Federal Route 17 (Malaysia)

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 AH 143 Second Link Expressway FT 1 Skudai Highway Johor J3 Kempas Highway North–South Expressway Southern Route AH 2 North–South Expressway Southern Route FT 3 AH 18 Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi Highway Johor 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. 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
• 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.