Central Spine Road

Lingkaran Tengah Utama Expressway, previously known as Central Spine Road (CSR) or Kuala Krai–Kuala Pilah Highway, Federal Route 34, is a new toll-free highway under construction in the center of Peninsular Malaysia. The 325 km (201 miles) highway is built to eventually replace the former two-lane Malaysia Federal Route 8 (Gua Musang Highway) and Malaysia Federal Route 9 (Karak–Tampin highway). Construction of CSR starts at Package 3 which is from Merapoh to Kampung Relong. It commences at Package 3 as the Gua Musang Highway passes through Chegar Perah which is prone to roadkill. The highway has a long eco-viaduct built in this section. Package 5 which is from north Raub to Karak will be built next, which will connect it to E8 Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway bypassing Bentong and Mempaga. This will help detour traffic from the steep mountainous grade between Raub and Bentong. It was formerly known as Central Spine Expressway.

Federal Route 34
Kuala Krai–Kuala Pilah Highway, Central Spine Road Lebuhraya Kuala Krai–Kuala Pilah, Jalan Utama Tengah
Route information
Length	340 km (210 mi)
Existed	2012–present
History	Expected to be completed in 2026
Major junctions
North end	Kuala Krai, Kelantan
Major intersections	FT 34 Kota Bharu–Kuala Krai Expressway FT 8 Federal Route 8 FT 185 Simpang Pulai–Kuala Berang Highway East Coast Expressway FT 2 AH141 Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway FT 2 Federal Route 2 FT 9 Federal Route 9
South end	Simpang Pelangai, Pahang / Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Gua Musang Sungai Yu Chegar Perah Kampung Relong Kuala Lipis Raub / Sungai Ruan Bentong Karak Mempaga Kuala Pilah Bahau Seremban
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

CSR at Raub Utara

A completed section of the CSR near Raub, Pahang.

History

• Phase 1 is a 51 km stretch from Kuala Krai to Jambatan Sungai Lakit in Kelantan.
• Phase 2 spans 63 km from Jambatan Sungai Lakit to Gua Musang in Kelantan
• Phase 3 covers 107 km from Gua Musang to Kampung Relong in Pahang.
• Phase 4 comprises 56 km from Kampung Relong to Raub in Pahang
• Phase 5, 54 km from Raub to Bentong
• Phase 6, is 47 km and connects Bentong and Simpang Pelangai. (this section is deferred)

On 15 December 2016, section 3H (Kg. Kechur to Kg. Sbrg. Jelai) was opened to traffic. As of July 2024, Package One from Kuala Krai to the Sungai Lakit Bridge is 11.59% complete; Package Two from the Sungai Lakit Bridge to Gua Musang is 22.40% complete. Package Three from Gua Musang to Kampung Relong is 84.25% complete; Package Four from Kampung Relong to Raub is 63.69% complete.

Users can now access Package Five from Raub to Bentong, and Package Six from Bentong to the LPT Junction is 30.07% complete.

Features

The CSR/LTU near Merapoh.

• Four lanes, two on each side
• A long eco-viaduct for wild animals crossing
• Some sections are concrete paved
• Kilometre markers along the road

In most sections, it is built under JKR R5 road standards, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

From Kampung Sungai Yu to Chegar Perah and from Chegar Perah to Bukit Tujuh, it overlaps Federal Route 8 Merapoh Highway.

There are no sections with motorcycle lanes.

