Ipoh–Lumut Highway
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.
Federal Route 5 | |
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| 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 |
| A1 Jalan Jelapang FT 317 Jalan Kledang A8 Batu Gajah Highway FT 73 Federal Route 73 FT 109 Federal Route 109 FT 72 Federal Route 72 FT 71 Federal Route 71 West Coast Expressway West Coast Expressway FT 100 Lumut Bypass FT 5 Federal Route 5 | |
| Southwest end | Sitiawan (East) |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Primary destinations | Ipoh Jelapang Menglembu Seri Iskandar Bota Ayer Tawar Sitiawan Lumut Pangkor Island |
| Highway system | |
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Many maps including Google Maps label this highway as the Ipoh–Lumut Expressway Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway; 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 Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.