| Country: | MYS |
| Type: | Federal |
| Route: | 3 |
| Alternate Name: | Kuantan Bypass |
| Direction A: | North |
| Terminus A: | Gebeng |
| Junction: | Federal Route 3 Jalan Beserah Jalan Kawasan Perindustrian Gebeng Jerangau–Jabor Highway Jalan Sungai Lembing Jalan Permatang Badak Jalan Lapangan Terbang Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Gambang-Kuantan Highway |
| Direction B: | South |
| Terminus B: | Kuantan Airport (South) Interchange on Gambang-Kuantan Highway |
| Established: | 1977 |
| History: | Completed in 1979 |
Kuantan Bypass, Federal Route 3, AH18, is a main highway bypass in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
The Kuantan Bypass starts at Kuantan Airport South Interchange, at its interchange with the Federal Route 2, the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia.
At most sections, the Kuantan Bypass was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.
There are no alternate routes or sections with motorcycle lanes.
It was built in 1977 until it was completed in 1979.
The upgrade from trunk road bypass into dual carriageway bypass was begun in 2005 and was completed in 2007.
| Km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuantan Bypass Start/End of highway | |||||
| 1 | Gebeng Junctions | South Jalan Beserah Kuantan Port Beserah Kuantan TLDM Tanjung Gelang Naval Base | T-junctions | ||
| 2 | Gebeng Industrial Area Junctions | North Jalan Kawasan Perindustrian Gebeng Gebeng Industrial Area BASF-Petronas petrochemicals plant Lynas Malaysia Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) | T-junctions | ||
| Sungai Balok bridge | |||||
| SIRIM East Coast Office | SIRIM East Coast Office | North bound only | |||
| 3 | Jerangau-Jabor Highway Interchange | North Jerangau–Jabor Highway Jabur Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Bukit Besi Jerangau EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY Kuala Lumpur Kuala Terengganu Gebeng Bypass Chukai (Kemaman) Kuala Terengganu Cherating Akademi Maritim Sultan Ahmad Shah (AMSAS) (Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Academy) | Trumpet interchange | ||
| 4 | Bandar Damansara Kuantan Junctions | Northwest Jalan BDK Utama Bandar Damansara Kuantan | North Bound only | ||
| 5 | Semambu Interchange | Jalan Semambu Pintasan Kuantan Northwest Politeknik Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (POLISAS) Southeast Jalan Semambu Jabur Perasing Semambu Kuantan | Diamond interchange | ||
| Taman Jubli Perak Sultan Ahmad Shah | Taman Jubli Perak Sultan Ahmad Shah | North Bound only | |||
| 6 | Bandar Indera Mahkota (North) Interchange | West Jalan Istana Abdul Aziz Istana Abdul Aziz (Tengku Mahkota Pahang) Taman Alam Perdana Bukit Istana KotaSAS East Persiaran Sultan Abu Bakar Indera Mahkota 7 and 8 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuantan Campus | Diamond interchange | ||
| Mahkota Valley | Mahkota Valley Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Kuantan campus | North Bound only | |||
| 7 | Bandar Indera Mahkota Sentral Interchange | Jalan Sungai Lembing West Sungai Lembing Panching Sungai Lembing Museum East Coast Expressway Kuala Lumpur Kuala Terengganu Kampung Padang East Bandar Indera Mahkota town centre Kuantan Teluk Cempedak Beserah Kompleks Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) Negeri Pahang (Ministry of Home Affairs Complex (Pahang Branch)) | Cloverleaf interchange | ||
| Terminal Kuantan Sentral | Terminal Kuantan Sentral Arrival/Departure | South bound | |||
| 8 | Bandar Indera Mahkota (South) Interchange | West Jalan Sultan Abdullah Indera Mahkota 14 and 15 East Persiaran Sultan Abu Bakar Indera Mahkota 1 to 6 WIDAD college | Diamond Interchange | ||
| Kampung Songsang | |||||
| Shell Shell Layby | North bound | ||||
| Kampung Sungai Tiram | |||||
| Sungai Kuantan bridge | |||||
| 9 | Permatang Badak Junctions | South Jalan Permatang Badak Permatang Badak Bukit Rangin Kampung Sungai Isap Damai | T-junctions | ||
| Taman Permatang Badak | |||||
| Shell Shell Layby | South bound | ||||
| Rumah Murah Permatang Badak | |||||
| Kampung Pandan Dua | |||||
| Taman Pandan Damai | |||||
| 10 | Kuantan Airport (North) Interchange | T-junctions | |||
| Kuantan Bypass | |||||
| Gambang-kuantan Highway | |||||
| 11 | Kuantan Airport (South) Interchange | Gambang-Kuantan Highway West Kuala Lumpur Gambang Segamat East Kuantan Pekan | Trumpet interchange | ||