List of interchanges

State	District	Km	Exit	Name	Destination	Notes
Through to FT 34 Kota Bharu–Kuala Krai Expressway
Kelantan	Kuala Krai			Kuala Krai
		FT 34 Lingkaran Tengah Utama Expressway Package 1 Start/End of highway Under construction
		FT 34 Lingkaran Tengah Utama Expressway Package 1 Under construction
	Gua Musang			Sungai Lakit Bridge
		FT 34 Lingkaran Tengah Utama Expressway Package 2 Under construction
		FT 34 Lingkaran Tengah Utama Expressway Package 2 Under construction
				Gua Musang
		FT 34 Lingkaran Tengah Utama Expressway Package 3 Under construction
				Mentara
		Kelantan Darul Naim Gua Musang district border
		Kelantan–Pahang border
Pahang		Pahang Darul Makmur Lipis district border
		FT 34 Lingkaran Tengah Utama Expressway Under construction
		FT 34 Lingkaran Tengah Utama Expressway Package 3 (Gua Musang–Kampung Relong) Section 3F JKR border limit
	Lipis		--	Kubang Rusa Interchange	FT 8 Merapoh Highway West Kampung Kubang Rusa Merapoh Gua Musang Kuala Krai Kota Bharu FT 185 Simpang Pulai–Kuala Berang Highway Cameron Highland Ipoh Tasik Kenyir Kuala Terengganu East Kampung Sungai Yu Pusat Rekreasi Sungai Yu	Parclo B-2 interchange
		Sungai Yu Eco-Viaduct Eco-Viaduct
			--	Sungai Yu Interchange	FT 8 Merapoh Highway West Kampung Sungai Yu Pusat Rekreasi Sungai Yu Merapoh	Trumpet interchange
			--	Chegar Perah	FT 8 Merapoh Highway West Chegar Perah	LILO Kuala Krai bound
			--	Chegar Perah	FT 8 Merapoh Highway West Chegar Perah	LILO Kuala Krai bound
				U-Turn	FT 8 Lingkaran Tengah Utama Expressway U-Turn Chegar Perah Sungai Yu Kubang Rusa Mentara Gua Musang Kuala Krai Kota Bharu	U-Turn south bound Under Construction
		FT 34 Lingkaran Tengah Utama Expressway Package 3 (Gua Musang–Kampung Relong) Section 3F JKR border limit
		FT 34 Lingkaran Tengah Utama Expressway Under construction
				FELDA Telang
				Kampung Kechur
		FT 34 Lingkaran Tengah Utama Expressway Package 3 (Gua Musang–Kampung Relong) Section 3H JKR border limit
				Kampung Seberang Jelai
		FT 34 Lingkaran Tengah Utama Expressway Package 3 (Gua Musang–Kampung Relong) Section 3H JKR border limit
		FT 34 Lingkaran Tengah Utama Expressway Package 3J Under construction
				Kampung Relong
		FT 34 Lingkaran Tengah Utama Expressway Package 3 Under construction
		FT 34 Lingkaran Tengah Utama Expressway Package 4 Under construction
		Lipis–Raub district border
		FT 34 Lingkaran Tengah Utama Expressway Package 5 Under construction
	Raub			Raub (U) Interchange	FT 8 Federal Route 8 Raub Sungai Ruan	Diamond interchange
		Raub–Bentong district border
	Bentong			Raub (S) Interchange	West FT 1502 Raub Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Raub Campus FT 218 Bukit Fraser East FT 1502 FELDA Krau	Half diamond interchange
				Bentong (U) Interchange	East FT 1498 Kampung Lebu Northwest FT 8 FELDA Lurah Bilut	Diamond interchange
				Mempaga Interchange	East FT 1498 FELDA Mempaga Southwest East Coast Expressway FT 2 AH141 Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway Kuala Lumpur Kuantan Genting Highlands	Roundabout interchange
			6A	Bentong (S) Interchange	North FT 8 Bentong	Half diamond interchange
			809	KLK Interchange	West East Coast Expressway FT 2 AH141 Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway Kuala Lumpur Genting Highlands	Trumpet interchange, entry only westbound
		FT 34 Lingkaran Tengah Utama Expressway Under construction
				Kampung Telemong
				Mancis
		FT 34Lingkaran Tengah Utama Expressway Start/End of highway Under construction
			--	Simpang Pelangai	Northwest FT 9 Karak FT 9 Mancis Southeast FT 34 Kuala Klawang FT 9 Kuala Pilah FT 51 Seremban	T-junctions

External links

• Central Spine Road on Facebook