East Coast Expressway

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Technical specifications
E 8 E8 expressway
MTD Prime Sdn Bhd
Length (kilometres)	Total length 338 km Phase 1 Karak-Jabur 169 km Phase 2 Jabur-Chendering 169 km
Direction	West→North
Start	Karak, Pahang
Main destinations	Karak Lanchang Temerloh Chenor Maran Gambang Kuantan Jabur Bukit Besi Jerangau Ajil Kuala Terengganu
End	Chendering, Terengganu
Construction dates	2001 - 2004
Road/Expressway joined	E 8 Karak Expressway 2 Federal route 2 98 Federal route 98 83 Federal route 83 222 MEC Highway -- Gebeng Bypass 14 Jerangau Highway 126 Federal route 126 124 Federal route 124 122 Ketengah Highway 132 Bukit Besi Highway 145 Second East-West Highway
Asian Highway Network	none
Number of lanes	4 lanes
Interchanges	18
Toll plazas	15
P Layby	6
R&R Rest and Service Area	4
R&R Overhead Bridge Restaurant	none
V Vista Point	none
Highway tunnels	none
Type of roads	Tarmac
Toll systems	Closed toll systems
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The East Coast Expressway, ECE or (Malay: Lebuhraya Pantai Timur) (LPT) E 8 is an expressway in Malaysia. It is an extension of Karak Expressway, which starts from Kuala Lumpur to Karak. It provides a link from the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia to the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It features a closed toll system like the North-South Expressway. The speed limit on the expressway is 110 km/h (68 mph).

1 Background
2 History
3 Sections
- 3.1 Phase 1 (Pahang): Karak - Jabur
- 3.2 Phase 2 (Terengganu): Jabur - Kuala Terengganu
4 Future sections
- 4.1 Phase 3 (Kelantan): Kuala Terengganu - Kota Bharu
- 4.2 Phase 4 (East Coast of Johor): Gambang - Johor Bahru
5 Facilities
6 Current events
7 Toll systems
- 7.1 Toll Plaza Abbreviations
8 List of Interchanges, Laybys and Rest and Service Areas: (Phase 1 and Phase 2)
9 See also
10 References
11 External links

[edit] Background

The East Coast Expressway is a 338 km (210 mile)-long, closed toll, 4-lane expressway (2 per direction) beginning from the end of the Karak Expressway at the Karak Toll Plaza in Pahang through Lanchang, Mentakab, Temerloh, Chenor, Maran, Sri Jaya, Gambang, Kuantan, Jabur, Bukit Besi, Ajil and ending in Chendering in Terengganu.

[edit] History

Construction of the East Coast Expressway began in 2000, with Phase 1 opened in 22 April 2004. Phase 2 of the expressway, which will extend the highway to Terengganu, is under construction.

The second part of Phase 1, the Sri Jaya and Jabur was opened 15th July 2007

[edit] Sections

[edit] Phase 1 (Pahang): Karak - Jabur

The length of this phase is 169 km and will begin from Karak Expressway through Lanchang, Mentakab, Temerloh, Chenor, Maran, Kuantan and ends at Pahang - Terengganu border near Jabur. The tunkey contract has been awarded to MTD Capital Bhd.

[edit] Phase 2 (Terengganu): Jabur - Kuala Terengganu

The next section will begin from Jabur, Bukit Besi, Ajil, Kuala Terengganu until Chendering.

[edit] Future sections

[edit] Phase 3 (Kelantan): Kuala Terengganu - Kota Bharu

Phase 3 will connect from Kampung Gemuruh to Kota Bharu via Kota Bharu-Kuala Krai Highway. Phase 3 will cover 171 kilometers. The project will be put on fast track basis and expected to complete by 2010.^[1]

[edit] Phase 4 (East Coast of Johor): Gambang - Johor Bahru

Phase 4 will be a 270 km coastal highway and will link between Gambang and Johor Bahru. Construction is expected to be done by 2015.^[2]

[edit] Facilities

Closed Toll System
Two Lane Dual Carriageway
52 Bridges (including underpasses)
4 Rest and Service Areas
6 Layby
85 VBC (Vehicular Box Culvert)
Special entry/exit lane for motorcycles

[edit] Current events

14 December 2007 - The streches of the East Coast Expressway from Karak to Lanchang was flooded.

[edit] Toll systems

For toll rates, See also Toll rates of the East Coast Expressway

[edit] Toll Plaza Abbreviations

KAR (813) - KARAK
LAN (816) - LANCHANG
TEM (816) - TEMERLOH
CHE (819) - CHENOR
MAR (825) - MARAN
SRI (827) - SRI JAYA
GAM (830) - GAMBANG
KUA (833) - KUANTAN
JAB (836) - JABUR

A view of the Karak Toll Plaza, the end of the East Coast Expressway from the westbound lane.

