| Country: | MYS |
| Type: | Federal |
| Route: | 8 |
| Alternate Name: | Kuala Lumpur–Kota Bharu Highway (Malay: Jalan Kuala Lumpur–Kota Bharu) Gua Musang Highway |
| Length Km: | 402.7 |
| Length Round: | 1 |
| Direction A: | North |
| Terminus A: | Kota Bharu, Kelantan |
| Junction: | Wakaf Bharu–Kota Bharu–Kubang Kerian Highway Federal Route 209 Federal Route 207 Federal Route 130 Federal Route 4 Federal Route 66 Second East–West Highway Central Spine Road Federal Route 235 Federal Route 234 (Jalan Pekeliling) Federal Route 64 Federal Route 218 Federal Route 68 Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway |
| Direction B: | South |
| Terminus B: | Bentong, Pahang |
| Established: | 1887[1] |
| History: | Completed in 1986[2] |
The Federal Route 8, also known as the Kuala Lumpur–Kota Bharu Highway (Malay: Jalan Kuala Lumpur–Kota Bharu), is a 402.7-km federal highway in Malaysia.[3] It connects Bentong in the south to Kota Bharu in the north. The highway had two parts - Kota Bharu–Kuala Krai Road (Malay: Jalan Kota Bharu–Kuala Krai) and Bentong–Kuala Lipis Road (Malay: Jalan Bentong–Kuala Lipis) until the completion of the missing link from Kuala Krai to Kuala Lipis, causing the entire FT8 highway to take 99 years to be completed.
The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 8 starts at its interchange with the Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway E8 (Exit 810) at Bentong, Pahang. Together with the Federal Route 9, it runs along the eastern foothills of the Titiwangsa Range from its southern terminus to Raub. Then, the highways runs further from the Titiwangsa towards Kuala Lipis, and then runs along the western foothills of the Tahan Range towards Kuala Krai. Finally, the Federal Route 8 runs along the eastern bank of the Kelantan River to its northern terminus at Kota Bharu.[4]
The FT8 highway is notorious for its severe traffic congestion, especially along the Kota Bharu–Kuala Krai section. The traffic congestion becomes apparent during festive seasons, with the recorded journey time from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Bharu exceeding 16 hours during the 2014 Hari Raya Aidilfitri festive season.
A portion of the Federal Route 8 was a part of the 80-mile Kuala Kubu–Kuala Lipis Road, the earliest trunk road in Pahang, which was constructed by the Public Works Department in 1887. The Kuala Kubu–Kuala Lipis Road connected Kuala Kubu Bharu in Selangor and Kuala Lipis in Pahang. Later, a section from Teranum to Bentong was constructed in 1915. At the same time, the Kota Bharu–Kuala Krai Road was constructed, together with the Kuala Terengganu–Kuantan Road FT3.[5] The original FT8 section from Raub to Bentong via Teranum was later bypassed by a more straight super two highway in 1958 in conjunction of the opening of FELDA Lurah Bilut,[6] causing the old, winding section to be re-gazetted as the Federal Route 218.[7]
However, Bentong–Kuala Lipis Road FT8 and Kota Bharu–Kuala Krai Road FT8 were not extended, creating a 219-km missing link from Kuala Lipis to Kuala Krai. The missing link was only constructed in 1981. The Kuala Krai–Gua Musang Highway FT8 was completed first in August 1983,[8] followed by the Kuala Lipis–Gua Musang Highway FT8 in 1986.
Some parts of the Federal Route 8 can be seen to have constructions which are an upgrading progress of the route. The highway construction can be seen after Merapoh which is at Bukit Tujuh. The highway will take a new route (Central Spine Road) at Chegar Perah thus reducing the accident risks involving animals and sharp corners. Now, some parts of the old route at Chegar Perah had been demolished and motorist have been redirected into the Central Spine Road for a few kilometres before being redirected back to the Federal Route 8 just before Bukit Tujuh (Seven Hills).
