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	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

A completed section of the CSR near Raub, Pahang.

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.

History

• On 15 December 2016, section 3H (Kg. Kechur to Kg. Sbrg. Jelai) was opened to traffic
• 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.

Features

The CSR/LTU near Merapoh.

• Four lanes, two on each side^[1]
• A long eco-viaduct for wild animals crossing
• Some sections are concrete paved, making CSR as the only newly completed road paved using concrete

In most sections, the original Federal Route was 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.

Federal Route 8 may eventually remain as an alternative route.

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		7	Raub
		Raub–Bentong district border
	Bentong		6A	Bentong Interchange	FT 8 Federal Route 8 Bentong Bukit Fraser	Diamond interchange
			6	Mempaga Interchange	Mempaga	Roundabout interchange
			6A	KLK Interchange	East Coast Expressway FT 2 AH141 Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway West Kuala Lumpur Genting Highlands East Gambang Kuantan Kuala Terengganu	Trumpet interchange
		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

References

External links

• Central Spine Road on Facebook