Pasir Gudang Highway

Federal Route 17
Pasir Gudang Highway
Route information
Length	30.4 km (18.9 mi)
Existed	1977–present
History	Completed in 1979
Major junctions
West end	Taman Perling
Major intersections	Second Link Expressway AH143 Second Link Expressway FT 1 Skudai Highway J3 Kempas Highway North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Southern Route FT 3 AH18 Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi Highway J10 Jalan Masai Lama FT 35 Johor Bahru East Coast Highway Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai–Desaru Expressway
East end	Tanjung Langsat
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Tampoi Kempas Tebrau Johor Jaya Plentong Bandar Sri Alam Masai Pasir Gudang Johor Port Kampung Pasir Puteh
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Pasir Gudang Highway, also known as Federal Route 17, is a highway in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia that connects Tampoi North in the west to Pasir Gudang and Tanjung Langsat in the east.[1] Pasir Gudang Highway is a four-laned highway, unlike the wider Skudai Highway which has six lanes. Many cargo trucks travel along the highway daily. Pasir Gudang Highway became the backbone of the road system linking Johor Bahru to Pasir Gudang before being surpassed by the Senai–Desaru Expressway, SDE 22, and the Johor Bahru East Coast Parkway 35.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Pasir Gudang Highway is located at Tampoi, Johor, at its interchange with the Skudai Highway (Federal Route 1), the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia.

History

With the opening of the Johor Port on 1977. The new highway from Johor Bahru to Pasir Gudang was constructed. Construction of the highway began in 1977 and was completed in 1979.

Features

• Four lane carriageway
• Narrow and no emergency lanes
• Some accident hot spots along the highway[2]
• Flood prone area

At most sections, the Federal Route 17 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

There are no overlaps, alternate routes, or sections with motorcycle lanes.

On 10 March 2012, the Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak announced that the 15 km stretch from Tebrau to Seri Alam of the 32 km-long Pasir Gudang Highway would be upgraded from four-lane to six-lane carriageway.

List of interchanges and junctions

Persisiran Perling

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			West Second Link Expressway AH143 Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway Pontian–Johor Barhu Parkway FT 52 Iskandar Puteri FT 16 Senai International Airport Second Link Expressway AH143 Gelang Patah FT 5 Pontian FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas Second Link Expressway AH143 Tuas (Singapore) North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur
Second Link Expressway AH143 Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway Pontian–Johor Bahru Parkway Start/End of expressway PLUS Expressway border limit
FT 17 Persisiran Perling Start/End of highway
		Elevated U-Turn	U-Turn East FT 17 Pasir Gudang FT 3 AH18 Kota Tinggi FT 1 Johor Bahru AH2 Woodlands (Singapore)	Elevated U-Turn
FT 17 -2		Taman Perling Taman Perling West Exit	North Jalan Undan (eastbound only) South Jalan Simbang (westbound only)	Left in/left out (LILO) junctions
		Taman Perling	Perling Mall	West bound
		Taman Perling Taman Perling East Exit	North Jalan Undan (eastbound only) South Persisiran Perling 2 Taman Sutera Kampung Danga Bukit Indah (westbound only)	Left in/left out (LILO) junctions
		Sungai Skudai bridge		Start/End of bridge
Sungai Skudai bridge MBIP–MBJB border limit
		Sungai Skudai bridge		Start/End of bridge
FT 17 -1
		Taman Tampoi Utama Exit	Jalan Sri Perkasa 2 North Taman Tampoi Indah (eastbound only) South Taman Tampoi Utama (westbound only)	Left in/left out (LILO) junctions
		U-Turn Interchange	U-Turn West FT 17 Taman Perling Second Link Expressway AH143 Second Link Expressway Second Link Expressway Pontian–Johor Baru Parkway FT 52 Iskandar Puteri FT 16 Senai International Airport Second Link Expressway AH143 Gelang Patah FT 5 Pontian FT 177 Port of Tanjung Pelepas Second Link Expressway AH143 Tuas (Singapore) North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur	U-Turn Interchange
FT 17 Persisiran Perling

