Malaysia Federal Route 59

Federal Route 59
Jalan Tapah-Cameron Highlands
Route information
Length:	89.8 km (55.8 mi)
Existed:	1920s – present
Major junctions
North end:	Cameron Highlands, Pahang
	Federal Route 1 North-South Expressway Northern Route Ringlet-Sungai Koyan Highway C162 Jalan BOH Jalan Girdle Jalan Gunung Brinchang C7 Jalan Kampung Parit Second East-West Highway
South end:	Tapah, Perak
Location
Primary destinations:	Brinchang Tanah Rata Ringlet Kea Farm Tringkap Kuala Terla
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Federal Route 59, or Jalan Tapah-Cameron Highlands, is a federal road in Perak and Pahang state, Malaysia. It was a main route to Cameron Highlands, Pahang from Tapah, Perak, before the second route Second East-West Highway was built in 2001.^[1]

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 59 is located at Tapah, Perak, at its interchange with the Federal Route 1, the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia. The Kilometre Zero monument is erected near Pos Malaysia post office at Jalan Stesen, Tapah.

History

The Cameron Highlands were explored in 1885 by William Cameron, a British surveyor. The trail used by Cameron remained unchanged until the 1920s when the British colonial Federated Malay States (FMS) government upgrades from trail road to a two-lane road.

Along Federal Route 59 there are many scenic views and tourist attractions. A massive traffic jams has occurred along this road during peak days, weekends and school holidays because there is a daily day-night market in Brinchang town and Kea Farm in which are available during weekends and the Malaysian school holidays, where many vegetable stalls and food stalls are set up.

Features

• Narrow roads (JKR R3 (mountainous) standard for most section with maximum speed limit of 40 km/h)
• Kuala Woh waterfall
• Orang Asli villages
• Kuala Woh and Lata Iskandar waterfalls
• A daily day-night market at Brinchang town and Kea Farm
• Connects to Federal Route 432 Jalan Gunung Brinchang, which is the highest road in Malaysia.
• Tapah Interchange, a major interchange of the North-South Expressway Northern Route

At most sections, the Federal Route 59 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

Upgrading from Tapah to Cameron Highlands

A multi-million ringgit project to widen and upgrade the road from Tapah to the highlands has been proposed. Motorists prefer to use the road from Simpang Pulai in Ipoh rather than the winding road up from Tapah. The 40 km stretch from Kampung Pahang here is regularly used by lorries carrying vegetables from the highlands to the rest of the country and Singapore. During peak days, the road is heavily congested. Motorists dread driving along the road, especially during the rainy season, as it is landslide-prone.^[2]

