# Ipoh–Lumut Highway

Ipoh–Lumut Highway, Federal Route 5, is a 70.7-km federal highway in Perak, Malaysia, connecting the Perakian capital city of Ipoh in the east to Lumut near Sitiawan in the west. The Ipoh–Lumut Highway consists of a 22.7-km super two highway from Jelapang to Seputeh and a 48-km divided highway from Seputeh to Lumut. This highway is a part of the Federal Route 5 and serves as the final section of the FT5 route.
Many maps including Google Maps label this highway as the Ipoh–Lumut Expressway Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway; however, this is incorrect because the Ipoh–Lumut Highway was built as an upgrade of the existing Ipoh–Lumut Road FT5 instead of being a completely new controlled-access expressway route, evidenced by only one grade-separated interchange at Seputeh compared with 34 signalised at-grade intersections along its entire route. As a result, the Ipoh–Lumut Highway is signposted as FT5 and not E19 along its entire route. In addition, the Ipoh–Lumut Expressway E19 has never been included in the list of expressways being monitored by the Malaysian Highway Authority. The E19 route number is currently reassigned to the Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

## History

The Ipoh–Lumut Highway project is a revival of the Ipoh–Lumut Expressway project which was scrapped due to the effects of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Initially, the Ipoh–Lumut Expressway was supposed to be built as completely new controlled-access expressway route with the tentative route number of E19, with its construction job being privatised and awarded to SILEX Sdn. Bhd. (consisting Teras Cemara Sdn. Bhd. (subsidiary of MRCB) and Perak Corporation Berhad as its main shareholders) as its concessionaire. The concession contract was announced on 20 June 1998; however, the project was later scrapped.
The Ipoh–Lumut Expressway project was later revived as an upgrade of the existing Ipoh–Lumut Road FT5, consisting a new 22.7-km super two highway route from Seputeh to Jelapang that bypasses the old Jalan Lahat FT5, and an upgrade of the 48-km section from Siputeh to Sitiawan to a 4-lane divided highway with partial access control. Construction began on 1 June 2004 and was completed on 28 February 2008. Once completed, the old Jalan Lahat FT5 was degazetted as a Federal Road and was downgraded to a municipal road without any route number.
There is only one grade-separated interchange at Seputeh and 34 signalised intersections along the entire highway, making the entire end-to-end trip to take about 90 minutes. In 2012, the state government of Perak had urged the federal government to upgrade the super two section to a full divided highway to improve traffic flow and travelling time.

