Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway
Expressway 8 | |
|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur–Karak | |
Route map | |
| Route information | |
| Part of AH141 | |
| Maintained by ANIH Berhad | |
| Length | 60 km (37 mi) |
| Existed | 1974–present |
| History | Completed in 1979 |
| Major junctions | |
| Southwest end | FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 at Gombak, Selangor |
| Northeast end | East Coast Expressway at Karak, Pahang |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Primary destinations | Gombak, Genting Highlands, Bukit Tinggi, Bentong, Karak |
| Highway system | |
The E8 Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway is a 60-kilometre (37 mi) interstate controlled-access highway in Peninsular Malaysia. It runs between the town of Gombak in Selangor to the southwest and Karak in Pahang to the northeast. The expressway was previously a single-carriageway trunk road forming part of Federal Route 2; this designation has been kept after the upgrade in 1997. It shares its designation with the East Coast Expressway proper that succeeds it.
The highway has many hairpin bends and many stretches pass through remote forested terrain. Vehicular accidents, many of them fatal, have often occurred on the highway. Because of its remoteness and high number of accidents, the expressway has been recorded as one of the most dangerous routes in Malaysia.