List of junctions and towns

Km	Exit	Junctions	To	Remarks
0		Tapah	North Ipoh Gopeng Kampar Hospital Tapah South Bidor Slim River Tanjung Malim Kuala Lumpur A10 Tapah Road A16 Chikus Pasir Salak Teluk Intan	Junctions
		Tapah Taman Tapah	South Jalan Taman Tapah Taman Tapah	T-junctions
		Tapah Taman Anson	Northwest Jalan Taman Anson Taman Anson	T-junctions
		Tapah-NSE	North-South Expressway Northern Route North Alor Star Ipoh Gopeng South Kuala Lumpur Tanjung Malim Bidor Tapah Rest and Service Area	T-junctions
		Kampung Pahang
		Kem Tapah Tapah Royal Malay Regiment Camp
		Sekolah Menengah Sains Tapah (SMST)
		Jalan Sungai Cherok	Southeast A103 Jalan Sungai Cherok Sungai Cherok	T-junctions
		Kampung Batu Tiga
		Sungai Cherok bridge
		Kampung Batu Melintang
		Kampung Batu Enam
		Pusat Ternakan Ikan Air Tawar Tapah
		Kuala Woh	East Jalan Kuala Woh Kuala Woh Kuala Woh Waterfalls Sultan Idris Woh Dam and Hydroelectric Station	T-junctions
		Sungai Woh bridge
		--- m above sea level		Start/End of narrow roads Max speed limit: 40 km/h
		Kampung Batu Tujuh --- m above sea level
		Kampung Batu Lapan --- m above sea level
		Kampung Batu Sembilan --- m above sea level
		Kampung Batu Sepuluh --- m above sea level
		Kampung Batu Sebelas --- m above sea level
		Orang Asli Village --- m above sea level
		Lata Iskandar Waterfalls --- m above sea level	Lata Iskandar Waterfalls V Food and fruit stall
		Orang Asli Village --- m above sea level
		Sultan Yusoff Jor Dam and Hydroelectric Station --- m above sea level	Sultan Yusoff Jor Dam and Hydroelectric Station Main Hydroelectric Dam Kelab Golf Empangan Jor (Sultan Yusoff Jor Dam Golf Course)	T-junctions Restricted area
		Sungai Jor bridge
		Sultan Yusoff Jor Dam and Hydroelectric Station --- m above sea level	Sultan Yusoff Jor Dam and Hydroelectric Station Main Intake Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) Staff Quarters	T-junctions Restricted area
		Orang Asli Village --- m above sea level
		Viaduct --- m above sea level
		Orang Asli Village --- m above sea level
		Orang Asli Village --- m above sea level
		Orang Asli Village --- m above sea level
Perak Darul Ridzuan Batang Padang district border
Perak-Pahang border 1200 m above sea level
Pahang Darul Makmur Cameron Highlands district border
Cameron Highlands
		1200 m above sea level		Start/End of narrow roads Max speed limit: 40 km/h
		Ringlet 1200 m above sea level
		Ringlet Ringlet-Sungai Koyan Highway 1200 m above sea level	East Ringlet-Sungai Koyan Highway Bertam Valley Sungai Koyan Kuala Lipis Raub Kuantan	T-junction
		Ringlet 1200 m above sea level
		Sungai Khazanah bridge
		V Sultan Abu Bakar Dam --- m above sea level	V
		Lakehouse Hotel
		V Sultan Abu Bakar Dam Rest and Service Area --- m above sea level	V Food and Fruit Stalls
		Sungai Bertam bridge
		Habu Habu Heights	East Jalan Felicia Habu Heights	T-junction
		Habu --- m above sea level	East C162 Jalan BOH Boh Tea Estate BOH Tea Factory Visitor Centre, Tea Shop and Stall V	T-junction
		Sungai Bertam bridge
		Habu Habu power station
		Food and Fruit Stalls	V Food and Fruit Stalls
		V Cameron Bharat Tea Estate --- m above sea level	Cameron Bharat Tea Estate Tea Shop and Stall V
		V Cameron Bharat Tea Estate --- m above sea level	Cameron Bharat Tea Estate Tea Shop and Stall V
		Tanah Rata --- m above sea level
		Tanah Rata --- m above sea level	Cameron Highlands Post Office	Post office opened on 1956. Historical site
		Tanah Rata --- m above sea level	Cameron Highlands Bus and Taxi Station
		Tanah Rata Jalan Dayang Indah --- m above sea level	Southeast Jalan Dayang Indah Robinson Falls Majlis Daerah Cameron Highlands (MDCH) main headquarters Cameron Highlands District and Land Office Hospital Sultanah Hajjah Kalsom	T-junctions
		Tanah Rata Jalan Tengkolok --- m above sea level	North Jalan Tengkolok	T-junctions
		Tanah Rata Jalan Masjid --- m above sea level	East Jalan Masjid Tanah Rata Park Masjid Abu Bakar, Tanah Rata	T-junctions
		Taman Sedia --- m above sea level
		Desa Anthurium Apartment --- m above sea level
		Jalan Kampung Parit --- m above sea level	Northeast C7 Jalan Kampung Parit Kampung Parit Parit Falls	T-junction
		Persiaran Golden Hills --- m above sea level	West Persiaran Golden Hills Golden Hills Kampung Sungai Ruil Jalan Tengkolok Sungai Ruil Tea Stop	T-junctions
		Sungai Ruil bridge --- m above sea level
		Jalan Rumah Persekutuan --- m above sea level	Summit Jalan Rumah Persekutuan Rumah Peranginan Persekutuan Cameron Highlands (Cameron Highlands Federal Rest House)	T-junctions
		Jalan Girdle --- m above sea level	North Jalan Girdle (Girdle Road) Cameron Green Strawberry Park Resort Strawberry shops	T-junction
		Cameron Highlands Sultan Ahmad Shah Golf Club (Formerly known as Cameron Highlands Golf and Country Club) --- m above sea level	Cameron Highlands Sultan Ahmad Shah Golf Club (Formerly known as Cameron Highlands Golf and Country Club)
		Jalan Kampung Parit --- m above sea level	Southeast C7 Jalan Kampung Parit Tanah Rata Kampung Parit Parit Falls	T-junction
		Brinchang 1500 m above sea level	North Jalan Angsana South Jalan Pecah Batu
		Brinchang 1500 m above sea level	Brinchang Food Court
		Brinchang 1500 m above sea level	Brinchang Fire Station
		Brinchang 1500 m above sea level
		Brinchang 1500 m above sea level	Brinchang Police Station Brinchang daily day-night market
		V Uncle Sam Farm --- m above sea level	Uncle Sam Farm V	T-junction
		V Rose Garden --- m above sea level	Rose Garden V	T-junction
		V Brinchang Strawberry Park --- m above sea level	Brinchang Strawberry Park Strawberry Park and Shoppe Vegetable Market Cameron Highlands Time Tunnel Gallery V
		Sungai Janggus bridge --- m above sea level
		V S Corner Market --- m above sea level	S Corner Market V
		V Cactus Point --- m above sea level	Cactus Point V	T-junction
		Kea Farm V Kea Farm Food Court --- m above sea level	V
		Kea Farm --- m above sea level	Kea Farm Kea Farm daily day-night market V	T-junction
		Copthorne Hotel Cameron Highlands (Formerly known as Equatorial Hills Resort) 1,262 m above sea level	Copthorne Resort Cameron Highlands (Formerly known as Equatorial Hills Resort)
		V Butterfly Garden --- m above sea level	Butterfly Garden V	T-junction
		Jalan Gunung Brinchang --- m above sea level	Northwest Jalan Gunung Brinchang Mount Berinchang Orang Asli Village Sungai Palas BOH Tea Estate	T-junction
		V Rose Valley --- m above sea level	V Rose Valley	T-junction
		Tringkap --- m above sea level
		Blue Valley Tea Estate --- m above sea level	East C7 Jalan Blue Valley Blue Valley Tea Estate Tea Shop and Stall V	T-junction
		Desa Corina --- m above sea level
		Kuala Terla --- m above sea level	Kuala Terla Orang Asli Village	T-junction
		Kampung Raja --- m above sea level
Cameron Highlands
		Cameron Highlands (North) Second East-West Highway --- m above sea level	Second East-West Highway West Simpang Pulai Ipoh North-South Expressway Northern Route Alor Star Penang Kuala Lumpur East Gua Musang Kuala Lipis Kuala Krai Kota Bharu Kuala Berang Kuala Terengganu	T-junction

References

1. Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2013). Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Public Works Department. 2013. p. 16-64. ISSN 1985-9619.
2. New Straits Times, 23 November 2009)