The following is a list of junctions of Route 8, and the towns (in bold with capital letters) that the intersections serve.
| Km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 402.7 | 801 | Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway Bentong East | West Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway Kuala Lumpur Gombak Genting Highlands East Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway/East Coast Expressway Kuala Terengganu Kuantan Karak | Trumpet interchange | |
| Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway Kuala Lumpur–Gua Musang Highway Start/End of expressway ANIH Berhad border limit | |||||
| Kuala Lumpur–Kota Bharu Highway Kuala Lumpur–Gua Musang Highway Start/End of highway JKR border limit | |||||
| Bentong Industrial Area | Junctions | ||||
| Central Spine Road Bentong | North Central Spine Road Lurah Bilut via Raub via Kota Bharu via Mempaga via | Half-diamond interchange Entry towards and exit from north only | |||
| Kampung Bukit Piatu | |||||
| Kampung Benus | |||||
| Sungai Benus bridge | |||||
| Bentong Ketari | West Jalan Gombak-Bentong Bukit Tinggi Janda Baik Gombak Kuala Lumpur | Signalised T-junction | |||
| Bentong Taman Ketari | West | ||||
| Bentong Sungai Marong | West Taman Bukit Indah East Kampung Sungai Marong | Signalised crossroads | |||
| Sungai Bentong bridge | |||||
| Bentong | Bentong Town Centre | Route known as Jalan Loke Yew South-bound traffic only North-bound traffic uses Jalan Ah Peng running parallel to the west | |||
| Bentong | East Bentong District and Land Office | ||||
| Bentong | East Bentong district mosque | ||||
| Kampung Chamang | West Jalan Chamang Chamang New Village Chamang waterfall | T-junction | |||
| Kampung Kuala Repas | West | T-junction | |||
| Taman Desa Damai | West | T-junction | |||
| Old Bentong-Raub Road | North Old Bentong-Raub Road Kampung Sungai Penjuring Sang Lee Kampung Sungai Chetang Teranum Kuala Kubu Bharu via Fraser's Hill via Kuala Lumpur via Tanjung Malim via | T-junction | |||
| Kampung Asap | Southeast Jalan Mempaga FELDA Mempaga Kampung Lebu Bentong via | T-junction | |||
| Kampung Baharu | |||||
| FELDA Lurah Bilut | East Jalan FELDA Lurah Bilut FELDA Lurah Bilut | T-junction | |||
| Bentong–Raub district border | |||||
| Kampung Sungai Dalam | |||||
| Raub FELDA Krau | East Jalan FELDA Krau Universiti Teknologi MARA Raub Campus FELDA Krau Kampung Melayu Sempalit | Signalised T-junction | |||
| Raub Jalan Tras | West Old Bentong-Raub Road (also known as Jalan Tras) Teras Teranum Kuala Kubu Bharu via Fraser's Hill via Tanjung Malim via Kuala Lumpur via | Signalised T-junction Section of road between intersection and Raub Town Centre is also known as Jalan Tras | |||
| Raub Taman Raub Jaya | West Taman Raub Jaya | ||||
| Raub Raub Town Centre | Route known as Jalan Tun Razak South-bound traffic only North-bound traffic uses Jalan Dato' Abdullah running parallel to the west | ||||
| Raub | Northwest Jalan Cheroh-Batu Malim (Also known as just Jalan Cheroh in Raub Town) Cheroh Batu Talam Batu Malim Sungai Koyan via Cameron Highlands via North Jalan Tengku Abdul Samad Bukit Koman | Crossroads | |||
| Raub | Raub District and Land Office | ||||
