Malaysia Federal Route 102

The Federal Route 102, also known as Pos Betau–Lembah Bertam Road (Malay: Jalan Pos Betau–Lembah Bertam), is a 79.1-kilometre (49.2 mi) federal highway in Pahang, Malaysia. It is built as the third access road to the district of Cameron Highlands, Pahang after the Federal Route 59 and 185. The completion of the highway makes it possible for Pahangite motorists to visit Cameron Highlands without leaving the state of Pahang.

Federal Route 102
Pos Betau–Lembah Bertam Road
Route information
Length	79.23 km (49.23 mi)
Existed	1999–present
History	Completed in 2010
Major junctions
West end	Ringlet, Cameron Highlands
Major intersections	FT 59 Federal Route 59 FT 235 Federal Route 235 FT 1503 (1503) Jalan FELDA Sungai Koyan
East end	FELDA Sungai Koyan, Lipis
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Tanah Rata Brinchang Ringlet Tapah Pos Betau Sungai Koyan Raub Kuala Lipis
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Ringlet–Sungai Koyan Highway (Federal Route FT 102) proceeding uphill at Pos Betau

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 102 is located at Ringlet, Cameron Highlands.

History

Cameron Highlands used to be only accessible via the old Route 59 from Tapah, Perak. The Second East–West Highway FT185 became the most popular alternative to the narrow, winding FT59 old road. Despite the completion of the newer FT185 highway, motorists from Pahang who wished to go to Cameron Highlands had to access the hill station from the outside of Pahang.

The study of the need for a new direct highway to Cameron Highlands within Pahang was done in 1996. Construction started in 1999 and the highway was constructed in stages until it was fully completed in March 2010. The Federal Route 102 was constructed at the total cost of RM806 million.

When completed, the journey from Kuantan to Cameron Highlands has been shortened by 80 km compared to the same journey via the Second East-West Highway from Gua Musang, Kelantan.

Features

At most sections, the Federal Route 102 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
FT 102 0		Ringlet 1200 m above sea level	North FT 59 Jalan Besar Tanah Rata Brinchang Tringkap Kampung Raja Gua Musang via FT 185 Simpang Pulai via FT 185 Ipoh via FT 1 South FT 59 Jalan Besar Lata Iskandar Waterfall Kuala Woh Waterfall Tapah Kampar via FT 1 Bidor via FT 1 Tapah Interchange for North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route	T-junction
FT 59 Jalan Tapah–Kampung Raja
FT 102 Ringlet–Sungai Koyan Highway Start/End of highway
		Sungai Ringlet bridge 1119 m above sea level
		Bertam Valley 1190 m above sea level	Bertam Valley Town Centre	Junctions
		Sungai Bertam bridge 1180 m above sea level
		Kuala Boh	North Kampung Kuala Boh	T-junction
		Kampung Manson
		Sungai Bertam bridge 1180 m above sea level
		Kampung Leryar	North Kampung Leryar	T-junction
		Ulu Jelai Hydroelectric Dam and Power Station Lookout
		Ulu Jelai Hydroelectric Dam and Power Station	North Ulu Jelai Hydroelectric Dam and Power Station	T-junction
		Ulu Jelai Hydroelectric Dam and Power Station Main Access	East Ulu Jelai Hydroelectric Dam and Power Station Kampung Telanok West Kampung Lemoi	Crossroads
		Sungai Lemoi bridge
Cameron Highlands-Lipis district border 1160 m above sea level
		Viaduct
		Viaduct
		Viaduct
		Pos Betau Betau Rest and Service Area
		Sungai Jelai Kecil bridge
		Pos Betau	South Pos Betau	T-junction
		Pos Betau Klinik Kesihatan Betau (Betau Health Clinic)	West Betau Health Clinic	T-junction
FT 102 Ringlet–Sungai Koyan Highway Start/End of Highway
FT 235 Jalan Sungai Koyan–Berchang
FT 102 79		FELDA Sungai Koyan	East FT 235 Jalan Sungai Koyan-Berchang Berchang Padang Tengku via FT 8 Kuala Lipis via FT 8 North FT 1503 Jalan FELDA Sungai Koyan Kuala Medang South FT 1503 Jalan FELDA Sungai Koyan Batu Malim Batu Talam via C5 Cheroh via C5 Raub via C5 Bentong via FT 8	T-junction