Jerangau–Jabor Highway

Jerangau–Jabor Highway, Federal Route 14 (Malay: Lebuhraya Jerangau–Jabor) is a 179.63-km federal highway running from the city of Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia to Kuantan, Pahang.^[3] The highway runs in parallel with the Federal Route 3 - while the FT3 highway is a coastal highway, the Jerangau–Jabor Highway FT14 runs through the interior area instead. Although the distance from Kuala Terengganu to Kuantan via both FT3 and FT14 highways are about the same (about 200 km), the Jerangau–Jabor Highway FT14 significantly shortens the travelling time due to fewer towns being passed. Therefore, the Jerangau–Jabor Highway FT14 became the main route from Pahang to Terengganu before the advent of the East Coast Expressway Phase 2 E8.^[4]

Federal Route 14
Jerangau–Jabor Highway
Route information
Length	179.63 km (111.62 mi)
Existed	1977^[1]–present
History	Completed in 1979^[2]
Major junctions
North end	Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
Major intersections	FT 3 AH18 Kuantan Bypass FT 101 AH141 Gebeng Bypass FT 3486 Jalan Semambu East Coast Expressway East Coast Expressway FT 126 Federal Route 126 FT 237 Jalan Air Putih FT 124 Federal Route 124 FT 122 Ketengah Highway FT 128 Federal Route 128 FT 132 Bukit Besi Highway FT 249 Jalan FELDA Mengkawang-Bukit Diman FT 106 Federal Route 106 Bukit Payung-Telemung Highway FT 3 AH18 Federal Route 3
South end	Kuantan Bypass, Kuantan Pahang
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Kuala Berang Ajil Jerangau Bukit Besi Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Bandar Chenih Bahru
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Route background and features

The Jerangau–Jabor Highway FT14 is the interior counterpart of the Terengganuan section of the Federal Route 3,^[4] with its Kilometre Zero located at its interchange with the Kuantan Bypass FT3. The distance between Kuantan and Kuala Terengganu via the FT14 and FT3 highways are almost the same (200 km), but the journey via the FT14 highway is faster due to fewer towns along the way. There are three major rest areas (RSA) along the Jerangau–Jabor Highway FT14, namely the Bandar Cheneh Baharu RSA, Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah R//R and Bukit Besi RSA.^[4]

History

 

The Jerangau-Jabor Highway FT14 near Air Putih, Terengganu.

The Jerangau–Jabor Highway project was announced in 1973 by the second Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak during the launch of the Central Terengganu Development Authority (Malay: Lembaga Kemajuan Terengganu Tengah (KETENGAH)).^[5] The highway was constructed as a means to speed up the development of the poorly-developed areas in the interior of Terengganu, just like the role of the Tun Razak Highway FT12 towards Pahang. Before the advent of the Jerangau–Jabor Highway FT14, the Federal Route 3 was the only major federal highway running within Terengganu. The construction of the FT14 highway had spawned many federal and state highways that link between the FT14 and FT3 highways. Two roads formed the pioneer route of the Federal Route 14, namely the Kuala Terengganu-Kuala Berang Road FT14/FT106 and the Ajil-Dungun Road FT14/FT132.^[4] Construction of highway began in 1977^[1] and was completed in 1979.^[2]

The Jerangau–Jabor Highway FT14 is notorious for its recurring premature surface failures ever since the highway was under construction.^[6] Many sections along the highway are plagued with potholes, posing accident risks to road users.^[7] Overladen lorries are blamed for the road surface deterioration, as many of them do not obey the maximum axle weight limit of 9 tonnes.^[6] Lack of enforcement worsens the situation, evidenced by only one Road Transport Department enforcement station along the highway.^[4] On the other hand, the shorter Tun Razak Highway FT12 has two enforcement stations.^[8]

Since the Jerangau–Jabor Highway FT14 was opened to traffic in 1979, it served as the main backbone route from Pahang to Terengganu. However, after the East Coast Expressway Phase 2 E8 was opened, the daily traffic of the Jerangau–Jabor Highway FT14 had dropped by 80%.^[4] As a result, many towns along the FT14 highway that rely on passers-by as their main income source such as Ajil are now facing the threat of declining businesses by up to 40%.^[9]

List of junctions and towns (south-north)

