Malaysia Federal Route 14

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 / AH18Federal Route 3FT 250Bukit Payung–Telemung HighwayFT 106Federal Route 106FT 249Jalan FELDA Mengkawang-Bukit DimanFT 132Bukit Besi HighwayFT 128Federal Route 128FT 122Ketengah HighwayFT 124Federal Route 124FT 237Jalan Air PutihFT 126Federal Route 126East Coast ExpresswayFT 3486Jalan SemambuFT 101 / AH141Gebeng BypassFT 3 / AH18Kuantan Bypass
South end	Kuantan Bypass,KuantanPahang
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primarydestinations	Kuala Berang, Ajil, Jerangau, Bukit Besi, Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah, Bandar Chenih Bahru
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

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]

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]

Junctions and town lists

Legend:

• I/C - Interchange, I/S - Intersection, RSA - Rest and service area, OBR - Overhead bridge restaurant, R/R - Restaurant and rest plaza, L/B - Layby, V/P - Vista point, TN - tunnel, T/P - Toll plaza, BR - Bridge

State	District	Location	km	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Terengganu	Kuala Terengganu	Kuala Terengganu	​		Cabang Tiga I/S	Jalan Tok Ku – Kampung Losong, Hiliran, Terengganu State Museum, Islamic Heritage ParkFT 3 / AH18Malaysia Federal Route 3 – Kota Bharu, Besut, Setiu, Kuala Nerus, City Centre, Marang, Seberang Takir, Sultan Mahmud Airport	Junctions
		Wakaf Mempelam	​		Wakaf Mempelam I/S	T101Jalan Wakaf Mempelam – Serada, Kedai Buloh	Dual T-junctions
	Marang	Telaga Mengkudu	​		Padang Midin
			​		Telaga MengkuduTelaga Mengkudu I/S	T100Jalan Telaga Mengkudu – Banggol Kemang	T-junctions
		Bukit Payong	​		Bukit PayongJalan Alor Limbat I/S	T102Jalan Alor Limbat – Rawai, Alor Limbat	Junctions
			​		Jalan Kedai Buluh I/S	T100Jalan Kedai Buluh – Kedai Buluh, Chendering	T-junctions
			​		Bukit Payung-Telemung Highway	FT 250Bukit Payung–Telemung Highway – Telemung, Kuala BerangEast Coast Expressway – Kuala Terengganu, Kuala LumpurT171Jalan Undang – Undang, Marang	Junctions
			​		Jalan Teratak Batu I/S	T104Jalan Teratak Batu – Sungai Serai, Teratak Batu, Marang	T-junctions
			​		Jalan Alor Limbat I/S	T102Jalan Alor Limbat – Rawai, Alor Limbat	T-junctions
			​	Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department Academy
		Wakaf Tapai	​		Wakaf Tapai I/S	T2Jalan Bukit Leban – Bukit Leban, Marang, Pulau Kapas ( Jetty)	T-junctions
			​		Wakaf Tapai
			​	Sungai Marang bridge
	Hulu Terengganu	Ajil	​		Jalan Bukit Perpat I/S	Jalan Bukit Perpat – Bukit Perpat	T-junctions
			​		Jalan Kampung Jak I/S	T108Jalan Kampung Jak – Kampung Jak	T-junctions
			​		Jalan Bukit Apit I/S	T110Jalan Bukit Apit – Bukit Apit	T-junctions
			​		AjilJalan Kuala Berang I/S	FT 106Malaysia Federal Route 106 – Kuala BerangFT 185Second East–West Highway – Kenyir Lake ( Jetty), Gua Musang, Cameron Highlands, IpohEast Coast Expressway – Kuala Terengganu, Kuala Lumpur	T-junctions
			​		Kampung Tok Randok
			​		Bukit DimanBukit Diman I/S	FT 249Jalan FELDA Mengkawang–Bukit Diman – FELDA Mengkawang, Pengkalan Ajal, Pasir Niyor, Sungai Tersat (Site of the Terengganu Inscription Stone was discovered on 1899), Kampung Betung, Sekayu Waterfalls	T-junctions
			​		Kampung Pela
			​		Kampung Tok Dor
