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 E22 Senai–Desaru Expressway, and the FT35 Johor Bahru East Coast Parkway.
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.
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.
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.
Interchange and junction lists
The following tables lists the major interchanges and intersections along Pasir Gudang Highways. The entire route is located in Johor Bahru District, Johor.
Persisiran Perling SubdistrictkmExitNameDestinationsNotesThrough to Iskandar PuteriElevated U-TurnU-Turn – Pasir Gudang, Kota Tinggi, Johor Bahru, Woodlands (Singapore)Elevated U-Turn -2.0Taman PerlingTaman Perling West ExitJalan Undan (eastbound only)Jalan Simbang (westbound only)Left in/left out (LILO) junctionsTaman PerlingPerling Mall West boundTaman PerlingTaman Perling East ExitJalan Undan (eastbound only)Persisiran Perling 2 – Taman Sutera, Kampung Danga, Bukit Indah (westbound only)Left in/left out (LILO) junctionsMBIP–MBJB border limitBRSungai Skudai bridgeJohor BahruTaman Tampoi Utama ExitJalan Sri Perkasa 2 – Taman Tampoi Indah (eastbound only), Taman Tampoi Utama (westbound only)Left in/left out (LILO) junctionsU-Turn I/CU-Turn – Taman Perling – Iskandar Puteri, Gelang Patah, Pontian, Port of Tanjung Pelepas , Tuas (Singapore)U-Turn Interchange
Pasir Gudang Highway SubdistrictkmExitNameDestinationsNotesJohor Bahru0.01701 Tampoi North I/C Skudai Highway – Kulai, Senai, Senai International Airport, Skudai, City Centre, Woodlands (Singapore) – Kuala Lumpur, MalaccaDouble U-turn interchangeU-TurnU-Turn1702A Damansara Alif ExitPersiaran Alif Perdana – Bandar Damansara AlifLeft in/left out (LILO) junctionTampoi bound1702B Kampung Kempas ExitKampung KempasLeft in/left out (LILO) junctionPasir Gudang bound1703 Kempas Highway I/C Kempas Highway – Kempas, Setia Tropika, City Centre, Tampoi – Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Senai International AirportDiamond interchangeL/BPetronas, Shell and BH Petrol L/BPetronas, Shell and BH Petrol L/B – Petronas Shell BH PetrolPasir Gudang boundBRRailway crossing bridge1704Tebrau Industrial Area II I/CJalan Firma – Tebrau Industrial Area II, Bandar Dato' OnnDiamond interchange1705B Pasir Gudang-NSE I/C – Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Senai International Airport, Bandar Dato' Onn, Setia TropikaExpressway interchangeFrom/to Pasir Gudang1705A Jalan Persisiran Purnama ExitJalan Persisiran Purnama – Seri Purnama Industrial Area, Pandan City MallTampoi boundL/BPetron and BH Petrol L/BPetron and BH Petrol L/B – BH Petrol PetronTampoi boundBRSungai Tebrau bridgeL/BShell L/BShell L/B – ShellTampoi bound20.01706 Tebrau Industrial Area IV I/CJalan Bertam 23 – Taman Daya, Setia Indah, Adda Heights, Road Transport Department (JPJ) Johor state headquartersJalan Angkasa Mas Utama – Tebrau Industrial Area IVDiamond interchangeBRSungai Pandan bridgeL/BPetron L/BPetron L/B – PetronPasir Gudang bound1707 Johor Jaya I/C Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi Highway – Kota Tinggi, Mersing, Kota Tinggi waterfall, Desaru, Taman Johor Jaya, Taman Molek, City Centre, Woodlands (Singapore)Multi-level stacked diamond expressway interchange1708 Taman Molek ExitJalan Ros Merah 1/1 – Taman MolekFrom Pasir Gudang onlyU-TurnU-Turn1709Plentong I/C Johor State Route J10 – Plentong, Taman Johor Jaya, Permas Jaya, Giant Hypermarket Plentong, Taman Molek, Tesco Extra HypermarketDiamond interchangeBRSungai Plentong bridgeBRSungai