Pasir Gudang Highway

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
FT 17 Pasir Gudang Highway
FT 17 0	1701	Tampoi North Interchange	FT 1 Skudai Highway North FT 1 Skudai FT 1 Senai FT 16 Senai International Airport FT 1 Skudai FT 1 Kulai North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur South FT 1 City Centre AH2 Woodlands (Singapore)	Double U-turn interchange
FT 17 1
		U-Turn	U-Turn
	1702A	Damansara Alif Exit	South Persiaran Alif Perdana Bandar Damansara Alif	Left in/left out (LILO) junction Tampoi bound
	1702B	Kampung Kempas Exit	Kampung Kempas	Left in/left out (LILO) junction Pasir Gudang bound
	1703	Kempas Highway Interchange	J3 Kempas Highway North J3 Kempas Setia Tropika North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Southern Route Kuala Lumpur Melaka Senai International Airport South J3 Jalan Datin Halimah City Centre Tampoi	Diamond interchange
		PetronasShell and BH Petrol Layby	Petronas Shell BH Petrol	Pasir Gudang bound
		Railway crossing bridge
	1704	Tebrau Industrial Area II Interchange	North Jalan Firma Tebrau Industrial Area II Bandar Dato' Onn	Diamond interchange
	1705B	Pasir Gudang-NSE Interchange	North North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Southern Route North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Melaka FT 16 Senai International Airport Bandar Dato' Onn Setia Tropika	Expressway interchange From/to Pasir Gudang
	1705A	Jalan Persisiran Purnama Exit	Southeast Jalan Persisiran Purnama Seri Purnama Industrial Area Pandan City Mall	Tampoi bound
		Mobil and BH Petrol Layby	BH Petrol Mobil	Tampoi bound
		Sungai Tebrau bridge
		ShellShell Layby	Shell	Tampoi bound
FT 17 20	1706	Tebrau Industrial Area IV Interchange	North Jalan Bertam 23 Taman Daya Setia Indah Adda Heights Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Johor state headquarters South Jalan Angkasa Mas Utama Tebrau Industrial Area IV	Diamond interchange
		Sungai Pandan bridge
		Mobil Layby	Mobil	Pasir Gudang bound
	1707	Johor Jaya Interchange	FT 3 AH18 Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi Highway North FT 3 AH18 Kota Tinggi FT 3 AH18 Mersing FT 3 AH18 Kota Tinggi waterfall FT 90 Desaru Taman Johor Jaya South Taman Molek FT 3 AH18 City Centre FT 3 AH18 Woodlands (Singapore)	Multi-level stacked diamond expressway interchange
FT 17 24
	1708	Taman Molek Exit	South Jalan Ros Merah 1/1 Taman Molek	From Pasir Gudang only
		U-Turn	U-Turn
FT 17 27
	1709	Plentong Interchange	J10 Jalan Masai Lama North Plentong Taman Johor Jaya Permas Jaya Giant Hypermarket Plentong South Taman Molek Tesco Extra Hypermarket	Diamond interchange
		Sungai Plentong bridge
		Sungai Tengkorak bridge
		Caltex Layby	Caltex	Tampoi bound
	1710	Permas Jaya Exit	South Jalan Permas Barat Permas Jaya	Tampoi bound
		Petronas Shell Layby	Petronas Shell	Tampoi bound
	1711	Sri Alam (West) Interchange	North Persiaran Seri Alam Bandar Sri Alam South Jalan Kota Kota Puteri Taman Rinting	Diamond interchange
		Mobil Petronas Shell Layby	Mobil Petronas Shell	Pasir Gudang bound
	1712	Kota Puteri Exit	North J10 Jalan Masai Lama Masai South Jalan Puteri Kota Puteri Taman Rinting	Left in/left out (LILO) junction Both bound
	1713	Sri Alam (East) Interchange	North Jalan Seri Alam Bandar Sri Alam Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) Bandar Seri Alam Campus Tesco Hypermarket Bandar Seri Alam South Jalan Rinting Taman Rinting Permas Jaya Johor Bahru	Diamond interchange
		Sungai Rinting bridge
Sungai Masai bridge MBJB–MPPG border limit
	1714	Pasir Gudang (North) Interchange	North Jalan Besar Taman Dahlia Taman Mawar Masjid Jamek Pasir Gudang Pasir Gudang Recreational Park Bukit Layang Layang Muzium Layang Layang Johor Circuit South Jalan Kampung Pasir Gudang Kampung Pasir Gudang FT 35 Johor Bahru East Coast Highway Permas Jaya Bridge Johor Bahru Woodlands (Singapore) Bakar Batu Permas Jaya Taman Rinting	Diamond interchange
	1715	Pasir Gudang (West) Interchange	West FT 35 Johor Bahru East Coast Highway FT 35 Permas Jaya Bridge Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway Johor Bahru Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway Woodlands (Singapore) FT 35 Bakar Batu FT 35 Permas Jaya FT 35 Taman Rinting South Jalan Pekeliling Malaysian Marine and Heavy Engineering Shipyard Sultan Iskandar Power Station	Cloverleaf interchange
	1716	Pasir Gudang Jalan Masjid Interchange	North Jalan Masjid Kong Kong Town Centre Taman Mawar Taman Dahlia Masjid Jamek Pasir Gudang Pasir Gudang Recreational Park Bukit Layang Layang Muzium Layang Layang Johor Circuit	T-junctions
		Stadium Perbadanan	Stadium Perbadanan Stadium Pasir Gudang	Johor Port bound
	1717	Pasir Gudang Jalan Besar Interchange	North Jalan Besar Town Centre Pasir Gudang Recreational Park Bukit Layang Layang Muzium Layang Layang Johor Circuit South Jalan Emas Pasir Gudang Industrial Area	Junctions
	1718	Jalan Gangsa Interchange	Jalan Gangsa West Pasir Gudang Industrial Area East Townships Institut Latihan Perindustrian (ILP) Pasir Gudang, Johor	Junctions
FT 17 Pasir Gudang Highway Start/End of highway
	1719	Johor Port Interchange	West Jalan Pekeliling Malaysian Marine and Heavy Engineering Shipyard Sultan Iskandar Power Station South Johor Port Main terminal Headquarters and control centre	Junctions Start/End of highway

