Perak Route 8 | |
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Major junctions | |
West end: | Pusing |
Ipoh-Lumut Highway Jalan Bemban Jalan Tanjung Tualang Jalan Kuala Pinji Federal Route 1 |
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East end: | Gopeng |
Location | |
Primary destinations: |
Batu Gajah Kellie's Castle |
Highway system | |
Batu Gajah Highway (Perak state route A8) is a major highway in Perak, Malaysia. The highway connects Pusing in the west, passing Batu Gajah and Kellie's Castle until Gopeng in the east. This highway was upgraded from single carriageway into dual carriageway in 2001.
The Kilometre Zero of the highway is located at Gopeng, at its junctions with the Federal Route 1, the main trunk road of central Peninsular Malaysia.
At most sections, the Batu Gajah Highway was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.