			​		Kampung Bukit Payung I/S	FT 1689Jalan Jerangau Barat – FELDA Jerangau Barat	T-junctions
			​		Kampung Landas
	Dungun	Jerangau	​		Jerangau Jalan Tok Kah Lintang I/S	T114Jalan Tok Kah Lintang – Kampung Papan	T-junctions
			​	Sungai Dungun bridge
		Bukit Besi	​		Kampung Panchor I/S	T123Jalan Kampung Wa – Kampung Wa Baharu, Kampung Pinang	T-junctions
			​		Kampung Dendang Baharu
			​		Jalan Sungai Ceralak	T125Jalan Sungai Ceralak – Pasir Raja, Sungai Ceralak Waterfall	T-junctions
			​		Bukit Besi Highway	FT 132Bukit Besi Highway – DungunEast Coast Expressway – Kuala Terengganu, Kuala Lumpur	T-junctions
			​		Bukit Besi
			​		Kampung Kuala Talam
		Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah	​	Bandar Al Muktafi Billah Shah Restaurant and Rest Plaza
			​		Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah	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
			​		Jalan Pasir Raja I/S	FT 128Malaysia Federal Route 128 – Pasir Raja, Cemerong Waterfall , Sungai Cheralak Waterfall	T-junctions
			​	Sungai Paka bridge
			​		SPT RISDA Kemaman Streroom		T-junctions
			​	Sungai Paka bridge
			​		Ketengah Highway	FT 122Ketengah Highway – Bandar Ketengah Jaya, Paka, KertehEast Coast Expressway – Kuala Terengganu, Kuala Lumpur	T-junctions
	Kemaman	Air Putih	​		Kampung Kubu
			​		Kubu I/S	FT 124Malaysia Federal Route 124 – Bandar Sri Bandi, Kemasik, Chukai, Kerteh, KijalEast Coast Expressway – Kuala Terengganu, Kuala Lumpur	T-junctions
			​		Kampung Pelantuh
			​		Air PutihAir Putih I/S	FT 237Jalan Air Putih – Kampung Darat Air Putih, ChukaiEast Coast Expressway – Kuala Terengganu, Kuala Lumpur	Junctions
			​	Sungai Kemaman bridge
			​	Sungai Paluh Jenang bridge
			​		ChenihJalan Bandar Cerul I/S	FT 126Malaysia Federal Route 126 – Bandar Cerul	T-junctions
			​	Sungai Chenih bridge
			​		Bandar Chenih BahruJalan Mak Lagam I/S	T124Jalan Mak Lagam – Chukai (Kemaman), Kuala Kemaman, Kolej Kemahiran Tinggi MARA (KKTM) Kemaman	T-junctions
			​	Bandar Chenih Baharu Shell RSA
			​		Bandar Chenih Bahru
			​		Chenih–ECE I/C	East Coast Expressway – Kuala Terengganu, Kijal, Chukai, Perasing RSA, Jabur, Kuantan, Kuala Lumpur	T-junctions
			​		Kampung Sungai Pergam
		Jabur	​		JaburJalan Semambu I/S	FT 3486Jalan Semambu – Semambu	T-junctions
Pahang	Kuantan	Gebeng	​		Jabur (East) I/C	FT 101 / AH141Gebeng Bypass – Gebeng, Kuantan Port , Chukai (Kemaman), Cherating, Akademi Maritim Sultan Ahmad Shah Maritime Academy (AMSAS) (Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Academy)East Coast Expressway / AH141 – Kuala Terengganu, Chukai (Kemaman), Gambang, Kuala LumpurJalan Desa Aspa – Aspa Cottage	Multi-level stacked roundabout interchange
			0.0		Kuantan Bypass I/C	FT 3 / AH18Kuantan Bypass – Kuala Terengganu, Chukai (Kemaman), Kuantan Port , Kuantan, Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur	Trumpet interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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 UtamaArchived 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. "Penubuhan Lembaga Kemajuan Terengganu Tengah (Ketengah)" (in Malay). Malaysian National Archives. 2012-02-21. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-02-28.Archived 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.