Tanjung Langsat Highway

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
FT 17 Tanjung Langsat Highway Start/End of highway
		Johor Port Shipyard Junctions	Johor Port Shipyard	T-junctions
		Jalan Besar Junctions	North Jalan Besar Pasir Gudang Recreational Park Bukit Layang Layang Muzium Layang Layang Johor Circuit	T-junctions
		Railway crossing
		Train container depot
		Jalan Suasa Junctions	South Jalan Suasa Sime Sembawang	T-junctions
		Kampung Pasir Puteh Junctions	Kampung Pasir Puteh	T-junctions
		TPGCC Junctions	Tanjung Puteri Golf and Country Club	T-junctions
		Kota Masai Junctions	North Jalan Pasir Putih J10 Kota Masai J10 Taman Scientex J10 Masai	T-junctions
		Sungai Kong Kong bridge
		Tanjung Langsat Industrial Area	Titan Petrochemicals Plant	T-junctions
		Tanjung Langsat Industrial Area	Titan Petrochemicals Plant	T-junctions
		Tanjung Langsat Industrial Area		T-junctions
		Pasir Gudang-SDE Interchange	North Senai–Desaru Expressway Senai–Desaru Expressway = Pasir Gudang Link FT 16 Senai International Airport FT 3 AH18 Ulu Tiram FT 3 AH18 Kota Tinggi North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Kuala Lumpur Second Link Expressway AH143 Tuas (Singapore) FT 92 Bandar Penawar FT 92 Pengerang FT 90 Desaru	Trumpet interchange
		Kampung Perigi Acheh Junctions	Kampung Perigi Acheh Tanjung Langsat Incinerator	T-junctions
FT 17 Tanjung Langsat Highway Start/End of highway
		Tanjung Langsat Tanjung Langsat Junctions	North Jalan Perigi Acheh Kampung Perigi Acheh South Jalan Pekeliling Port of Tanjung Langsat Pantai Pasir Layar	T-junctions

References

1. "Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2013)". Statistik Jalan. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Public Works Department: 16–64. 2013. ISSN 1985-9619.
2. "Keeping watch on accident hot spots - Community". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.