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Pasir Gudang Highway

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Existed:
  
1977 – present

West end:
  
Taman Perling

Length
  
30.4 km

History:
  
Completed in 1979

East end:
  
Tanjung Langsat

Constructed
  
1977

Pasir Gudang Highway

Primary destinations:
  
Tampoi Kempas Tebrau Johor Jaya Plentong Bandar Sri Alam Masai Pasir Gudang Johor Port Kampung Pasir Puteh

Progress of pasir gudang highway expansion january 2017


Pasir Gudang Highway, also known as Federal Route 17, is a major highway in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia that connects Tampoi North in the west to Pasir Gudang, Johor Port and Tanjung Langsat in the east. Pasir Gudang Highway is a four-laned highway, unlike the wider Skudai Highway which has six lanes. Many cargo trucks travel along the highway daily. Pasir Gudang Highway became the backbone of the road system linking Johor Bahru to Pasir Gudang before being surpassed by the Senai-Desaru Expressway, SDE 22, and the Johor Bahru East Coast Highway 35. There are many accidents area along the highway.

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Map of Pasir Gudang Highway, Johor, Malaysia

Pasir gudang highway nov 2014


Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Pasir Gudang Highway is located at Tampoi, Johor, at its interchange with the Skudai Highway (Federal Route 1), the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia.

History

With the opening of the Johor Port on 1977. The new highway from Johor Bahru to Pasir Gudang was constructed. Construction of the highway began in 1977 and was completed in 1979.

Features

  • Four lane carriageway.
  • Narrow and no emergency lanes.
  • Many accidents area along the highway.
  • Flood prones area.
  • At most sections, the Federal Route 17 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

    There are no overlaps, alternate routes, or sections with motorcycle lanes.

    On March 10, 2012, the Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak announced that the 15 km stretch from Tebrau to Seri Alam of the 32 km-long Pasir Gudang Highway would be upgraded from four-lane to six-lane carriageway.

    References

    Pasir Gudang Highway Wikipedia


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