Tengkorak bridgeL/BCaltex L/BCaltex L/B – CaltexTampoi bound1710Permas Jaya ExitJalan Permas Barat – Permas JayaTampoi boundL/BPetronas Shell L/BPetronas Shell L/B – Petronas ShellTampoi bound1711 Sri Alam (West) I/CPersiaran Seri Alam – Bandar Sri AlamJalan Kota – Kota Puteri, Taman RintingDiamond interchangeL/BPetron Petronas Shell L/B Petron Petronas Shell L/B – Petron Petronas ShellPasir Gudang bound1712 Kota Puteri Exit Johor State Route J10 – MasaiJalan Puteri – Kota Puteri, Taman RintingLeft in/left out (LILO) junctionBoth bound1713 Sri Alam (East) I/CJalan Seri Alam – Bandar Sri Alam, Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) Bandar Seri Alam Campus , Tesco Hypermarket Bandar Seri AlamJalan Rinting – Taman Rinting, Permas Jaya, Johor BahruDiamond interchangeBRSungai Rinting bridgeMBJB–MBPG border limitBRSungai Masai bridgePasir Gudang1714 Pasir Gudang (North) I/CJalan Besar – Taman Dahlia, Taman Mawar, Masjid Jamek Pasir Gudang, Pasir Gudang Recreational Park, Bukit Layang Layang, Muzium Layang Layang, Johor CircuitJalan Kampung Pasir Gudang – Kampung Pasir Gudang Malaysia Federal Route 35 – Johor Bahru, Woodlands (Singapore), Bakar Batu, Permas Jaya, Taman RintingDiamond interchange1715 Pasir Gudang (West) I/C Malaysia Federal Route 35 – Johor Bahru, Woodlands (Singapore), Bakar Batu, Permas Jaya, Taman RintingJalan Pekeliling – Malaysian Marine and Heavy Engineering Shipyard, Sultan Iskandar Power StationCloverleaf interchange1716 Pasir GudangJalan Masjid I/CJalan Masjid – Kong Kong, Town Centre, Taman Mawar, Taman Dahlia, Masjid Jamek Pasir Gudang, Pasir Gudang Recreational Park, Bukit Layang Layang, Muzium Layang Layang, Johor CircuitT-junctionsStadium PerbadananStadium Perbadanan, Stadium Pasir GudangJohor Port bound1717 Pasir GudangJalan Besar I/CJalan Besar – Town Centre, Pasir Gudang Recreational Park, Bukit Layang Layang, Muzium Layang Layang, Johor CircuitJalan Emas – Pasir Gudang Industrial AreaJunctions1718 Jalan Gangsa I/CJalan Gangsa – Pasir Gudang Industrial Area, Townships, Institut Latihan Perindustrian (ILP) Pasir Gudang, Johor Junctions1719 Johor Port I/CJalan Pekeliling – Malaysian Marine and Heavy Engineering Shipyard, Sultan Iskandar Power StationJohor Port – Main terminal, Headquarters and control centreJunctions
Tanjung Langsat Highway The entire route is located in Pasir Gudang subdistrict. kmExitNameDestinationsNotesJohor Port Shipyard I/SJohor Port ShipyardT-junctionsJalan Besar I/SJalan Besar – Pasir Gudang Recreational Park, Bukit Layang Layang, Muzium Layang Layang, Johor CircuitT-junctionsRailway crossingTrain container depotJalan Suasa I/SJalan Suasa – Sime SembawangT-junctionsKampung Pasir Puteh I/SKampung Pasir PutehT-junctionsTPGCC I/STanjung Puteri Golf and Country ClubT-junctionsKota Masai I/SJalan Pasir Putih – Kota Masai, Taman Scientex, MasaiT-junctionsBRSungai Kong Kong bridgeTanjung Langsat Industrial AreaTitan Petrochemicals PlantT-junctionsTanjung Langsat Industrial AreaTitan Petrochemicals PlantT-junctionsTanjung Langsat Industrial AreaT-junctionsI/CPasir Gudang-SDE I/C – Senai International Airport, Ulu Tiram, Kota Tinggi, Kuala Lumpur, Tuas (Singapore), Bandar Penawar, Pengerang, DesaruTrumpet interchangeKampung Perigi Acheh I/SKampung Perigi AchehTanjung Langsat IncineratorT-junctionsI/STanjung LangsatTanjung Langsat I/SJalan Perigi Acheh – Kampung Perigi AchehJalan Pekeliling – Port of Tanjung Langsat , Pantai Pasir LayarT-junctions
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