Malaysia Federal Route 76

Federal Route 76 is a federal highway in Kedah and Perak state, Malaysia. The 163.7-km federal highway serves as the main route from Perak and Kedah to the East–West Highway FT4, as well as the main route to Thailand via Keroh and Betong.[1]

Federal Route 76
Route information
Length	163.7 km (101.7 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Baling
	Federal Route 67 Jalan Kroh 1157 Federal Route 1157 East–West Highway A6 Jalan Kubu Gajah–Lenggong A76 Jalan Lama Sauk–Lenggong Federal Route 1 North–South Expressway Northern Route
South end	Kuala Kangsar (West)
Location
Primary destinations	Pengkalan Hulu Kelian Intan Gerik Jeli Kota Bharu Lawin Lenggong Sauk Kuala Kangsar
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 76 starts at Kuala Kangsar (West) interchange, Perak, at its interchange with the Malaysia Federal Route 1, the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia.[2]

History

The Federal Route 76 is an important route in Perak, as it leads to the East–West Highway FT4 from Gerik to Jeli. In addition, this federal highway also serves as the gateway to Thailand via Keroh and Betong and vice versa. However, the original alignment of the highway was notorious for its many dangerous sharp corners.[2] To address the safety issue, the federal government upgraded the Kuala Kangsar–Gerik section of the highway, bypassing the sharp corners along the Sauk–Lenggong section. The first section from Gerik to Lenggong was completed in 1995, followed by the second section from Kuala Kangsar to Sauk which was completed in 2002.[3] The final section from Sauk to Lenggong was upgraded as a bypass route to avoid the dangerous sharp corners along the former section of the FT76 highway.[2] The project was started in October 2001 and was completed on November 2005 with the total cost of RM600 million.[4][3]

As a result of the road upgrade, the former Sauk–Lenggong section was later downgraded into Perak State Route A76 in 2014.[5]

Notable events

• 1941–1942 – The Federal Route 76 became a main route for Japanese Imperial forces from Pattani to Ipoh during Battle of Malaya.
• 1955 – The Baling agreement between Communist Party of Malaya and Federation of Malaya Government.
• July 2000 – The Sauk armed heist took places.
• 12 April 2001 – Twelve women and a boy were killed when a bus skidded and crashed into a ditch off the Pengkalan Hulu–Baling road near Baling, Kedah.

Features

• There are four Rest and Service Areas: Gunung Inas, Gerik, Lawin and Selat Pagar.
• Lenggong archeological town
• Chenderoh Lake

List of junctions and towns

Legend:

• I/C - interchange, I/S - intersection, RSA - Rest and service area, OBR - overhead bridge restaurant, L/B - layby, V/P - vista point, TN - tunnel, T/P - toll plaza, BR - bridge

