Malaysia Federal Route 87

Federal Route 87
Jalan Mentakab-Temerloh
Route information
Length	15.65 km (9.72 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Mentakab (South)
Major intersections	FT 2 Federal Route 2 FT 88 Jalan MACRES FT 98 Federal Route 98 FT 10 Federal Route 10 FT 2 Mentakab-Temerloh Bypass
East end	Temerloh
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Mentakab Jerantut Taman Negara
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Federal Route 87, or Jalan Mentakab-Temerloh, is a main federal road in Pahang, Malaysia. The 15.6 km (9.1 mi) roads connects Mentakab until Temerloh. The roads was called Federal Route 2 before Mentakab-Temerloh Bypass was built in 1978.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 87 starts at Mentakab South, at its interchange with the Federal Route 2, the main trunk road of the central of Peninsula Malaysia.

History

Further information: Malaysia Federal Route 2 § History

In 1971, the old Temerloh Bridge spanning across the Pahang River collapsed due to the huge flood in Temerloh. As a result, the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) constructed a 575-m replacement bridge known as the Sultan Ahmad Shah Bridge FT2 beside the old bridge. The Sultan Ahmad Shah Bridge was much higher than the old bridge, forming the first grade-separated interchange in Pahang that was linked to the Federal Route 10. The new bridge project also included a new roadway that bypassed Temerloh and Mentakab, causing the former Temerloh-Mentakab section to be re-gazetted as the Federal Route 87. The construction of the Sultan Ahmad Shah Bridge was completed in 1974.

Features

At most sections, the Federal Route 87 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

List of junctions and towns

km	Exit	Junctions	To	Remarks
FT 87 0		Mentakab (West)	West FT 2 Kuala Lumpur FT 2 Karak FT 2 Lanchang East FT 2 Mentakab-Temerloh Bypass Temerloh Maran Kuantan Earth Station, Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency (MRSA) (Formerly known as Malaysian Centre of Remote Sensing (MACRES))	T-junctions
				Start/End of dual carriageway
		Taman Saga
		Kampung Batu Kapur
		Taman Bendera
		Railway crossing bridge
		Mentakab railway station		T-junctions
		Masjid Abu Bakar, Mentakab
		Mentakab
		Mentakab	Northeast Jalan Tun Razak Kampung Melayu	Town Centre Junctions
		Mentakab
		Mentakab	South FT 88 Jalan Chatin FT 88 Kampung Chatin FT 2 Kuala Lumpur FT 2 Kuantan Kolej Komuniti Mentakab Earth Station, Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency (MRSA) (Formerly known as Malaysian Centre of Remote Sensing (MACRES))	Junctions
		Kampung Catin
		Kampung Batu Dua
		Kampung Sungai Dingin
		Kampung Tok Embun
		Semantan	North FT 98 Jerantut FT 98 Taman Negara East Coast Expressway AH141 East Coast Expressway Kuala Lumpur Kuantan Kuala Terengganu South Jalan Sri Kemuning Kampung Batu Tiga	Junctions
		Tanjung Lalang
		Taman Chengal
		Sungai Chengal bridge
		Taman Temerloh Jaya	South Jalan Temerloh Jaya Taman Temerloh Jaya	T-junctions
		Kampung Paya Kechil
		Super Cowboy Supermarket
		Taman Seri Chengal Pusat Pengajian Al-Mukmin, Temerloh Chengal Muslim Cemetery	Taman Seri Chengal Marrybrown Restaurant Pusat Pengajian Al-Mukmin, Temerloh Chengal Muslim Cemetery * Grave of Sudirman Arshad, Malaysia's People Singer
		Kampung Carak Paya Dalam
		Kampung Batu Satu	Kampung Bukit Pak Silap	T-junctions
		McDonald's Drive Thru	McDonald's
		Taman Bahagia	Southwest Jalan Bahagia 7 Taman Bahagia Northeast Jalan Aman	Junctions
		Temerloh	East Jalan Tan Sri Yahya Town Centre Temerloh Bus and Taxi Terminal Temerloh Lake Gardens Esplanade Temerloh Temerloh District and Land Office Temerloh District Mosque Hospital Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Temerloh	T-junctions
		Kampung Sungai Rabit
				Start/End of dual carriageway
		Temerloh	West FT 2 Mentakab-Temerloh Bypass Kuala Lumpur Karak Lanchang Earth Station, Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency (MRSA) (Formerly known as Malaysian Centre of Remote Sensing (MACRES)) East FT 2 Sultan Ahmad Shah Bridge (Temerloh Bridge) FT 2 Chenor FT 2 Maran FT 2 Kuantan Hospital Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Temerloh	Roundabout and Parcelo interchange
			South FT 10 Bera FT 10 Teriang FT 10 Bahau FT 10 Gemas FT 10 Bera Lake