Km	Exit	Interchange/Junctions	To	Remarks
FT 14 0		Kuantan Kuantan Bypass Interchange	FT 3   AH18 Kuantan Bypass North   FT 3   AH18 Kuantan Port     FT 3   AH18 Chukai (Kemaman)   FT 3   AH18 Kuala Terengganu SouthWest   FT 3   AH18 Kuantan   FT 3   AH18 Johor Bahru   FT 2 Kuala Lumpur	Trumpet interchange
FT 3   AH18 Kuantan Bypass
FT 14 Jerangau Highway
		Jabur (East) Interchange	FT 101   AH141 Gebeng Bypass West    East Coast Expressway   AH141 East Coast Expressway Kuala Terengganu Chukai (Kemaman) Kuala Lumpur Gambang Northeast   FT 101   AH141 Gebeng   FT 3   AH18 Kuantan Port     FT 3   AH18 Chukai (Kemaman)   FT 3   AH18 Cherating Akademi Maritim Sultan Ahmad Shah (AMSAS) (Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Academy) South Jalan Desa Aspa Aspa Cottage	Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange
Pahang Darul Makmur Kuantan district border
Pahang-Terengganu border
Terengganu Darul Iman Kemaman district border
كمامن Kemaman
		Jabur Jalan Semambu Junctions	South   FT 3486 Jalan Semambu Semambu	T-junctions
		Kampung Sungai Pergam
		Chenih-ECE Interchange	East Coast Expressway East Coast Expressway North Sungai Kemaman Bridge Kuala Terengganu Kijal Chukai (Kemaman) South Kuala Lumpur Kuantan Jabur   Perasing Rest and Service Area	T-junctions with toll plazas
		Bandar Chenih Bahru
		Bandar Chenih Bahru   Bandar Chenih Baharu Rest and Service Area	Shell
		Bandar Chenih Bahru Jalan Mak Lagam Junctions   Bandar Chenih Baharu Rest and Service Area	West   Bandar Chenih Bahru Rest and Service Area             Shell East  T124 Jalan Mak Lagam Chukai (Kemaman) Kuala Kemaman Kolej Kemahiran Tinggi MARA (KKTM) Kemaman	T-junctions
		Sungai Chenih bridge
		Chenih Jalan Bandar Cerul Junctions	West   FT 126 Bandar Cerul	T-junctions
		Sungai Paluh Jenang bridge
		Sungai Kemaman bridge
		Air Putih Air Putih Junctions	FT 237 Jalan Air Putih West   FT 237 Kampung Darat Air Putih East   FT 237 Chukai (Kemaman)    East Coast Expressway East Coast Expressway Kuala Terengganu Kuala Lumpur	Junctions
		Kampung Pelantuh
		Kubu Junctions	East   FT 124 Bandar Sri Bandi   FT 124 Kemasik   FT 3   AH18 Chukai (Kemaman)   FT 3   AH18 Kerteh   FT 3   AH18 Kijal    East Coast Expressway East Coast Expressway Kuala Terengganu Kuala Lumpur	T-junctions
		Kampung Kubu
كمامن Kemaman
Kemaman-Dungun district border
دوڠون Dungun
		Ketengah Highway	East   FT 122 Ketengah Highway   FT 122 Bandar Ketengah Jaya   FT 122 Paka   FT 3   AH18 Kerteh    East Coast Expressway East Coast Expressway Kuala Terengganu Kuala Lumpur	T-junctions
		Sungai Paka bridge
		Sungai Paka bridge
		Jalan Pasir Raja Junctions	Northwest   FT 128 Pasir Raja   FT 128 Cemerong Waterfall     FT 128 Sungai Cheralak Waterfall	T-junctions
		Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah	West Jalan Sultan Zainal Abidin 1 BAMBS Town Centre Taman Mulia Masjid Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Lembaga Kemajuan Terengganu Tengah (Central Terengganu Development Authority (Ketengah)) main headquarters	T-junctions
		Bandar Al Muktafi Billah Shah Restaurant and Rest Plaza	Petronas
		Kampung Kuala Talam
		Bukit Besi
		Bukit Besi Highway	East   FT 132 Bukit Besi Highway   FT 132 Dungun    East Coast Expressway East Coast Expressway Kuala Terengganu Kuala Lumpur	T-junctions
		Jalan Sungai Ceralak	Southwest  T125 Jalan Sungai Ceralak Pasir Raja Sungai Ceralak Waterfall	T-junctions
		Kampung Dendang Baharu
		Kampung Panchor Junctions	South  T123 Jalan Kampung Wa Kampung Wa Baharu Kampung Pinang	T-junctions
		Sungai Dungun bridge
		Jerangau Jalan Tok Kah Lintang Junctions	East  T114 Jalan Tok Kah Lintang Kampung Papan	T-junctions
دوڠون Dungun
Dungun-Hulu Terengganu district border
هولو ترڠڬانو Hulu Terengganu
		Kampung Landas
		Kampung Bukit PAYUNG Junctions	West   FT 1689 Jalan Jerangau Barat FELDA Jerangau Barat	T-junctions
		Kampung Tok Dor
		Kampung Pela
		Bukit Diman Bukit Diman Junctions	West   FT 249 Jalan FELDA Mengkawang-Bukit Diman   FT 249 FELDA Mengkawang   FT 249 Pengkalan Ajal   FT 249 Pasir Niyor Sungai Tersat (Site of the Terengganu Inscription Stone was discovered on 1899) Kampung Betung Sekayu Waterfalls	T-junctions
		Kampung Tok Randok
		Ajil Jalan Kuala Berang Junctions	West   FT 106 Kuala Berang   FT 185 Gua Musang   FT 185 Ipoh   FT 185 Cameron Highlands   FT 185 Kenyir Lake   (  Jetty)    East Coast Expressway East Coast Expressway Kuala Terengganu Kuala Lumpur	T-junctions
		Jalan Bukit Apit Junctions	East  T110 Jalan Bukit Apit Bukit Apit	T-junctions
		Jalan Kampung Jak Junctions	West  T108 Jalan Kampung Jak Kampung Jak	T-junctions
		Jalan Bukit Perpat Junctions	East Jalan Bukit Perpat Bukit Perpat	T-junctions
هولو ترڠڬانو Hulu Terengganu
Sungai Siput bridge Hulu Terengganu-Marang district border
ماراڠ Marang
		Wakaf Tapai
		Wakaf Tapai Wakaf Tapai Junctions	East  T2 Jalan Bukit Leban Bukit Leban Marang Pulau Kapas (  Jetty)	T-junctions
		Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department Academy	Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department Academy
		Jalan Alor Limbat Junctions	West  T102 Jalan Alor Limbat Rawai Alor Limbat	T-junctions
		Jalan Teratak Batu Junctions	West  T104 Jalan Teratak Batu Sungai Serai Teratak Batu Marang	T-junctions
		Bukit Payung-Telemung Highway	West Bukit Payung-Telemung Highway Telemung Kuala Berang    East Coast Expressway East Coast Expressway Kuala Terengganu Kuala Lumpur East  T171 Jalan Undang Undang Marang	Junctions
		Jalan Kedai Buluh Junctions	Northeast  T100 Jalan Kedai Buluh Kedai Buluh Chendering	T-junctions
		Bukit Payong Jalan Alor Limbat Junctions	Southwest  T102 Jalan Alor Limbat Rawai Alor Limbat	Junctions
		Telaga Mengkudu Telaga Mengkudu Junctions	West  T100 Jalan Telaga Mengkudu Banggol Kemang	T-junctions
		Padang Midin
ماراڠ Marang
Marang-Kuala Terengganu district border
كوالا ترڠڬانو Kuala Terengganu
		Wakaf Mempelam Wakaf Mempelam Junctions	T101 Jalan Wakaf Mempelam West Serada East Kedai Buloh	Dual t-junctions
FT 14 Jerangau Highway Start/End of highway
		Kuala Terengganu Cabang Tiga Junctions	North Jalan Tok Ku Kampung Losong Hiliran Terengganu State Museum Islamic Heritage Park NorthWest   FT 3   AH18 Jalan Kota Bharu   FT 3   AH18 Kuala Nerus   FT 3   AH18 Setiu   FT 3   AH18 Besut   FT 3   AH18 Kota Bharu Northeast   FT 3   AH18 Jalan Sultan Mohammad   FT 3   AH18 City Centre   FT 3   AH18 Marang   FT 65 Seberang Takir   FT 65 Sultan Mahmud Airport	Junctions

