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|---|---|
| Kuantan Bypass | |
| Route information | |
Part of  AH18 | |
| Maintained by Malaysian Public Works Department | |
| Existed | 1977–present |
| History | Completed in 1979 |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Gebeng |
| Major intersections |  FT 3 / AH18 Federal Route 3 FT 2 Jalan Beserah FT 3485 Jalan Kawasan Perindustrian Gebeng FT 14 Jerangau–Jabor Highway FT 231 Jalan Sungai Lembing FT 229 Jalan Permatang Badak FT 420 Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport Road FT 2 Gambang–Kuantan Highway |
| South end | Kuantan Airport (South) Interchange on FT 2 Gambang–Kuantan Highway |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Primary destinations | Kuala Terengganu, Sungai Lembing, Bandar Indera Mahkota, Gambang, Kuantan Airport  |
| Highway system | |
Kuantan Bypass, Federal Route 3, AH18, often called as Bypass Kuantan or Jalan Pintasan Kuantan is a main highway bypass in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.[1][2][3][4]
Route background
The Kuantan Bypass starts at Kuantan Airport South Interchange, at its interchange with the Federal Route 2, the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia.
At most sections, the Kuantan Bypass was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.
There are no alternate routes or sections with motorcycle lanes.
History
It was built in 1977 until it was completed in 1979.
The upgrade from trunk road bypass into dual carriageway bypass was begun in 2005 and was completed in 2007.
On 6 August 2025, Twin Box Culvert construction at Kuantan Bypass started and completed on 5 September 2025.[1][2]
Accidents
- On 9 December 2025, one man dead in an accident involved trailer and pickup vehicle.[5]
Junction lists
The entire route is located in Kuantan District, Pahang.
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
- C - Cloverleaf, S - Stack, T-A - Trumpet-A, T-B - Trumpet-B, DT - Directional-T/Y, SDT - Semi-Directional-T/Y, P-Y - Partial-Y, D - Diamond, P-C - Partial cloverleaf, D-D - Diverging diamond, D-R - Direct ramp
| Location | km | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gebeng | Through to FT 3 / AH18 Malaysia Federal Route 3 | |||||
| 1 | Gebeng I/S | FT 2 Jalan Beserah – Kuantan Port  , Beserah  , Kuantan, TLDM Tanjung Gelang Naval Base | T-junctions | |||
| 2 | Gebeng Industrial Area I/S | FT 3485 Jalan Kawasan Perindustrian Gebeng – Gebeng Industrial Area, BASF-Petronas petrochemicals plant, Lynas Malaysia, Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) | T-junctions | |||
| Sungai Balok bridge | ||||||
| SIRIM East Coast Office | SIRIM East Coast Office | Northbound only | ||||
| 3 | Jerangau-Jabor Highway I/C | FT 14 Jerangau–Jabor Highway – Jabur, Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah, Bukit Besi, Jerangau   East Coast Expressway / AH141 – Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Terengganu FT 101 / AH141 Gebeng Bypass – Chukai (Kemaman), Kuala Terengganu, Cherating , Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Academy (Sultan Ahmad Shah Maritime Academy (AMSAS)) | Trumpet interchange | |||
| Semambu | 4 | Bandar Damansara Kuantan I/S | Jalan BDK Utama Bandar Damansara Kuantan | Northbound only | ||
| 5 | Semambu I/C | Jalan Semambu Pintasan Kuantan – Politeknik Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (POLISAS)   FT 3486 Jalan Semambu – Jabur, Perasing, Semambu, Kuantan | Diamond interchange | |||
| Taman Jubli Perak Sultan Ahmad Shah | Taman Jubli Perak Sultan Ahmad Shah | Northbound only | ||||
| Bandar Indera Mahkota | 6 | Bandar Indera Mahkota (North) I/C | Jalan Istana Abdul Aziz – Istana Abdul Aziz (Tengku Mahkota Pahang), Taman Alam Perdana, Bukit Istana, KotaSAS Persiaran Sultan Abu Bakar – Indera Mahkota 7 and 8, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuantan Campus | Diamond interchange | ||
| Mahkota Valley | Mahkota Valley – Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Kuantan campus | Northbound only | ||||
| 7 | Bandar Indera Mahkota Sentral I/C | FT 231 Jalan Sungai Lembing – Sungai Lembing, Panching, Sungai Lembing Museum, Kampung Padang, Bandar Indera Mahkota town centre, Kuantan, Teluk Cempedak , Beserah , Ministry of Home Affairs Complex (Pahang Branch) (Kompleks Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) Negeri Pahang) East Coast Expressway / AH141 – Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Terengganu | Cloverleaf interchange | |||
| Terminal Sentral Kuantan | Terminal Sentral Kuantan – Arrival/Departure  | Southbound | ||||
| 8 | Bandar Indera Mahkota (South) I/C | Jalan Sultan Abdullah – Indera Mahkota 14 and 15 Persiaran Sultan Abu Bakar – Indera Mahkota 1 to 6, WIDAD college | Diamond Interchange | |||
| Kuantan | Kampung Songsang | |||||
| Shell Layby (northbound) | ||||||
| Kampung Sungai Tiram | ||||||
| Kuantan River bridge | ||||||
| 9 | Permatang Badak I/S | FT 229 Jalan Permatang Badak – Permatang Badak, Bukit Rangin, Kampung Sungai Isap Damai | T-junctions | |||
| Taman Permatang Badak | ||||||
| Shell Layby (southbound) | ||||||
| Rumah Murah Permatang Badak | ||||||
| Kampung Pandan Dua | ||||||
| Taman Pandan Damai | ||||||
| 10 | Kuantan Airport (North) I/C | FT 420 Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport Road – Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport | T-junctions | |||
| 11 | Kuantan Airport (South) I/C | FT 2 / AH18 Gambang–Kuantan Highway – Kuala Lumpur, Gambang, Segamat, Kuantan, Pekan | Trumpet interchange | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
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- "中央拨120万修关丹绕道". Nanyang Siang Pau (in Chinese (Malaysia)). 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
- korporat (2024-01-26). "KERJA-KERJA PENYELENGGARAAN JALAN DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN KAEDAH 'OVERLAY' DAN 'RECONSTRUCTION' SERTA LAIN-LAIN KERJA BERKAITAN DI JALAN SUNGAI KARANG DARAT KE KUANTAN BYPASS, DAERAH KUANTAN, PAHANG DARUL MAKMUR". JKR Pahang State Official Website (in Malay). Retrieved 2026-01-01.
- "MENAIKTARAF JEJANTAS PEJALAN KAKI DI KAMPUNG PANDAN, SEKSYEN 322.3, JALAN PINTASAN KUANTAN (FT003)" (PDF). Ministry of Public Works (in Malay). 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
- "Lelaki Maut Dalam Kemalangan Treler Dan Pacuan Empat Roda Di Jalan Pintasan Kuantan" (in Malay). 2025-12-09. Retrieved 2026-01-01.