Malaysia Federal Route 78

Federal Route 78
Kuala Kedah Highway
Route information
Length	8.78 km (5.46 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Kuala Kedah
Major intersections	K365Jalan Tok PasaiK1Jalan Pantai Barat KedahFT 255Sultanah Bahiyah HighwayFT 1Sultan Abdul Halim Highway
East end	Alor Setar
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primarydestinations	Langkawi IslandKota Kuala KedahAlor Janggus
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Kuala Kedah Highway, Federal Route 78, is a major highway in Kedah, Malaysia. It is also a main route to Langkawi Island via Kuala Kedah.^[1]

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 78 starts at Kuala Kedah.

Features

At most sections, the Federal Route 78 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

List of junctions and towns

Km	Exit	Junctions	To	Remarks
8.7		Alor Setar	FT 1Sultan Abdul Halim HighwayNorthFT 1 City CentreSouthFT 1 Kota Sarang SemutFT 1 GurunFT 1 Sungai Petani	T-junctions
FT 78 Kuala Kedah HighwayStart/End of highway
FT 788		Sultanah Bahiyah Highway	FT 255Sultanah Bahiyah HighwayNorthFT 7 KangarFT 7 Alor JanggusFT 1 Kepala BatasFT 1 JitraNorth–South Expressway Northern RouteAH2North–South Expressway Northern RouteHat Yai (Thailand)Bukit Kayu HitamSouthSungai PetaniGurunKota Sarang SemutNorth–South Expressway Northern RouteAH2North–South Expressway Northern RouteKuala LumpurIpohPenangPendang	Junctions
		Taman Pelangi
		Kampung Teluk Chengai	Kampung Masjid Lama
		Kampung Teluk Kechai
		Kampung Teluk Layang
		Kampung Lorong Ayer Masin
		Jalan Pantai Barat Kedah	SouthK1Jalan Pantai Barat KedahYan	T-junctions
		Taman Juragan
		Taman Bahtera
FT 78 Kuala Kedah HighwayStart/End of highway
FT 780		Kuala Kedah	K365Jalan Tok PasaiWestKuala Kedah ferry terminal(Ferry to Langkawi Island)EastKota Kuala Kedah	Junctions

References

1. Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2013). Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Public Works Department. 2013. pp. 16–64. ISSN 1985-9619.