See also

• Malaysia Federal Route 3 - the coastal counterpart of the Jerangau–Jabor Highway FT14

References

1. "Penyata Rasmi Parlimen, Dewan Rakyat, Parlimen Keempat, Penggal Kedua" (PDF) (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. 1976-12-06. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
2. "Penyata Rasmi Parlimen, Dewan Rakyat, Parlimen Kedua Belas, Penggal Ketiga, Mesyuarat Kedua" (PDF) (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
3. Senarai Jalan Persekutuan Utama 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Malay) - Malaysian Public Works Department. Accessed on 2015-02-28.
4. "XPDC Teganu Kita 2015 Part 3: Lebuhraya Jerangau-Jabor FT14 dan sejarahnya" (in Malay). Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia. 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
5. (in Malay). Malaysian National Archives. 2012-02-21. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-02-28. 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
6. "Penyata Rasmi Parlimen, Dewan Rakyat, Parlimen Kelima, Penggal Ketiga" (PDF) (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. 1981-10-21. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
7. "Baik pulih laluan Jerangau-Jabor" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. 2014-08-02. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
8. "Segamat-Kuantan-KL Part 1: Lebuhraya Tun Razak FT12" (in Malay). Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia. 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
9. "Bandar baru bakal 'hidupkan' semula ekonomi di Ajil" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2015-02-28.