East Coast Expressway

Expressway 8
East Coast Expressway
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Route information
Maintained by ANIH Berhad (phase 1) and Lebuhraya Pantai Timur 2 (LPT2) Sdn Bhd (phase 2)
Length:	358 km (222 mi) Phase 1: 174 km (108 mi) Phase 2: 184 km (114 mi)
Existed:	2001 – present
History:	Phase 1 competed in 2004, Phase 2 completed in 2015.
Major junctions
West end:	Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway at Karak, Pahang
	Jalan Kuantan–Kuala Lumpur Jalan Lanchang Federal Route 98 Jalan Bandar Pusat Jengka MEC Highway Jalan Sungai Lembing Gebeng Bypass Jerangau–Jabor Highway Federal Route 237 Federal Route 124 Ketengah Highway Bukit Besi Highway Federal Route 106
North end:	Federal Route 3 at Kuala Nerus, Terengganu
Location
Primary destinations:	Karak Temerloh Maran Kuantan Kemaman Bukit Besi Marang Ajil Kuala Terengganu
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

The East Coast Expressway, ECE (Malay: ''Lebuhraya Pantai Timur'') (LPT) E8/AH141, is an expressway in Malaysia. It is an extension of Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway E8/FT2, 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 expressway links many major cities and towns in east coast Peninsular Malaysia, acting as the 'backbone' of the central of the peninsula.

This expressway passes through three states on the peninsula: Selangor, Pahang and Terengganu. It provides a faster alternative to the old Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan Road FT2 and the Jerangau-Jabor Highway FT14, thus reducing travelling time between various towns and cities. The expressway is part of the Asian Highway Network of route AH141 (Karak - Jabur section) and the speed limit on the expressway is 110 km/h (68 mph).

The East Coast Expressway is a 758 km (471 mi)-long, closed toll, four-lane expressway (two per direction) beginning from the end of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway at the Karak Interchange in Karak, Pahang through Lanchang, Mentakab, Temerloh, Chenor, Maran, Sri Jaya, Gambang, Kuantan, Jabur, Chenih, Chukai, Kijal, Kerteh, Paka, Dungun, Bukit Besi, Ajil, Telemong and ending in Kampung Gemuruh near Kuala Nerus in Terengganu.