 42 km northwest of Kuantan in Pahang, Malaysia. Lembing is Malay for spear, and "sungai" means river. Per local legend, the local ruler saw a vision of a spear in the nearby river and thus named his town after this vision....


Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport
"RAF Kuantan", "RMAF Kuantan" & "Kuantan Airfield" redirect here.Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport is an airport that serves Kuantan, a city in the state of Pahang in Malaysia. The airport is located 15 km from the city. In 2009, the airport handled 226,912 passengers on 3,110 flights, though the...

 
Teluk Cempedak
Teluk Cempedak
Teluk Cempedak or Teluk Chempedak is a famous beach in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. Teluk Cempedak is located 5 kilometres east from the town centre in Kuantan and is situated in close proximity to the Royal Pahang Golf Club...

Trumpet interchange with toll plaza

239
Pahang Darul Makmur
Kuantan district border
Pahang-Terengganu border
Terengganu Darul Iman
Kemaman district border

240
| JABUR INTERCHANGE
Gebeng Bypass
Gebeng Bypass is a highway bypass connecting Jabur, Terengganu to Gebeng near Kuantan Port, Pahang, Malaysia. This bypass was opened to traffic on December 2006...


JAB
EAST
GEBENG BYPASS
Gebeng Bypass
Gebeng Bypass is a highway bypass connecting Jabur, Terengganu to Gebeng near Kuantan Port, Pahang, Malaysia. This bypass was opened to traffic on December 2006...


Jabur
Jabur
Jabur is a small town in the southern tip of Terengganu, Malaysia. It is situated near Terengganu-Pahang border....


Gebeng
Gebeng
Gebeng is a small town and main industrial area in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. The town is located near Kuantan Port. The phase 1 of the East Coast Expressway leads to Gebeng.Currently there are two main phases of industrial area developed since the 70's...


Kuantan Port
Kuantan Port
Situated about 25 KM to the north of Kuantan city and facing South China Sea, Kuantan Port is a multipurpose port in the East Coast Region of Peninsular Malaysia....

 
Cherating
Cherating
Cherating is a beach town in Pahang, Malaysia, located about 47 km north of Kuantan. It is the location of Asia’s first Club Mediterranee ....


Beserah
Beserah
Beserah is a beach town located in the state of Pahang, 7 km from Kuantan, Malaysia....


Aspa Cottage
Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (Phase 1)
Karak-Jabur
EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (Phase 2)
Jabur-Kuala Terengganu
(Package 1 until 9: Jabur-Bukit Besi)
Under construction
JKR and MTD Prime border limit
| Perasing Rest and Service Area Petronas
Petronas
PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and...

 
Kuala Terengganu bound
Under construction
| Perasing Rest and Service Area Petronas
Petronas
PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and...

 
Jabur bound
Under construction
| CHENIH INTERCHANGE
CHE
Bandar Chenih Baharu
Bandar Cerul
Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
Under construction
Sungai Kemaman bridge
| CHUKAI INTERCHANGE
CUK
Chukai
Chukai
Chukai, also known by the name of Kemaman Town is the administrative seat of Kemaman District, in the state of Terengganu, Malaysia.The name "Chukai" means 'taxes' in Malay...

 (Kemaman
Kemaman
Kemaman is a district in Terengganu, Malaysia. It is situated on the coast of the South China Sea. Kemaman district is bordered by Dungun to the north and the state of Pahang to the south....

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Padang Air Putih 
Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
Under construction
Sungai Chukai bridge
| Kijal Layby Kuala Terengganu bound
Under construction
| Kijal Layby Jabur bound
Under construction
| Malaysian Road Transport Department
Malaysian Road Transport Department
The Malaysian Road Transport Department ' ' is a government department under the Malaysian Ministry of Transport...

 (JPJ) Enforcement Stations
Jabur bound
Under construction
| KIJAL INTERCHANGE
KIJ
Bandar Sri Bandi
Kijal
Kijal
Kijal is a small town in southern Terengganu, Malaysia. The town is well-known for the Awana Kijal Golf and Beach Resort, a luxury resort and a stop over for Star Cruises ocean liners, which are both owned by the Genting Group.Kijal was popularly known because of its durian and lemang...


Kemasik
Kemasik
Kemasik is a small town in Terengganu, Malaysia. The town's major attraction is Kemasik Beach . Kemasik is located midway between Kerteh and Kijal.- References :...


Pantai Kemasik
Awana Kijal Golf and Beach Resort
Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
Under construction
| KERTEH INTERCHANGE
KER
Kerteh
Kerteh
Kerteh is a town in the district of Kemaman in southern Terengganu, Malaysia, about 30 km or 20 minutes' drive north of Chukai. Kerteh is the base of operations for Petronas in Terengganu, overseeing the oil platform operations off the state's coast as well as petrochemicals production and...


Rantau Petronas
Rantau Petronas
Rantau Petronas is a township in Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia....


Petronas Oil and Gas Refinery
Petronas
PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and...

Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
Under construction
Sungai Kerteh bridge
Kemaman-Dungun district border
| Malaysian Road Transport Department
Malaysian Road Transport Department
The Malaysian Road Transport Department ' ' is a government department under the Malaysian Ministry of Transport...

 (JPJ) Enforcement Stations
Kuala Terengganu bound
Under construction
| PAKA INTERCHANGE
PAK
Bandar Ketengah Jaya
Bandar Ketengah Jaya
Bandar Ketengah Jaya is a townships in Dungun district of Terengganu, Malaysia....


Paka
Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah
Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah is a new town in Terengganu, Malaysia. It was erected in honour of the 16th Sultan of Terengganu, Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah.-Features:*Masjid Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah...


Pasir Raja
Pasir Raja
Pasir Raja is a small town in Terengganu, Malaysia. Located about 10 km from Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah....


Cemerong Waterfall
Sungai Cheralak Waterfall
Sultan Ismail Power Station
Sultan Ismail Power Station
The Sultan Ismail Power Station is the largest gas turbine power station in Malaysia, Located in Paka, Terengganu approximately 100 km from the state capital, Kuala Terengganu. It generates 1,136 MW....

Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
Under construction
| Sungai Paka bridge
| Paka Rest and Service Area Petronas
Petronas
PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and...

 
Kuala Terengganu bound
Under construction
| Paka Rest and Service Area Petronas
Petronas
PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and...

 
Jabur bound
Under construction
| DUNGUN INTERCHANGE
DUN
Dungun
Dungun
Dungun is a coastal district of the Malaysian state of Terengganu. Kuala Dungun is the capital of the district.Kuala Dungun town used to be an iron mining town in the 1940s. Iron ores were actually mined in a small town inland called Bukit Besi located to the west, while Kuala Dungun served as the...


Sura
Sura
A sura is a division of the Qur'an, often referred to as a chapter. The term chapter is sometimes avoided, as the suras are of unequal length; the shortest sura has only three ayat while the longest contains 286 ayat...

Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
Under construction

365
EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (Phase 2)
Jabur-Kuala Terengganu
(Package 1 until 9: Jabur-Bukit Besi)
Under construction
JKR and MTD Prime border limit
365.4
EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (Phase 2)
Jabur-Kuala Terengganu
(Package 10: Bukit Besi-Ajil)
MTD Prime border limit
365.5 BUKIT BESI INTERCHANGE
BBI
Bukit Besi
Bukit Besi
Bukit Besi is a small town in Terengganu, Malaysia....


Jerangau
Jerangau
Jerangau is a town in central Terengganu, Malaysia....


Rantau Abang
Rantau Abang
Rantau Abang is a small village located in Terengganu, Malaysia. While itself a very small village, Rantau Abang is most noted for its Leatherback Sea Turtle nesting...


Sungai Cheralak Waterfall
Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
Sungai Dungun bridge

366
| Bukit Besi Layby Kuala Terengganu bound
| Bukit Besi Layby Jabur bound

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Dungun-Hulu Terengganu district border

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| Malaysian Road Transport Department
Malaysian Road Transport Department
The Malaysian Road Transport Department ' ' is a government department under the Malaysian Ministry of Transport...

 (JPJ) Enforcement Stations
Jabur bound

403
403.7 AJIL INTERCHANGE
AJI
Ajil
Kuala Berang
Kuala Berang
Kuala Berang is the seat and largest town of Hulu Terengganu District, Terengganu, Malaysia. The town serves as a gateway to Lake Kenyir. The historical Terengganu Inscription Stone was found near Kuala Berang in 1899. The town of Kuala Berang once had been the capital of the state of Terengganu...


Wakaf Tapai
Wakaf Tapai
Wakaf Tapai is a small town in the Marang district of Terengganu, on the east coast of peninsular Malaysia.The population comprises 89% Malays, 10% Chinese and 1% of other races. The town is well known for the Malay rice dish, nasi dagang...


Kenyir Lake
Kenyir Lake
Tasik Kenyir or Kenyir Lake is an artificial lake located in the state of Terengganu in northeast Malaysia created in 1985 by the damming of the Kenyir River to create the Sultan Mahmud Power Station.-Geography:...


Sekayu Waterfall
Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (Phase 2)
Jabur-Kuala Terengganu
(Package 10: Bukit Besi-Ajil)
403.8
EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (Phase 2)
Jabur-Kuala Terengganu
(Package 10: Ajil-Telemong)
Under construction
403.9

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| Sungai Terengganu
Terengganu River
Terengganu River is a river in Terengganu, Malaysia. It flows through the state capital of Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, and flows into the South China Sea. It is bridged by the Sultan Mahmud Bridge in Kuala Terengganu....

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| Ajil Rest and Service Area Petronas
Petronas
PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and...

 
Kuala Terengganu bound
Under construction
| Ajil Rest and Service Area Petronas
Petronas
PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and...