State	District	km	Exit	Name[2]	Destinations	Notes
Kedah	Baling			Baling I/S	Jalan Kuala Ketil – Kulim, Sungai Petani, Kuala Ketil K10 Kedah State Route K10 – Weng, Sik
				Batu 7 Rambong I/S	K704 Kedah State Route K704 – Batu 7 Rambong, Banggol Pompang, Rambong
				Ulu Legong Hot Springs
			RSA	Gunung Inas RSA	Gunung Inas RSA - V	Eastbound
Perak	Hulu Perak			MRSM Pengkalan Hulu
				Pengkalan Hulu I/S	Jalan Keroh – Keroh, Betong A172 Jalan Tasek – Kampung Baru Tasek
				Kelian Intan
				Kampung Lalang I/S	1157 Malaysia Federal Route 1157 – Ayer Panas, Keroh
				Kampung Batu Hampar
				Kampung Plang
				Kampung Jong
				Kampung Kerunai
				Kampung Pahat
				East-West Highway I/S	East–West Highway – Kupang, Baling, Kulim, Butterworth, Jeli, Tanah Merah, Kota Bharu, Banding Island, Lake Temenggor
			RSA	Gerik RSA	Gerik RSA -	Northbound
				Kampung Bahru Batu Dua roundabout (East–West Highway roundabout)	East–West Highway (old road) – Jeli, Tanah Merah, Kota Bharu, Banding Island, Lake Temenggor
				Gerik town centre Jalan Kuala Kenderong I/S	A170 Jalan Kuala Kenderong – Kg. Baharu Kuala Rui, Bersia Dam and Hydroelectric Station, Temenggor Dam and Hydroelectric Station
				Gerik town centre Jalan Tanjung Kala I/S	A169 Perak State Route A169 – Kampung Tanjung Kala
			BR	Sungai Rui bridge
				Kampung Padang
				Kampung Tawai
				Kampung Kenayat Besar
				Lawin
			RSA	Lawin RSA	Lawin RSA -	Northbound
				Kampung Belum Baharu
			RSA	Selat Pagar RSA	Selat Pagar RSA -	Northbound
				Kampung Sumpitan I/S	A6 Jalan Kubu Gajah–Lenggong – Kubu Gajah, Taiping, Selama, Bagan Serai
				Lenggong I/S	A76 Jalan Lama Sauk–Lenggong – Lenggong town centre
				Kota Tampan I/S	A76 Jalan Lama Sauk–Lenggong – Lenggong town centre
				Lata Kekabu Waterfall	Lata Kekabu Waterfall - V
				MRSM Lenggong I/S	A76 Jalan Lama Sauk–Lenggong – Lenggong town centre, Maktab Rendah Sains MARA (MRSM) Lenggong , Kampung Changkat Berangan, Tasik Raban, Kampung Kuak, Kampung Jenalik
			BR	Tasik Raban bridge Raja Muda Nazrin Bridge
			RSA	Tasik Raban RSA	Tasik Raban RSA - V	Southbound, abandoned
				Kampung Kelantan
				Kampung Jenalik I/S	A76 Jalan Lama Sauk–Lenggong – Kampung Changkat Berangan, Tasik Raban, Kampung Kuak, Kampung Jenalik
				Kampung Jenalik Hilir
				Kampung Ngor I/S	A76 Jalan Lama Sauk–Lenggong – Kampung Changkat Berangan, Tasik Raban, Kampung Kuak, Kampung Jenalik
				Kampung Changkat Duku
	Kuala Kangsar			Sauk I/S	A152 Perak State Route A152 – Chegar Galah, Bendang Selinsing, Chenderoh Lake
				Kampung Chuar Hulu
				Kampung Chuar
				Kati I/S	A11 Jalan Sungai Temong – Sungai Temong, Sungai Siput, Kuala Kangsar
				Kampung Changkat Jambu
				Kampung Liman Kati
				Sungai Chempias I/S	A107 Jalan Paya Lintah – Paya Lintah, Padang Rengas
				Kampung Lubuk Merbau I/S	A161 Jalan Sungai Akar – Kampung Sungai Akar, Kampung Tanah Merah, Kampung Beluru
				Miel Industrial Area I/S	Miel Industrial Area, Chenderoh Community College
				Kuala Kangsar (West) I/C	Jalan Taiping – Padang Rengas, Changkat Jering, Taiping, Kuala Kangsar, Sungai Siput
			T/P	Kuala Kangsar Toll Plaza	RM (Cash) Touch 'n Go SmartTAG SmartTAG Touch 'n Go RM (Cash)
			143	Kuala Kangsar I/C	North–South Expressway Northern Route – Bukit Kayu Hitam, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh

References

1. Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2013). Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Public Works Department. 2013. pp. 16–64. ISSN 1985-9619.
2. "Siri reviu akhir tahun 2013: Jalan Persekutuan 76 / 2013 year-end review series: Federal Route 76". Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
3. "Rangkaian Jalan Luar Bandar Dipertingkatkan: Samy Vellu" (in Malay). Bernama. 2006-04-26. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
4. Naiktaraf Laluan 76 Jalan Kuala Kangsar-Grik (Pakej 2: Sauk ke Lenggong) Archived 2014-01-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Malay). Malaysian Public Works Department. Accessed on 2015-01-03.
5. "Status update - Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia". Facebook. 2015-01-01.