Route Background
Even though the expressways officially begins at Gombak North Interchange in Gombak, Selangor and its interchange with the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (Federal Route ), the Kilometre Zero is actually counted from the Kuala Lumpur city centre via Federal Route (Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1, Jalan Pahang (Genting Klang-Pahang Highway), Jalan Gombak (Federal Route ), Jalan Kampung Bandar Dalam and Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway ); the actual starting point of the expressway is counted as Kilometre 19. Next, the expressway passes the Titiwangsa Range and the Genting Sempah Tunnel towards the Genting Sempah at Pahang border.
The section between Bentong and Karak is the sole route from Kuala Lumpur to Kuantan and vice-versa, as Jalan Gombak (Federal Route ) which serves as the toll-free alternative for the expressway ends at Ketari, Bentong. At Karak Interchange, the expressway diverts the section to Karak to continue as Federal Route while the expressway itself continues as the East Coast Expressway.
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