| Kampung Pintu Padang | East Jalan Ulu Gali Ulu Gali | T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Jemapai | |||||
| Kampung Gali | |||||
| Kampung Sungai Pasu | |||||
| Dong | East Jalan Dong Ulu Dong | T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Kuala Gali | |||||
| Kampung Temau | East Jalan Ulu Temau Kampung Ulu Temau | T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Ajai | |||||
| Kuala Dong | T-junctions | ||||
| Kampung Jeruas | |||||
| Sega | T-junctions | ||||
| Kampung Jeram Besu | |||||
| Kampung Batu Buaya | North Jalan Seberang Lipis Kampung Seberang Lipis | T-junctions | |||
| Benta | East Jerantut Temerloh Kuantan Bandar Pusat Jengka Maran | Roundabout | |||
| Sungai Benta bridge | |||||
| Raub–Lipis district border | |||||
| Taman Jelai | |||||
| Kampung Rengai | |||||
| Kampung Batu Enam | |||||
| Kampung Binjai | |||||
| Kuala Lipis | North Jalan Pekeliling Town Centre Jerantut Kerambit Kuala Tembeling Taman Negara (National Park) Kuala Lipis District and Land Office Masjid Sultan Mahmud (Kuala Lipis District Mosque) Tanjung Lipis Rest House Hospital Kuala Lipis Kuala Lipis Railway Station | T-junctions | |||
| Kuala Lipis | North Jalan Ceneras Town Centre Kuala Lipis District and Land Office Masjid Sultan Mahmud (Kuala Lipis District Mosque) Hospital Kuala Lipis Kuala Lipis Railway Station | T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Tempoyang | |||||
| Berchang | West Sungai Koyan Cameron Highlands | T-junctions | |||
| Padang Tengku | |||||
| Railway crossing bridge | |||||
| Sungai Pahang bridge | |||||
| Kampung Beralas | |||||
| Kampung Seberang Jelai | |||||
| Kuala Tui | |||||
| Kampung Kechur | |||||
| Jalan Utama Kecau | Southeast Jalan Utama Kecau Kuala Lipis | T-junctions | |||
| Kampung Melaka | |||||
| Kampung Gelanggang | |||||
| Kampung Sentang | |||||
| Kampung Pagar Sasak | |||||
| Kampung Bukit | |||||
| Kampung Petola | |||||
| Kampung Bedong | |||||
| Kampung Tekal Jernih | |||||
| Kampung Dada Kering | |||||
| Taman Rimba Kenong | Taman Rimba Kenong | ||||
| FELDA Cegar Perah 1 & 2 | |||||
| FELCRA Sungai Temau | |||||
| Sungai Yu | |||||
| Kampung Kubang Rasa | |||||
| Kampung Merhamah | |||||
| Kampung Persit | |||||
| Merapoh | |||||
| Kampung Tanggang | |||||
| Pahang Darul Makmur Lipis district border | |||||
| Kelantan border arch Pahang–Kelantan border | |||||
| Kelantan Darul Naim Gua Musang district border | |||||
| Kampung Sungai Tupai | |||||
| Mentara | |||||
| Kampung Batu Papan | |||||
| Kampung Tanah Puteh | |||||
| SMS Gua Musang | |||||
| Gua Musang Rest and Service Area | Petron | ||||
| Gua Musang Jalan Industri roundabout | Jalan Industri West Pulai East Gua Musang Industrial Area | Roundabout | |||
| Gua Musang Jalan Industri interchange | Jalan Industri West Pulai East Taman Damar Taman Wangi | Diamond interchange | |||
| KESEDAR Golf Course | KESEDAR Golf Course | ||||
| Gua Musang Jalan Hospital | West Jalan Hospital Hospital Gua Musang | T-junctions | |||