## List of interchange and intersections

| Km | Interchange/ Intersections | To | Remarks |
| | Ipoh Jelapang Intersections | A1 Jalan Jelapang North Chemor Bandar Meru Raya North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route Alor Star Penang Kuala Lumpur Tapah South Jelapang Manjoi Ipoh City Centre | 3-way intersections |
| FT 5 Ipoh–Lumut Highway/Ipoh–Lumut Expressway East Start/End of highway |||||
| | Ipoh Jelapang Square | South Jelapang Square Jelapang Econsave | 3-way intersections |
| | Taman Puncak Jelapang Maju | | |
| | Puncak Jelapang | | |
| | Ipoh Silibin Intersections | East Jalan Silibin Silibin Manjoi Ipoh City Centre | 3-way intersections |
| | Ipoh Kledang Intersections | Jalan Kledang Utara West Taman Kledang Permai East Ipoh City Centre | 4-way intersections |
| | Menglembu Menglembu Intersections | FT 317 Jalan Kledang West Taman Rasi Jaya Taman Kledang Indah Kledang Hill East Menglembu Ipoh City Centre | 4-way intersections |
| | Lahat Lahat Intersections | East Jalan Lahat Lahat Ipoh City Centre | 3-way intersections |
| | Papan Papan Intersections | FT 5 Jalan Lama Ipoh–Pusing Northeast FT 5 Lahat Southwest FT 5 Pusing | 4-way intersections |
| | Taman Batu Gajah Perdana | | |
| | Pusing Pusing Intersections | A8 Batu Gajah Highway West A8 Pusing East A8 Batu Gajah A8 Gopeng A8 Kellie's Castle | 4-way intersections |
| | Pusing Intersections | North FT 5 Jalan Lama Ipoh–Pusing Pusing | 3-way intersections |
| | Seputeh Seputeh Interchange | West FT 73 Jalan Parit–Seputeh FT 73 Parit FT 73 Beruas East A108 Batu Gajah Bypass (Jalan Bemban) A108 Batu Gajah FT 1 Gopeng A8 Kellie's Castle | LILO interchange with traffic lights |
| Kinta–Perak Tengah district border |||||
| | Tronoh | | |
| | Jalan Tronoh Intersections | East A112 Jalan Tronoh A112 Tanjung Tualang | 3-way intersections |
| | Kampung Jalan Bota | | |
| | Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) UTP Intersections | Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) | 3-way intersections |
| | Seri Iskandar Bandar Universiti Seri Iskandar Intersections | South Jalan Teknologi 1 Bandar Universiti Seri Iskandar Seri Iskandar Business Centre (SIBC) | 3-way intersections |
| | Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Seri Iskandar UITM Seri Iskandar Intersections | Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Seri Iskandar | 3-way intersections |
| | Seri Iskandar Seri Iskandar Intersections | North Jalan Seri Iskandar Perak Tengah District and Land Office Perak Tengah District Mosque | 3-way intersections |
| | Seri Iskandar Jalan Parit-Seri Iskandar Intersections | North Jalan Parit–Seri Iskandar Parit Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara (IKBN) Seri Iskandar | 3-way intersections |
| | BOTA Bota Kanan | Makam Sultan Muzaffar Shah III Ibni Almarhum Yang Dipertuan Muda Mansur Shah | Historical site |
| | Bota Bota Kanan Bota Kanan Intersections | North A17 Jalan Parit A17 Parit South FT 109 Jalan Bota–Kampung Gajah FT 109 Kampung Gajah FT 109 Pasir Salak FT 109 Teluk Intan FT 109 Pasir Salak Historical Complex | 4-way intersections |
| | Sungai Perak Bridge Jambatan Sultan Idris Shah II | | Start/End of bridge |
| | Sungai Perak Bridge Jambatan Sultan Idris Shah II | | |
| | Sungai Perak Bridge Jambatan Sultan Idris Shah II | | Start/End of bridge |
| | Bota Bota Kiri Bota Kiri Intersections | North FT 72 Jalan Belanja FT 72 Kampung Belanja FT 72 Beruas South A18 Jalan Bota Kiri A18 Teluk Sena A18 Pasir Salak A18 Pasir Salak Historical Complex | 4-way intersections |
| | Titi Gantung | | |
| | Taman Indera Barat | | |
| | Jalan Gelang Pepuyu Intersections | North A127 Jalan Gelung Pepuyu A127 Gelung Pepuyu | 3-way intersections |
| | Jalan Beruas Intersections | North FT 71 Jalan Beruas FT 71 Beruas | 3-way intersections |
| | Kampung Changkat Chermin WCE Interchange | West Coast Expressway West Coast Expressway – Taiping, Teluk Intan, Lumut, Banting | 3-way intersections |
| Manjung Border Arch Perak Tengah–Manjung district border |||||
| | Jalan Changkat Keruing Intersections | Northwest A12 Jalan Changkat Keruing A12 Changkat Keruing A12 Pantai Remis | 3-way intersections |
| | Ayer Tawar | | |
| | Kampung Sungai Wang Kampung Sungai Wang Intersections | Southeast A125 Jalan Pekan Gurney A125 Pekan Gurney | 3-way intersections |
| | Sitiawan Siitawan East Intersections | West FT 100 Lumut Bypass Lumut Pulau Pangkor Teluk Batik Royal Malaysian Navy Lumut Naval Base | 3-way intersections |
| FT 5 Ipoh–Lumut Highway/Ipoh–Lumut Expressway West Start/End of highway |||||
| | | Southwest FT 5 Sitiawan Town Centre FT 5 Lekir FT 5 Teluk Intan FT 5 Klang | |