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Ipoh–Lumut Highway

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Part of Federal Route 5
Ipoh–Lumut Highway
Route information
Length: 70.7 km (43.9 mi)
Existed: 2004 – present
History: Completed in 2008
Major junctions
Northeast end: Ipoh
Jelapang
  Jkr-ft--.png Jalan Jelapang
Jkr-ft317.png Jalan Kledang
Jkr-ft--.png Batu Gajah Highway
Jkr-ft73.png Federal Route 73
Jkr-ft109.png Federal Route 109
Jkr-ft72.png Federal Route 72
Jkr-ft71.png Federal Route 71
E32West Coast Expressway
Jkr-ft100.png Lumut Bypass
Jkr-ft5.png Federal Route 5
Southwest end: Sitiawan (East)
Location
Primary
destinations:
Ipoh
Jelapang
Menglembu
Seri Iskandar
Bota
Ayer Tawar
Sitiawan
Lumut
Pangkor Island
Highway system

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Ipoh–Lumut Highway, Federal Route 5, is a 70.7-km federal highway in Perak, Malaysia, connecting the Perakian capital city of Ipoh in the east to Lumut near Sitiawan in the west. The Ipoh-Lumut Highway consists of a 22.7-km super two highway from Jelapang to Seputeh and a 48-km divided highway from Seputeh to Lumut. This highway is a part of the Federal Route 5 and serves as the final section of the FT5 route.

Many maps including Google Maps label this highway as the Ipoh–Lumut Expressway E19; however, this is incorrect due to the fact that the Ipoh–Lumut Highway was built as an upgrade of the existing Ipoh–Lumut Road FT5 instead of being a completely new controlled-access expressway route, evidenced by only one grade-separated interchange at Seputeh compared with 34 signalised at-grade intersections along its entire route. As a result, the Ipoh–Lumut Highway is signposted as FT5 and not E19 along its entire route. In addition, the Ipoh–Lumut Expressway E19 has never been included in the list of expressways being monitored by the Malaysian Highway Authority. The E19 route number is currently reassigned to the upcoming Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.


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