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LISRAM Highway

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Existed:
  
1995 – present

West end:
  
Taman Langkawi

Length
  
5.3 km

History:
  
Completed in 1997

East end:
  
Kuah

Constructed
  
1995

Primary destinations:
  
Ulu Melaka Padang Gaong Kisap

LISRAM Highway or Langkawi Highway, Federal Route, is a major highway in Langkawi Island, Kedah, Malaysia. LISRAM stands for Langkawi International Shooting Range Malaysia. The Kilometre Zero of the LISRAM Highway starts at Taman Langkawi junctions.

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History

The highway was constructed in 1995 and was opened in 1997. During the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, the highway became a main route to Langkawi International Shooting Range Malaysia (LISRAM).

Features

At most sections, the Federal Route 166 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

References

LISRAM Highway Wikipedia