 
Jabur bound
Under construction
EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (Phase 2)
Jabur-Kuala Terengganu
(Package 10: Ajil-Telemong)
MTD Prime border limit
Under construction

423
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Jabur-Kuala Terengganu
(Package 11 and 12: Telemong-Kuala Terengganu)
JKR and MTD Prime border limit
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423.1
423.2 TELEMONG INTERCHANGE
TEL
BUKIT PAYUNG-TELEMUNG HIGHWAY
Bukit Payung-Telemung Highway
Bukit Payung-Telemung Highway, Federal Route is a major highway in Terengganu, Malaysia. This highway is part of the Package 11 and 12 of the East Coast Expressway Phase 2 project -Notable features:...


WEST
Kuala Jeneris
Gua Musang
Gua Musang
Gua Musang is a town and territory in Kelantan, Malaysia. It is the largest district in Kelantan. Gua Musang is administered by the Gua Musang District Council. Gua Musang district is bordered by the state of Pahang to the south, Terengganu to the east, Perak to the west and the Kelantanese...


Kenyir Lake
Kenyir Lake
Tasik Kenyir or Kenyir Lake is an artificial lake located in the state of Terengganu in northeast Malaysia created in 1985 by the damming of the Kenyir River to create the Sultan Mahmud Power Station.-Geography:...



EAST
Telemong
Bukit Payong
Bukit Payong
Bukit Payong [] is a town in the Marang district of Terengganu, on the east coast of peninsular Malaysia.The population comprises 98% Malays, 1% Chinese and 1% of other races. The town is bordering the district of Kuala Terengganu. It houses several government departments such as Jabatan Pertanian,...


Marang
Marang
The marang , also called johey oak, green pedalai, madang, tarap, terap, timadang, or breadfruit cousin, is a tree native to Borneo and Palawan. It is closely related to the jackfruit, cempedak, and breadfruit trees.It is an evergreen tree growing to 25 m tall...


Pulau Kapas
Kapas Island
Kapas Island or Pulau Kapas is an island 6 kilometers off the coast of Terengganu, Malaysia. "Kapas" is the malay word for cotton. It features crystal clear seawater, pristine powdery white beaches and untouched tropical jungle. It is promoted as a "snorkeling paradise", with several dive resorts...

Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
Hulu Terengganu-Kuala Terengganu district border

424
EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (Phase 2)
Jabur-Kuala Terengganu
(Package 11 and 12: Telemong-Kuala Terengganu)
Start/End of expressway
JKR and MTD Prime border limit
KUALA TERENGGANU INTERCHANGE
KTR
NORTH
Kota Bharu
Kota Bharu
Kota Bharu is a city in Malaysia, is the state capital and Royal City of Kelantan. It is also the name of the territory in which Kota Bharu City is situated. The name means 'new city' or 'new castle/fort' in Malay. Kota Bharu is situated in the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia, and lies...


Jerteh
Jerteh
Jerteh is a town in the state of Terengganu, Malaysia. It is a commercial town in Besut district. It is near the border with Kelantan. It has been represented by Idris bin Jusoh since 2004 in Dewan Rakyat ....

 (Besut
Besut
Besut is a district in the Malaysian state of Terengganu. It is bordered by the state of Kelantan to the north and the South China Sea to the east. It is the northern gateway to Terengganu. Kampung Raja is the district capital, though Jertih is more developed. Another major town is Kuala Besut....

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Bandar Permaisuri
Bandar Permaisuri
Bandar Permaisuri is a small town and the district capital of Setiu, Terengganu, Malaysia....

 (Setiu
Setiu
Setiu is a main district in Terengganu, Malaysia. Setiu is also the name of the parliamentary constituency in which the district is situated.Setiu also has four state seats contiuensy named :Jabi , Pemaisuri ,Langkap and Batu Rakit .All of these seats were won by Barisan Nasional during General...

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Pulau Redang
Redang Island
Redang Island, locally known as Pulau Redang or just "Redang" is one of the largest islands off the east coast of Malaysia. It is one of nine islands, which form a marine park, and which offer snorkeling and diving opportunities...


Pulau Perhentian
Perhentian Islands
The Perhentian Islands lie approximately 10 nautical miles off the coast of northeastern Malaysia inthe state of Terengganu, approximately 40 miles south of the Thai border....



SOUTHEAST
Kuala Terengganu
Kuala Terengganu
-Transport:The city is connected to other towns via a good network of roads and also some ferries that ply the Terengganu River. The Sultan Mahmud Bridge, a bridge over the Terengganu River, provides a road link to both banks of the river...


Seberang Takir
Seberang Takir
Seberang Takir is a small town in Terengganu, Malaysia....


Sultan Mahmud Airport
Sultan Mahmud Airport
-Statistics:-External links:* at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad* *...

 
Pantai Kemasik
Pantai Batu Burok
Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (Phase 3)
Kuala Terengganu-Kota Bharu
Under planning
NORTH
EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (Phase 3)
Kota Bharu
Kuala Krai
(Under planning)

East Coast Expressway Phase 2 Maps

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