Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands Highway

The Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands Highway is the main highway from Genting Sempah to Genting Highlands, Malaysia's a famous mountain resort and entertainment parks. This is a private highway owned by Genting Berhad. The speed limit of the highway is 50 km/h (31 mph).

Federal Route --
Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands Highway
Route information
Length25 km (16 mi)
Existed1965–present
HistoryAccess road completed in 1969, with further construction during 2001–2005
Major junctions
Summit endGenting Highlands
  Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway
Federal Route 68
B66 Jalan Batang Kali–Genting Highlands
Jalan Gunung Ulu Kali
Downhill endGenting Sempah
Location
Primary
destinations
Genting Highlands
Gohtong Jaya
Institut Aminuddin Baki
Genting Sempah
Batang Kali
Ulu Yam
Highway system

Route background

The Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands Highway begins at the downhill Genting Sempah. Its terminus (Kilometre Zero) is at Genting Highlands summit.[1]

History

The Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands Highway was used to be a private highway owned by Genting Highlands Resort. Construction of the access road to Genting Highlands began on 18 August 1965 and would take four years to complete the access road from Genting Sempah to Mount Ulu Kali's peak. The access road finally opened on 31 March 1969 in conjunction with the official laying of the foundation stone for the Genting Hotel (the then Highlands Hotel) by the then first Malaysian Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj. In 2001, a new bypass Chin Swee Bypass was designed as a downhill route from the summit to the downhill Chin Swee Temple was constructed and completed in 2005. The construction of the new bypass was regarded as one of the most astonishing engineering projects in Malaysia.

Notable events

  • 18 August 1965 Construction of the access road to Genting Highlands began.
  • 31 March 1969 The access road to Genting Highlands was opened.
  • 30 June 1995 20 people were killed in the landslide at Genting Highlands slip road near Kuala Lumpur–Karak Highway.
  • 16 July 1996 A bus, ferrying a group of factory workers and their families on a holiday excursion, plunged into a 120 m-deep ravine at Km 1 of the Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands Highway near the Genting Highlands Resort, killing 17 of them. Six were children.
  • 5 June 2004 A retired businessman was killed when the bus he was skidded overturned and crashed at km 16 Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands Highway near Sri Layang roundabout.
  • 31 March 2005 A bus negotiating the sharp corner at Km 18 of the Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands Highway at Gohtong Jaya roundabout skidded, hit the divider and landed on its side while coming down Genting Highlands. Fifteen passengers were injured.
  • 13 April 2006 A landslide occurred at 11 p.m. at Km 3.8 of the Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands Highway. The landslide at the new Chin Swee Bypass to Genting Highlands two days ago caused soil and boulders to cover the road, making it inaccessible to traffic. No one was apparently hurt.
  • 22 September 2009 Genting Malaysia Berhad has announced that soil erosion occurred at Km 3.3 of a downhill road at the Genting Highlands Resort at 3.20 am today. No one was apparently hurt.
  • 29 October 2010 Seven people were killed and more than 20 injured when the bus they were travelling in crashed at the Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands Highway slip roads of the Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway near Genting Sempah.
  • 21 October 2011 A man suffered light injuries when a landslide hit the front of his car at Km 13.9 of the Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands Highway near Genting Highlands
  • 21 August 2013 At least 37 people were killed and 16 others injured when the bus carrying 53 passengers crashed into ravine at Km 3.5 of the Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands Highway near Chin Swee Temple, Genting Highlands, Pahang. It was the worst road disasters in Malaysian history.
  • 18 November 2014 A landslide, caused by heavy rain, forced the closure of the Km 4.2 of the Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands Highway heading towards Genting Highlands.
  • 13 June 2019 A car caught fire at Km 16 downhill.

Features

Dangerous curves

At least six spots along the 18 km road leading down from Genting Highlands have recorded horrific accident area involving buses and other heavy vehicles since 1989. 10% steep gradients, sharp bends and less-than-ideal road conditions can make it difficult for heavy vehicles to manoeuvre, and odds of losing control, skidding off the road and crashing, are high. (Source: New Straits Times, 23 August 2013)

Separated one-way roads

The one-way road (formerly original dual-carriageway highway) from Chin Swee Temple was constructed as a climbing route to the summit. The other one-way road from the summit was designed as a downhill route to Chin Swee Temple.

