Expressway 8 | |
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East Coast Expressway Lebuhraya Pantai Timur | |
Route information | |
Part of AH141 (Karak–Jabur) | |
Maintained by ANIH Berhad (Karak–Jabur) and Lebuhraya Pantai Timur 2 Sdn Bhd (Jabur–Kuala Nerus) | |
Length | 433 km (269 mi) |
Existed | 2001–present |
History | Karak–Jabur completed in 2004, Jabur–Kuala Nerus completed in 2015. |
Major junctions | |
Southwest end | East Coast Expressway Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway at Karak, Pahang |
FT 2 Jalan Kuantan–Kuala Lumpur FT 236 Jalan Lanchang FT 98 Federal Route 98 FT 83 Jalan Bandar Pusat Jengka FT 222 MEC Highway FT 231 Jalan Sungai Lembing FT 101 Gebeng Bypass FT 14 Jerangau–Jabor Highway FT 237 Federal Route 237 FT 124 Federal Route 124 FT 122 Ketengah Highway FT 132 Bukit Besi Highway FT 106 Federal Route 106 | |
Northeast end | FT 3 Federal Route 3 at Kuala Nerus, Terengganu |
Location | |
Country | Malaysia |
Primary destinations | Kuala Lumpur, Gombak, Genting Highlands, Bentong, Karak, Temerloh, Maran, Kuantan, Kemaman, Bukit Besi, Marang, Ajil, Kuala Terengganu |
Highway system | |
The East Coast Expressway (ECE; Malay: Lebuhraya Pantai Timur, LPT) is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northeastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The currently operational 433-kilometre (269-mile) segment of the expressway runs through Karak, Pahang and Kuala Nerus, Terengganu.
The East Coast Expressway serves as the high-speed alternative to the existing federal routes 2 and 3, which it parallels.