Malaysia Federal Route 87

Federal Route 87, or Jalan Mentakab-Temerloh, is a main federal road in Pahang, Malaysia. The 15.6 km (9.1 mi) roads connects Mentakab until Temerloh. The roads was called Federal Route 2 before Mentakab-Temerloh Bypass was built in 1978.[1]

Federal Route 87 shield}}
Federal Route 87
Jalan Mentakab-Temerloh
Route information
Length15.65 km (9.72 mi)
Major junctions
West endMentakab (South)
Major intersections FT 2 Federal Route 2
FT 88 Jalan MACRES
FT 98 Federal Route 98
FT 10 Federal Route 10
FT 2 Mentakab-Temerloh Bypass
East endTemerloh
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Mentakab
Jerantut
Taman Negara
Highway system

Route background

edit

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 87 starts at Mentakab South, at its interchange with the Federal Route 2, the main trunk road of the central of Peninsula Malaysia.

History

edit

In 1971, the old Temerloh Bridge spanning across the Pahang River collapsed due to the huge flood in Temerloh. As a result, the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) constructed a 575-m replacement bridge known as the Sultan Ahmad Shah Bridge FT2 beside the old bridge.[2] The Sultan Ahmad Shah Bridge was much higher than the old bridge, forming the first grade-separated interchange in Pahang that was linked to the Federal Route 10. The new bridge project also included a new roadway that bypassed Temerloh and Mentakab, causing the former Temerloh-Mentakab section to be re-gazetted as the Federal Route 87.[3] The construction of the Sultan Ahmad Shah Bridge was completed in 1974.[2]

Features

edit

At most sections, the Federal Route 87 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

List of junctions and towns

edit
km Exit Junctions To Remarks
  FT 87
0
Mentakab (West) West
  FT 2 Kuala Lumpur
  FT 2 Karak
  FT 2 Lanchang

East
  FT 2 Mentakab-Temerloh Bypass
Temerloh
Maran
Kuantan
Earth Station, Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency (MRSA)
(Formerly known as Malaysian Centre of Remote Sensing (MACRES))
T-junctions
Start/End of dual carriageway
Taman Saga
Kampung Batu Kapur
Taman Bendera
Railway crossing bridge
Mentakab railway station   T-junctions
Masjid Abu Bakar, Mentakab  
Mentakab
Mentakab Northeast
Jalan Tun Razak
Kampung Melayu
Town Centre
Junctions
Mentakab
Mentakab South
  FT 88 Jalan Chatin
  FT 88 Kampung Chatin
  FT 2 Kuala Lumpur
  FT 2 Kuantan
Kolej Komuniti Mentakab  
Earth Station, Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency (MRSA)
(Formerly known as Malaysian Centre of Remote Sensing (MACRES))
Junctions
Kampung Catin
Kampung Batu Dua
Kampung Sungai Dingin
Kampung Tok Embun
Semantan North
  FT 98 Jerantut
  FT 98 Taman Negara
   East Coast Expressway   AH141 East Coast Expressway
Kuala Lumpur
Kuantan
Kuala Terengganu

South
Jalan Sri Kemuning
Kampung Batu Tiga
Junctions
Tanjung Lalang
Taman Chengal
Sungai Chengal bridge
Taman Temerloh Jaya South
Jalan Temerloh Jaya
Taman Temerloh Jaya
T-junctions
Kampung Paya Kechil
Super Cowboy Supermarket
Taman Seri Chengal

Pusat Pengajian Al-Mukmin, Temerloh  
Chengal Muslim Cemetery
Taman Seri Chengal
Marrybrown Restaurant

Pusat Pengajian Al-Mukmin, Temerloh  
Chengal Muslim Cemetery
* Grave of Sudirman Arshad, Malaysia's People Singer
Kampung Carak Paya Dalam
Kampung Batu Satu Kampung Bukit Pak Silap T-junctions
McDonald's Drive Thru McDonald's
 
Taman Bahagia Southwest
Jalan Bahagia 7
Taman Bahagia

Northeast
Jalan Aman
Junctions
Temerloh East
Jalan Tan Sri Yahya
Town Centre
Temerloh Bus and Taxi Terminal  
Temerloh Lake Gardens
Esplanade Temerloh
Temerloh District and Land Office
Temerloh District Mosque  
Hospital Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Temerloh  
T-junctions
Kampung Sungai Rabit
Start/End of dual carriageway
Temerloh West
  FT 2 Mentakab-Temerloh Bypass
Kuala Lumpur
Karak
Lanchang
Earth Station, Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency (MRSA)
(Formerly known as Malaysian Centre of Remote Sensing (MACRES))

East
  FT 2 Sultan Ahmad Shah Bridge (Temerloh Bridge)
  FT 2 Chenor
  FT 2 Maran
  FT 2 Kuantan
Hospital Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Temerloh  
Roundabout and Parcelo interchange
South
  FT 10 Bera
  FT 10 Teriang
  FT 10 Bahau
  FT 10 Gemas
  FT 10 Bera Lake

References

edit
  1. ^ "Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2013)". Statistik Jalan. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Public Works Department: 16–64. 2013. ISSN 1985-9619.
  2. ^ a b "Gambar Pembinaan Sultan Ahmad Shah Temerloh Pahang". Aku Anak Pahang (in Malay). 2014-10-11. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  3. ^ "Ulang tahun ke-100 Jalan Persekutuan 2: Sejarah lengkap jalan FT2". Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia (in Malay). 2015-06-25. Retrieved 2015-06-26.