Genting Sempah-Genting Highlands Highway
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| Genting Sempah-Genting Highlands Highway | |
| Route information | |
| Length: | 25 km (16 mi) |
| Existed: | 1965 – present |
| History: | Access road completed in 1969, with further construction during 2001-2005 |
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| Summit end: | Genting Highlands |
   Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway Federal Route 68 Jalan Batang Kali-Genting Highlands Jalan Gunung Ulu Kali
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| Downhill end: | Genting Sempah |
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| Primary destinations: |
Genting Highlands Gohtong Jaya Institut Aminuddin Baki Genting Sempah Batang Kali Ulu Yam |
| Highway system | |
The Genting Sempah-Genting Highlands Highway is a main highway from Genting Sempah to Genting Highlands, Malaysia's famous mountain resort and entertainment parks. This is a private highway owned by Genting Berhad. The speed limit of the highway is 50 km/h (31 mph).
The Genting Sempah-Genting Highlands Highway begins at the downhill Genting Sempah. Its terminus (Kilometre Zero) is at Genting Highlands summit.
The Genting Sempah-Genting Highlands Highway was used to be a private highway owned by Genting Highlands Resort. Construction of the access road to Genting Highlands began on 18 August 1965 and would take four years to complete the access road from Genting Sempah to the peak of Mount Ulu Kali. The access road finally opened on 31 March 1969 in conjunction with the official laying of the foundation stone for the Genting Hotel (the then Highlands Hotel) by the then first Malaysian Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj. In the year 2001, a new bypass Chin Swee Bypass which was designed as a downhill route from the summit to the downhill Chin Swee Temple was constructed and was completed in 2005. The construction of the new bypass was regarded as one of the most astonishing engineering project in Malaysia. Since 1989, there are many serious accidents are rare on the relatively well-maintained roads leading to the area's main resorts.
At least six spots along the 18 km road leading down from Genting Highlands have recorded horrific accident area involving buses and other heavy vehicles since 1989. 10% steep gradients, sharp bends and less-than-ideal road conditions can make it difficult for heavy vehicles to manoeuvre, and odds of losing control, skidding off the road and crashing, are high. (Source: New Straits Times, 23 August 2013)
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