State Route A8 (Perak)

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State Route A8

Major junctions
West endPusing
Major intersections FT 5 Ipoh–Lumut Highway
Perak A108 Jalan Bemban
Perak A15 Jalan Tanjung Tualang
Perak A117 Jalan Kuala Pinji
FT 1 Federal Route 1
East endGopeng
Location
CountryMalaysia
StatePerak
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.

Route background

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.