Emergency escape ramp

The emergency escape ramp are also provided here especially on the one way downhill Genting Sempah bound. This emergency escape ramp that enables vehicles that are having braking problems to stop safely. It is typically a long, sand or gravel-filled lane adjacent to a road with a steep grade, and is designed to accommodate large, heavy vehicles. The deep gravel allows the heavy vehicle's momentum to be dissipated in a controlled and relatively harmless way, allowing the operator to stop it safely.

Viaducts at Chin Swee Bypass

Viaducts at the downhill road of Chin Swee Bypass leading Genting Sempah bound.

Le Tour de Langkawi

Genting Highlands serve as the finish point of a stage in the Tour de Langkawi cycling race. It is one of the longest (30 km) climbs featured in a cycling event.

List of junctions

Original route

KmExitInterchangeToRemarks
EXIT 1Genting Sempah
Genting Sempah A Roundabout
600m above sea level
East
To/from Federal Route
Bukit Tinggi
Janda Baik
Genting Sempah Rest and Service Area
Petronas McDonald's V



Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway
(Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG ETC only)

West
Kuala Lumpur
Gombak
Ipoh
Seremban
Johor Bahru

East
Kuala Terengganu
Kuantan
Bentong
Bukit Tinggi
Roundabout
ANIH Berhad Genting Sempah Tunnel Monitoring and Maintenance Centre
645m above sea level
ANIH Berhad Genting Sempah Tunnel Monitoring and Maintenance CentreAuthorized personnel only
Kampung Genting Sempah
647m above sea level
Kampung Genting Sempah
Remember 126 Chinese Seafood Restaurant
V
Genting Sempah bound
Engage lower gear
Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands Highway
JKR border limit
Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway
Start/End of expressway
(Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG ETC only)
ANIH Berhad border limit
EXIT 2Genting Sempah
Genting Sempah B Interchange
648m above sea level
Southwest
To/from Federal Route
Gombak
Hulu Gombak


To/from Expressway
Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway
(Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG ETC only)

West
Kuala Lumpur
Gombak
Ipoh
Seremban
Johor Bahru
Interchange
West bound only
Engage lower gear
Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway
Start/End of expressway
(Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG ETC only)
ANIH Berhad border limit
Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands Highway
JKR and Genting Berhad border limit
Police post 1
684m above sea level
Police checkpoint
Police post 1
Genting Highlands
---m above sea levelGenting Sempah bound
Engage lower gear
Hydrophonic farm
797m above sea level
Genting Sempah bound
Engage lower gear
---m above sea levelGenting Sempah bound
Engage lower gear
Roundabout
956m above sea level
Roundabout
Genting Sempah bound
Engage lower gear
---m above sea levelGenting Sempah bound
Engage lower gear
V
---m above sea level
V
U-Turn
861m above sea level
U-Turn
EXIT 3Gohtong Jaya
Gohtong Jaya South Interchange
870m above sea level
Northwest
Gohtong Jaya
Town Centre
Goh Tong's Villa (Lim Goh Tong's private residence)
Genting Skyway cable car stations
Interchange with one ramp underpass to Gohtong Jaya from Genting Highlands
U-Turn
861m above sea level
U-Turn
Genting Permai Resort
888m above sea level
Genting Permai Resort
Highlands International Boarding
From Genting Highlands

18
EXIT 4Gohtong Jaya
Gohtong Jaya Roundabout
925m above sea level
West
B66 Jalan Batang Kali–Genting Highlands
B57 Batang Kali
B57 Ulu Yam
Ipoh
Genting Skyway cable car stations


East
Jalan Sri Layang
Institut Aminuddin Baki
Sekolah Kebangsaan Sri Layang
Roundabout
Genting Highlands main entrance
Police post 2
17.9Genting Highlands main entrance
Police post 2
930m above sea level
Police checkpoint

17
---m above sea level
Gohtong Memorial Park
966m above sea level
Gohtong Memorial Park
Lim Goh Tong's grave

16
---m above sea level
15.3EXIT 5Sri Layang Roundabout
1045m above sea level
North
Sri Layang
Awana Skyway cable car stations
Genting Highlands Premium Outlets
V
Masjid Yayasan Mohammad Noah (Muslims only)


South
Awana
Awana Genting Highlands Golf & Country Resort
Roundabout

15
---m above sea levelGenting Sempah bound
Engage lower gear

14
---m above sea levelGenting Sempah bound
Engage lower gear
13.9---m above sea levelGenting Sempah bound
Engage lower gear