The Semantan Bridge over Pahang River.

[edit] List of Interchanges, Laybys and Rest and Service Areas: (Phase 1 and Phase 2)

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			WEST E 8 2KARAK EXPRESSWAY Kuala Lumpur Genting Highlands Bentong
E 8 KARAK EXPRESSWAY
E 8 EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (Phase 1) Karak-Jabur
E 8 77 2 --	EXIT 813A EXIT 813B	KARAK INTERCHANGE	EXIT 813A C138FELDA Mempaga Pusat Serenti Mempaga EXIT 813B 2 Karak 9Mancis 9 Kuala Pilah	Trumpet interchange
		Sungai Bentong Bridge
77.8	EXIT 813C	KARAK INTERCHANGE	EXIT 813C 2 Karak 9Mancis 9 Kuala Pilah	West Coast bound
E 8 78
		PKarak toll plaza KAR	TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	West Coast bound
Karak toll plaza KAR RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG Transit Card Closed toll systems Collect transit card and pay a distance toll
89.9		PLanchang Layby		East Coast bound
E 8 90
90.1		PLanchang Layby		West Coast bound
	EXIT 816	LANCHANG INTERCHANGE LAN	2Lanchang 8Raub 8Kuala Lipis	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
E 8 100
Bentong-Temerloh district border
		Railway crossing bridge
E 8 126
126.4	EXIT 819	TEMERLOH INTERCHANGE TEM TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	98Temerloh 98Mentakab 98Jerantut 98 Taman Negara	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
E 8 127
		Kampung Tebing Tinggi	Kampung Tebing Tinggi Kampung Paya Jejawi Sanggang	Special entry/exit lane for motorcycles Motorcycles only
		Sungai Pahang Bridge Jambatan Sultan Ahmad Shah II (Semantan Bridge)
		Kampung Sanggang Seberang	C123 Kampung Sanggang Seberang C123 Rantau Makmur C123 Batu Sawar	Special entry/exit lane for motorcycles Motorcycles only
		R&R Temerloh rest and service area	Shell	East Coast bound
		R&R Temerloh rest and service area	Shell	West Coast bound
		Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations	Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations	East Coast bound
Temerloh-Maran district border
	EXIT 821	CHENOR INTERCHANGE CEN	83Bandar Pusat Jengka 2Kampung Awah C23Chenor	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
		PMaran Layby		East Coast bound
		PMaran Layby		West Coast bound
		Sungai Maran Bridge
	EXIT 825	MARAN INTERCHANGE MAR	2Maran C21Lubuk Paku	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
	EXIT 827	SRI JAYA INTERCHANGE SRI	2Sri Jaya C19Belimbing C19Tasik Chini	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
Maran-Kuantan district border
		Sungai Lepar Bridge
		Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations	Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations	West Coast bound
		R&R Gambang rest and service area	Petronas	East Coast bound
		R&R Gambang rest and service area	Petronas	West Coast bound
	EXIT 830	GAMBANG INTERCHANGE GAM	SOUTH 222 MEC HIGHWAY 222 Bandar MEC 222 Gambang 82 Pekan 12 Bandar Muadzam Shah 12 Segamat Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) Kolej Islam Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah (KIPSAS)	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
		PKuantan Layby		West Coast bound
		PKuantan Layby		East Coast bound
		Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations	Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations	East Coast bound
		Sungai Kuantan Bridge
E 8 238
238.4	EXIT 833	KUANTAN INTERCHANGE KUA TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre Malaysian Highway Authority East Coast Regional Office	C4 Kuantan C4 Bandar Indera Mahkota C4 Sungai Lembing 3 AH 18 Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport 2 Teluk Cempedak	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza Malaysian Highway Authority East Coast Regional Office
E 8 239
Pahang Darul Makmur Kuantan district border
Pahang-Terengganu border
Terengganu Darul Iman Kemaman district border
	EXIT 836	JABUR INTERCHANGE JAB	EAST -- GEBENG BYPASS 14 Jabur -- Gebeng 3 AH 18 Kuantan Port 3 AH 18 Cherating 2 Beserah -- Aspa Cottage	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
E 8 EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (Phase 2) Jabur-Kuala Terengganu Under construction
	EXIT 8--	CHENIH INTERCHANGE Under construction	14Bandar Chenih Baharu 126Bandar Cerul	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza Under construction
	EXIT 8--	AIR PUTIH INTERCHANGE Under construction	T8Padang Air Putih T8Chukai (Kemaman)	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza Under construction
	EXIT 8--	BANDAR SRI BANDI INTERCHANGE Under construction	14Bandar Sri Bandi 124Air Jernih 124Kemasik 3 AH 18Kerteh 3 AH 18Kijal	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza Under construction
Kemaman-Dungun district border
	EXIT 8--	BANDAR AL-MUKTAFI BILLAH SHAH INTERCHANGE Under construction	14Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah 122Bandar Ketengah Jaya 122Paka 128Pasir Raja	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza Under construction
	EXIT 8--	BUKIT BESI INTERCHANGE Under construction	14Bukit Besi 14Jerangau 132Dungun	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza Under construction
Dungun-Hulu Terengganu district border
Hulu Terengganu-Kuala Terengganu district border
	EXIT 8--	AJIL INTERCHANGE Under construction	14Ajil 14Wakaf Tapai 106Kuala Berang 145Gua Musang T2Marang 106Kenyir Lake T2Pulau Redang	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza Under construction
		Bukit Payong toll plaza Under construction
	EXIT 8--	BUKIT PAYONG INTERCHANGE Under construction	14Bukit Payong 14Gong Kedak T2Marang	Interchange
		Proposed Sungai Terengganu bridge
	EXIT 8--	CABANG TIGA INTERCHANGE Under construction	T9Cabang Tiga 3 AH 18Kuala Terengganu	Interchange
E 8 EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY (Phase 2) Jabur-Kuala Terengganu Under construction
	EXIT 8--	CHENDERING INTERCHANGE Under construction	NORTH 3 AH 18Kota Bharu 3 AH 18Jertih (Besut) 3 AH 18Bandar Permaisuri (Setiu) SOUTHEAST 3 AH 18Kuala Terengganu 3 AH 18Seberang Takir	T-junctions

