Malaysia Federal Route 76

Federal Route 76
Route information
Length	163.7 km (101.7 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Baling
Major intersections	FT 67 Federal Route 67 FT 77 Jalan Kroh FT 1157 Federal Route 1157 FT 4 AH140 East–West Highway A6 Jalan Kubu Gajah–Lenggong A76 Jalan Lama Sauk–Lenggong FT 1 Federal Route 1 North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2
South end	Kuala Kangsar (West)
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Pengkalan Hulu, Kelian Intan, Gerik, Jeli, Kota Bharu, Lawin, Lenggong, Sauk, Kuala Kangsar
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Federal Route 76 is a federal highway in Kedah and Perak state, Malaysia. The 163.7-km federal highway serves as the main route from Perak and Kedah to the East–West Highway FT4, as well as the main route to Thailand via Keroh and Betong.^[1]

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 76 starts at Kuala Kangsar (West) interchange, Perak, at its interchange with the Malaysia Federal Route 1, the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia.^[2]

The Federal Route 76 is an important route in Perak, as it leads to the East–West Highway FT4 from Gerik to Jeli. In addition, this federal highway also serves as the gateway to Thailand via Keroh and Betong and vice versa. However, the original alignment of the highway was notorious for its many dangerous sharp corners.^[2] To address the safety issue, the federal government upgraded the Kuala Kangsar–Gerik section of the highway, bypassing the sharp corners along the Sauk–Lenggong section. The first section from Gerik to Lenggong was completed in 1995, followed by the second section from Kuala Kangsar to Sauk which was completed in 2002.^[3] The final section from Sauk to Lenggong was upgraded as a bypass route to avoid the dangerous sharp corners along the former section of the FT76 highway.^[2] The project was started in October 2001 and was completed in November 2005 with the total cost of RM600 million.^[4][3]

As a result of the road upgrade, the former Sauk–Lenggong section was later downgraded into Perak State Route A76 in 2014.^[5]

• 1941–1942 – The Federal Route 76 became a main route for Japanese Imperial forces from Pattani to Ipoh during Battle of Malaya.
• 1955 – The Baling agreement between Communist Party of Malaya and Federation of Malaya Government.
• July 2000 – The Sauk armed heist took places.
• 12 April 2001 – Twelve women and a boy were killed when a bus skidded and crashed into a ditch off the Pengkalan Hulu–Baling road near Baling, Kedah.

• There are four Rest and Service Areas: Gunung Inas, Gerik, Lawin and Selat Pagar.
• Lenggong archeological town
• Chenderoh Lake

State	District	Location	km	Exit	Name[2]	Destinations	Notes
Kedah	Baling	Baling	​		Baling I/S	FT 67 Jalan Kuala Ketil – Kulim, Sungai Petani, Kuala Ketil K10 Jalan Baling-Sik – Weng, Sik
			​		Batu 7 Rambong I/S	K704 Jalan Batu 49 Bongor-Rambong – Batu 7 Rambong, Banggol Pompang, Rambong
			​		Ulu Legong Hot Springs
			​	Gunung Inas RSA (eastbound)
Perak	Hulu Perak	Pengkalan Hulu	​		MRSM Pengkalan Hulu
			​		Pengkalan Hulu I/S	FT 77 Jalan Keroh – Keroh, Betong A172 Jalan Tasek – Kampung Baru Tasek
		Gerik	​		Kelian Intan
			​		Kampung Lalang I/S	FT 1157 Malaysia Federal Route 1157 – Ayer Panas, Keroh
			​		Kampung Batu Hampar
			​		Kampung Plang
			​		Kampung Jong
			​		Kampung Kerunai
			​		Kampung Pahat
			​		East-West Highway I/S	FT 4 (East–West Highway) / AH140 – Kupang, Baling, Kulim, Butterworth, Jeli, Tanah Merah, Kota Bharu, Banding Island, Lake Temenggor
			​	Gerik RSA (northbound)
			​		Kampung Bahru Batu Dua roundabout (East–West Highway roundabout)	FT 4 (East–West Highway (old road)) / AH140 – Jeli, Tanah Merah, Kota Bharu, Banding Island, Lake Temenggor
			​		Gerik town centre Jalan Kuala Kenderong I/S	A170 Jalan Kuala Kenderong – Kg. Baharu Kuala Rui, Bersia Dam and Hydroelectric Station, Temenggor Dam and Hydroelectric Station
			​		Gerik town centre Jalan Tanjung Kala I/S	A169 Perak State Route A169 – Kampung Tanjung Kala
			​	Sungai Rui bridge
			​		Kampung Padang
			​		Kampung Tawai
		Lenggong	​		Kampung Kenayat Besar
			​		Lawin
			​	Lawin RSA (northbound)
			​		Kampung Belum Baharu
			​	Selat Pagar RSA (northbound)
			​		Kampung Sumpitan I/S	A6 Jalan Kubu Gajah–Lenggong – Kubu Gajah, Taiping, Selama, Bagan Serai
			​		Lenggong I/S	A76 Jalan Lama Sauk–Lenggong – Lenggong town centre
			​		Kota Tampan I/S	A76 Jalan Lama Sauk–Lenggong – Lenggong town centre
			​		Lata Kekabu Waterfall	Lata Kekabu Waterfall
			​		MRSM Lenggong I/S	A76 Jalan Lama Sauk–Lenggong – Lenggong town centre, Maktab Rendah Sains MARA (MRSM) Lenggong, Kampung Changkat Berangan, Tasik Raban, Kampung Kuak, Kampung Jenalik
			​	Tasik Raban bridge Raja Muda Nazrin Bridge
			​	Tasik Raban RSA (southbound, abandoned)
			​		Kampung Kelantan
			​		Kampung Jenalik I/S	A76 Jalan Lama Sauk–Lenggong – Kampung Changkat Berangan, Tasik Raban, Kampung Kuak, Kampung Jenalik
			​		Kampung Jenalik Hilir
			​		Kampung Ngor I/S	A76 Jalan Lama Sauk–Lenggong – Kampung Changkat Berangan, Tasik Raban, Kampung Kuak, Kampung Jenalik
			​		Kampung Changkat Duku
	Kuala Kangsar	Sauk	​		Sauk I/S	A152 Perak State Route A152 – Chegar Galah, Bendang Selinsing, Chenderoh Lake
		Kuala Kangsar	​		Kampung Chuar Hulu
			​		Kampung Chuar
			​		Kati I/S	A11 Jalan Sungai Temong – Sungai Temong, Sungai Siput, Kuala Kangsar
			​		Kampung Changkat Jambu
			​		Kampung Liman Kati
			​		Sungai Chempias I/S	A107 Jalan Paya Lintah – Paya Lintah, Padang Rengas
			​		Kampung Lubuk Merbau I/S	A161 Jalan Sungai Akar – Kampung Sungai Akar, Kampung Tanah Merah, Kampung Beluru
			​		Miel Industrial Area I/S	Miel Industrial Area, Chenderoh Community College
			​		Kuala Kangsar (West) I/C	FT 1 Jalan Taiping – Padang Rengas, Changkat Jering, Taiping, Kuala Kangsar, Sungai Siput	Diamond interchange
			​	Kuala Kangsar Toll Plaza
			​	143	Kuala Kangsar I/C	North–South Expressway Northern Route / AH2 – Bukit Kayu Hitam, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

• Malaysian Public Works Department