13
---m above sea levelGenting Sempah bound
Engage lower gear
12.9UPM Field Station
1227m above sea level
Genting Sempah bound
Engage lower gear
V
---m above sea level
VGenting Sempah bound
Engage lower gear
Chin Swee Temple Separation
1275m above sea level
Genting Highlands Summit Bound
Genting Highlands
(One-way Genting Highlands bound)
One-way separated carriageway

Genting Sempah bound
Engage lower gear

Genting Highlands Old Roads

(Climbing route, One-way Genting Highlands bound)

KmExitInterchangeToRemarks
4.2

4
V
---m above sea level
VStart of the one-way bound

3
EXIT 6AChin Swee Temple Exit
1446m above sea level
Chin Swee Temple
Lim Goh Tong's statue
Chin Swee Temple's Awana Skyway cable car stations
V
RIRO exit
V
---m above sea level
V

2
---m above sea level
Cradle Rock
---m above sea level
Cradle Rock
V
Heliport
1485m above sea level
Heliport
Open car park

1
V
---m above sea level
V
Ria Apartments
1671m above sea level
Ria Apartments
Genting Highlands police stations
1708m above sea level
Genting Highlands police stations
Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands Highway
End of the one-way bound
0.1Genting Highlands
Genting Highlands Summit
Kayangan Apartments junctions
1728m above sea level
Northwest One Way
Kayangan Apartments
Genting Highlands fire stations
Genting Highlands staff quarters
End of the one-way bound
Junctions

0
Genting Highlands
Genting Highlands Summit
1760m above sea level
Genting Highlands

Genting Grand, First World Hotel, Maxims HotelResort Hotel
Theme Park Hotel
Maxims Hotel
Crockfords Hotel
First World Plaza
Sky Avenue Mall
Skytropolis Funland
Casino de Genting
SkyCasino
Genting Highlands International Convention Centre
Genting International Showroom
20th Century Fox World

Chin Swee Bypass

(Downhill route, One-way Genting Sempah bound)

KmExitInterchangeToRemarks

0
Genting Highlands
Genting Highlands Summit
1760m above sea level
---m above sea levelStart of the one-way bound
Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands Highway
Start of the one-way bound
Petron layby
1682m above sea level
Petron
Pelangi Hotel one way
1679m above sea level
West One Way
Pelangi Hotel
Genting Highlands Hotel
Casino de Genting
Genting Highlands International Convention Centre
First World Plaza
First World Hotel
Genting Theme Park
20th Century Fox World
One way directional Y junctions
---m above sea levelStart/End of the single carriageway
Heliport
---m above sea level
Heliport
Open car park
TNB substation
1656m above sea level
TNB substation
1650m above sea levelStart/End of the single carriageway

1
EXIT 7Mushroom Park Roundabout
1652m above sea level
North
Jalan Gunung Ulu Kali
Gunung Ulu Kali
Mushroom Park
Batik Centre
Roundabout
1.6Emergency escape ramp
1634m above sea level
Emergency escape rampEngage lower gear
Viaduct
---m above sea level
Engage lower gear

2
---m above sea levelEngage lower gear
Emergency escape ramp
1606m above sea level
Emergency escape rampEngage lower gear
EXIT 6BChin Swee Temple Exit
1445m above sea level
Chin Swee Temple
Lim Goh Tong's statue
Chin Swee Temple's Awana Skyway cable car stations
V
RIRO exit
Engage lower gear
Viaduct
---m above sea level
Engage lower gear

3
---m above sea levelEngage lower gear
3.4Emergency escape ramp
1296m above sea level
Emergency escape rampEngage lower gear
3.5---m above sea levelEngage lower gear
3.6---m above sea levelEngage lower gear

4
Viaduct
---m above sea level
Engage lower gear
4.5---m above sea levelEngage lower gear
Chin Swee Temple Separation
1282m above sea level
Genting Highlands Summit Bound (Climbing Route)
Genting Highlands
(One-way Genting Highlands bound)

Genting Sempah Bound (Downhill Route)
Gohtong Jaya
B66 Batang Kali
Genting Sempah
Kuala Lumpur
Kuantan
(Continued to the original route)
End of the one-way bound
One-way separated carriageway
Engage lower gear

References

  1. "Jalan Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands". Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
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