| Gua Musang Bandar Baru Gua Musang | West Jalan Bandar Baru Bandar Baru Gua Musang Gua Musang District and Land Office Majlis Daerah Gua Musang (MDGM) headquarters Masjid Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra Kelantan South Development Authority (KESEDAR) headquarters Gua Musang District Library FELDA Gua Musang district office RISDA Gua Musang district office Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Gua Musang district headquarters Second East–West Highway Cameron Highlands Simpang Pulai Ipoh North–South Expressway Northern Route Bukit Kayu Hitam Penang Kuala Lumpur Jalan Dabong–Gua Musang Dabong Jeli East Jalan PPR Gua Musang PPR Gua Musang | Junctions | |||
| Sungai Ketil bridge | |||||
| Gua Musang Jalan Pulai | North Jalan Pulai Town Centre Kesedar Inn | T-junctions | |||
| Gua Musang Gua Musang railway station | Gua Musang railway station | T-junctions | |||
| Railway crossing bridge | |||||
| Gua Musang Bandar Utama Gua Musang | Bandar Utama Gua Musang | T-junctions | |||
| Kuala Lumpur–Kota Bharu Highway Kuala Lumpur–Gua Musang Highway | |||||
| Kuala Lumpur–Kota Bharu Highway Kuala Krai–Gua Musang Highway | |||||
| Sungai Asap | |||||
| Sungai Asap bridge | |||||
| Jalan Sungai Cheweh | North Jalan Sungai Cheweh Sungai Cheweh | T-junctions | |||
| Gua Musang Rest and Service Area | Shell | ||||
| Sungai Chiku bridge | |||||
| Chiku | |||||
| Chegar Bongor | |||||
| Kampung Bukit Tebok | Northwest Dabong Jeli Gerik | T-junctions | |||
| Sungai Lebir bridge | |||||
| Jambatan Kuala Krai Sungai Gai bridge Gua Musang–Kuala Krai district border | |||||
| Kampung Laloh | |||||
| Lata Beringin | |||||
| Kampung Karangan | |||||
| Kampung Temiang | |||||
| Manek Urai | |||||
| Kampung Sungai Peria | |||||
| Pahi | |||||
| Maktab Rendah Sains MARA (MRSM) Kuala Krai | Maktab Rendah Sains MARA (MRSM) Kuala Krai | ||||
| Kuala Krai | Kuala Krai District and Land Office | ||||
| Kuala Krai | |||||
| Guchil | |||||
| Kuala Lumpur–Kota Bharu Highway Kuala Krai–Gua Musang Highway | |||||
| Kuala Lumpur–Kota Bharu Highway Jalan Kota Bharu–Kuala Krai | |||||
| Pekan Jambu Lawar Batu 30 | |||||
| Kampung Keroh | |||||
| Kuala Krai–Machang district border | |||||
| Kampung Kijal | |||||
| Kampung Merkel | |||||
| Kampung Pemanok | |||||
| Sungai Sat bridge | |||||
| Machang Bypass | Machang Bypass North Kota Bharu Kerteh | T-junctions | |||
| Machang | |||||
| Machang (North) | West Tanah Merah Jeli Gerik East Pasir Puteh Besut Kuala Terengganu | Junctions | |||
| Machang Bypass | Machang Bypass South Kuala Krai Gua Musang | T-junctions | |||
| Pulai Chondong | |||||
| Ketereh | Jalan Ketereh West Durian Rendang East Bachok Jelawat | Junctions | |||
| Kadok | |||||
| Machang–Kota Bharu district border | |||||
| Wakaf Che Yeh | West Salor Pasir Mas East Pasir Hor Kubang Kerian | Junctions | |||
| Wakaf Che Yeh | West Salor Pasir Mas | Junctions | |||
| Sungai Pengkalan Datu bridge | |||||
| Bunut Payung | |||||
| Kota Darul Naim | |||||
0 | Kota Bharu WKK Interchange | Wakaf Bharu–Kota Bharu–Kubang Kerian Highway Northwest Jalan Hamzah Sultan Yahya Petra Bridge Wakaf Baharu Pasir Mas Tumpat Rantau Panjang 4057 Pattani (Thailand) Southeast Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra Pengkalan Chepa Peringat Pasir Puteh Kuala Terengganu Sultan Ismail Petra Airport | Junctions | ||
| Kuala Lumpur–Kota Bharu Highway Jalan Kota Bharu–Kuala Krai Start/End of highway | |||||
| North Jalan Sultan Ibrahim Kota Bharu Town Centre Pantai Cahaya Bulan (Pantai Cinta Berahi) | |||||