Kuantan Bypass

Part of Federal Route 3
	Kuantan Bypass
Route information
	Part of
Existed	1977–present
History	Completed in 1979
Major junctions
North end	Gebeng
	Federal Route 3; Jalan Beserah; Jalan Kawasan Perindustrian Gebeng; Jerangau–Jabor Highway; Jalan Sungai Lembing; Jalan Permatang Badak; Jalan Lapangan Terbang Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah; Gambang-Kuantan Highway
South end	Kuantan Airport (South) Interchange on; Gambang-Kuantan Highway
Location
Primary; destinations	Kuala Terengganu; Sungai Lembing; Bandar Indera Mahkota; Gambang; Kuantan Airport
Highway system
	Highways in Malaysia; Expressways; Federal; State;

Kuantan Bypass, Federal Route 3, AH18, is a main highway bypass in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.

Route background

The Kuantan Bypass starts at Kuantan Airport South Interchange, at its interchange with the Federal Route 2, the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia.

At most sections, the Kuantan Bypass was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

There are no alternate routes or sections with motorcycle lanes.

History

It was built in 1977 until it was completed in 1979.

The upgrade from trunk road bypass into dual carriageway bypass was begun in 2005 and was completed in 2007.

List of interchanges

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			North Kuantan Port Chukai (Kemaman) Kuala Terengganu Cherating
Kuantan Bypass Start/End of highway
	EXIT 1	Gebeng Junctions	South Jalan Beserah Kuantan Port Beserah Kuantan TLDM Tanjung Gelang Naval Base	T-junctions
	EXIT 2	Gebeng Industrial Area Junctions	North Jalan Kawasan Perindustrian Gebeng Gebeng Industrial Area BASF-Petronas petrochemicals plant Lynas Malaysia Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP)	T-junctions
		Sungai Balok bridge
		SIRIM East Coast Office	SIRIM East Coast Office	North bound
	EXIT 3	Jerangau-Jabor Highway Interchange	North Jerangau–Jabor Highway Jabur Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Bukit Besi Jerangau EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY Kuala Lumpur Kuala Terengganu Gebeng Bypass Chukai (Kemaman) Kuala Terengganu Cherating Akademi Maritim Sultan Ahmad Shah (AMSAS) (Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Academy)	Trumpet interchange
	EXIT 4	Bandar Damansara Kuantan Junctions	Northwest Jalan BDK Utama Bandar Damansara Kuantan	T-junctions
	EXIT 5	Semambu Interchange	Jalan Semambu Pintasan Kuantan Northwest Politeknik Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (POLISAS) Southeast Jalan Semambu Jabur Perasing Semambu Kuantan	Diamond interchange
		Taman Jubli Perak Sultan Ahmad Shah	Taman Jubli Perak Sultan Ahmad Shah	T-junctions
	EXIT 6	Bandar Indera Mahkota (North) Interchange	West Jalan Istana Abdul Aziz Istana Abdul Aziz (Tengku Mahkota Pahang) Taman Alam Perdana Bukit Istana KotaSAS East Persiaran Sultan Abu Bakar Indera Mahkota 8 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuantan Campus	Diamond interchange
	EXIT 7	Bandar Indera Mahkota Sentral Interchange	Jalan Sungai Lembing West Sungai Lembing 1488 Panching Sungai Lembing Museum East Coast Expressway Kuala Lumpur Kuala Terengganu East Bandar Indera Mahkota town centre Kuantan Teluk Cempedak Beserah Kompleks Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) Negeri Pahang (Ministry of Home Affairs Complex (Pahang Branch))	Cloverleaf interchange
		Terminal Kuantan Sentral	Terminal Kuantan Sentral Arrival/Departure	South bound
	EXIT 8	Bandar Indera Mahkota (South) Interchange	West Jalan Sultan Abdullah Indera Mahkota 14 and 15 East Persiaran Sultan Abu Bakar Indera Mahkota 1 until 13 WIDAD college	Diamond Interchange
		Kampung Songsang
		Shell Shell Layby	Shell	North bound
		Kampung Sungai Tiram
		Sungai Kuantan bridge
	EXIT 9	Permatang Badak Junctions	South Jalan Permatang Badak Permatang Badak Bukit Rangin Kampung Sungai Isap Damai	T-junctions
		Taman Permatang Badak
		Shell Shell Layby	Shell	South bound
		Rumah Murah Permatang Badak
		Kampung Pandan Dua
		Taman Pandan Damai
	EXIT 10	Kuantan Airport (North) Interchange	West Jalan Lapangan Terbang Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport	T-junctions
Kuantan Bypass
Gambang-kuantan Highway
	EXIT 11	Kuantan Airport (South) Interchange	Gambang-Kuantan Highway West Kuala Lumpur Gambang Segamat East Kuantan Pekan	Trumpet interchange

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