Malaysia Federal Route 76

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Federal Route 76 is a federal highway in Kedah and Perak state, Malaysia. The 163.7-km federal highway serves as the main route from Perak and Kedah to the East–West Highway FT4, as well as the main route to Thailand via Keroh and Betong.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 76 starts at Kuala Kangsar (West) interchange, Perak, at its interchange with the Malaysia Federal Route 1, the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia.

History

The Federal Route 76 is an important route in Perak, as it leads to the East–West Highway FT4 from Gerik to Jeli. In addition, this federal highway also serves as the gateway to Thailand via Keroh and Betong and vice versa. However, the original alignment of the highway was notorious for its many dangerous sharp corners. To address the safety issue, the federal government upgraded the Kuala Kangsar–Gerik section of the highway, bypassing the sharp corners along the Sauk–Lenggong section. The first section from Gerik to Lenggong was completed in 1995, followed by the second section from Kuala Kangsar to Sauk which was completed in 2002. The final section from Sauk to Lenggong was upgraded as a bypass route to avoid the dangerous sharp corners along the former section of the FT76 highway. The project was started in October 2001 and was completed in November 2005 with the total cost of RM600 million.

As a result of the road upgrade, the former Sauk–Lenggong section was later downgraded into Perak State Route A76 in 2014.

Notable events

• 1941–1942 – The Federal Route 76 became a main route for Japanese Imperial forces from Pattani to Ipoh during Battle of Malaya.
• 1955 – The Baling agreement between Communist Party of Malaya and Federation of Malaya Government.
• July 2000 – The Sauk armed heist took places.
• 12 April 2001 – Twelve women and a boy were killed when a bus skidded and crashed into a ditch off the Pengkalan Hulu–Baling road near Baling, Kedah.

Features

• There are four Rest and Service Areas: Gunung Inas, Gerik, Lawin and Selat Pagar.
• Lenggong archeological town
• Chenderoh Lake

List of junctions

State	District	km	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Kedah	Baling			Baling I/S	Jalan Kuala Ketil – Kulim, Sungai Petani, Kuala Ketil File:MYS blank.svgK10 Jalan Baling-Sik – Weng, Sik
				Batu 7 Rambong I/S	File:MYS blank.svgK704 Jalan Batu 49 Bongor-Rambong – Batu 7 Rambong, Banggol Pompang, Rambong
				Ulu Legong Hot Springs
			Gunung Inas RSA (eastbound)
Perak	Hulu Perak			MRSM Pengkalan Hulu
				Pengkalan Hulu I/S	Jalan Keroh – Keroh, Betong File:Jkr-ft---.svgA172 Jalan Tasek – Kampung Baru Tasek
				Kelian Intan
				Kampung Lalang I/S	Malaysia Federal Route 1157 – Ayer Panas, Keroh
				Kampung Batu Hampar
				Kampung Plang
				Kampung Jong
				Kampung Kerunai
				Kampung Pahat
				East-West Highway I/S	East–West Highway – Kupang, Baling, Kulim, Butterworth, Jeli, Tanah Merah, Kota Bharu, Banding Island, Lake Temenggor
			Gerik RSA (northbound)
				Kampung Bahru Batu Dua roundabout (East–West Highway roundabout)	East–West Highway (old road) – Jeli, Tanah Merah, Kota Bharu, Banding Island, Lake Temenggor
				Gerik town centre Jalan Kuala Kenderong I/S	File:Jkr-ft---.svgA170 Jalan Kuala Kenderong – Kg. Baharu Kuala Rui, Bersia Dam and Hydroelectric Station, Temenggor Dam and Hydroelectric Station
				Gerik town centre Jalan Tanjung Kala I/S	File:Jkr-ft---.svgA169 Perak State Route A169 – Kampung Tanjung Kala
			Sungai Rui bridge
				Kampung Padang
				Kampung Tawai
				Kampung Kenayat Besar
				Lawin
			Lawin RSA (northbound)
				Kampung Belum Baharu
			Selat Pagar RSA (northbound)
				Kampung Sumpitan I/S	File:Jkr-ft---.svgA6 Jalan Kubu Gajah–Lenggong – Kubu Gajah, Taiping, Selama, Bagan Serai
				Lenggong I/S	File:Jkr-ft---.svgA76 Jalan Lama Sauk–Lenggong – Lenggong town centre
				Kota Tampan I/S	File:Jkr-ft---.svgA76 Jalan Lama Sauk–Lenggong – Lenggong town centre
				Lata Kekabu Waterfall	Lata Kekabu Waterfall
				MRSM Lenggong I/S	File:Jkr-ft---.svgA76 Jalan Lama Sauk–Lenggong – Lenggong town centre, Maktab Rendah Sains MARA (MRSM) Lenggong, Kampung Changkat Berangan, Tasik Raban, Kampung Kuak, Kampung Jenalik
			Tasik Raban bridge Raja Muda Nazrin Bridge
			Tasik Raban RSA (southbound, abandoned)
				Kampung Kelantan
				Kampung Jenalik I/S	File:Jkr-ft---.svgA76 Jalan Lama Sauk–Lenggong – Kampung Changkat Berangan, Tasik Raban, Kampung Kuak, Kampung Jenalik
				Kampung Jenalik Hilir
				Kampung Ngor I/S	File:Jkr-ft---.svgA76 Jalan Lama Sauk–Lenggong – Kampung Changkat Berangan, Tasik Raban, Kampung Kuak, Kampung Jenalik
				Kampung Changkat Duku
	Kuala Kangsar			Sauk I/S	File:Jkr-ft---.svgA152 Perak State Route A152 – Chegar Galah, Bendang Selinsing, Chenderoh Lake
				Kampung Chuar Hulu
				Kampung Chuar
				Kati I/S	File:Jkr-ft---.svgA11 Jalan Sungai Temong – Sungai Temong, Sungai Siput, Kuala Kangsar
				Kampung Changkat Jambu
				Kampung Liman Kati
				Sungai Chempias I/S	File:Jkr-ft---.svgA107 Jalan Paya Lintah – Paya Lintah, Padang Rengas
				Kampung Lubuk Merbau I/S	File:Jkr-ft---.svgA161 Jalan Sungai Akar – Kampung Sungai Akar, Kampung Tanah Merah, Kampung Beluru
				Miel Industrial Area I/S	Miel Industrial Area, Chenderoh Community College
				Kuala Kangsar (West) I/C	Jalan Taiping – Padang Rengas, Changkat Jering, Taiping, Kuala Kangsar, Sungai Siput
			Kuala Kangsar Toll Plaza Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID
			143	Kuala Kangsar I/C	North–South Expressway Northern Route – Bukit Kayu Hitam, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh	References