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

MTD Prime - concessions of East Coast Expressway
East Coast Expressway Project Phase 2 Project Page

v • d • e Malaysian Expressway System

History	Chronology of Malaysian Expressway System events

Toll rates	North-South Expressway • East Coast Expressway

Interstate	E 1 North-South Expressway Northern Route (including New Klang Valley Expressway) • E 2 North-South Expressway Southern Route • E 6 North-South Expressway Central Link (including Putrajaya Link) (NSECL/ELITE) • E 8 Karak Expressway and East Coast Expressway (LPT/ECE) • E 15 Butterworth-Kulim Expressway (BKE) • E 21 # Kajang-Seremban Highway (KASEH) • E 28 ^ West Coast Expressway (LPB/WCE)

Klang Valley and Selangor	E 4 # Shah Alam-Kemuning Highway • E 5 Shah Alam Expressway (SAE/KESAS) • E 7 Cheras - Kajang Expressway (CKE/Grand Saga) • E 9 Sungai Besi Expressway (SBE/BESRAYA) • E 10 New Pantai Expressway (NPE) • E 11 Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP) • E 12 Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) • E 16 # Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE) • E 18 Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway (SILK) • E 20 Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya Expressway (KLPE) • E 23 Sprint Expressway (Kerinchi Link, Damansara Link and Penchala Link) • E 25 ^ Assam Jawa-Templer Park Highway (LATAR) • E 26 South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) • E 30 New North Klang Straits Bypass (NNKSB) • E 35 Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GCE) • E 37 Salak Expressway (East-West) and Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway • E 38 Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART Tunnel)

Johor	E 3 Second Link Expressway (Malaysia-Singapore Second Link) (MSSC/LINKEDUA) • E 13 ^ Muar-Segamat Highway • E 14 ^ JB Eastern Dispersal Link • E 22 # Senai-Desaru Expressway (SDE)

Penang	E 17 Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) • E -- # Penang Outer Ring Road (PORR) • E 22 # Penang Second Bridge • E 36 Penang Bridge

Others	E 19 ^ Ipoh-Lumut Expressway • E 29 Seremban-Port Dickson Highway (SPDH)

Legend - # denotes highway under construction, ^ for under development.

v • d • e E 8 MTD Expressway Networks

Karak Expressway • East Coast Expressway

v • d • e East Coast Economic Region (ECER)

ECER Kelantan	Gua Musang • Kota Bharu • Pengkalan Chepa • Rantau Panjang • Second East-West Highway • Sultan Ismail Petra Airport • Taman Negara • University of Malaysia Kelantan

ECER Terengganu	Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah • Bandar Chenih Bahru • Bandar Ketengah Jaya • Islamic Heritage Park • Kenyir Lake • Kuala Terengganu • Paka • Perhentian Islands • Rantau Abang • Redang Island • Kerteh • Kemaman • East Coast Expressway • Second East-West Highway • Sultan Mahmud Airport • University of Malaysia Terengganu • Taman Negara

ECER Pahang	Bandar Indera Mahkota • Bandar Muadzam Shah • Bandar Pusat Jengka • Bandar Tun Abdul Razak • Bera Lake • Chini Lake • Cherating • East Coast Expressway • Gambang • Gebeng • Genting Highlands • Jerantut • Kuantan • Kuantan Port • Pekan • Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport • Tioman Island • University of Malaysia Pahang • Taman Negara

ECER Johor	Endau • Mersing • Sibu Island