Malaysia Federal Route 79

Federal Route 79
Jalan Ulu Pauh–Padang Besar
Route information
Maintained by Malaysian Public Works Department
Length	28.5 km (17.7 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Padang Besar
Major intersections	FT 7 Federal Route 7 FT 1002 Federal Route 1002 FT 46 Changlun–Kuala Perlis Highway
South end	Ulu Pauh
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Chuping
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Federal Route 79, or Jalan Ulu Pauh–Padang Besar, is a federal road in Perlis, Malaysia. The 28.5 km (17.7 mi) road connects Padang Besar in the north to Ulu Pauh in the south.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 79 starts at Ulu Pauh.

Features

• The Chuping sugarcane plantation, the largest in Malaysia.
• FELDA Chuping

At most sections, the Federal Route 79 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h (56 mph).

Junction lists

The entire route is located in Perlis.

Legend:

• I/C - Interchange, I/S - Intersection, RSA - Rest and service area, OBR - Overhead bridge restaurant, R/R - Restaurant and rest plaza, L/B - Layby, V/P - Vista point, TN - tunnel, T/P - Toll plaza, BR - Bridge

• C - Cloverleaf, S - Stack, T-A - Trumpet-A, T-B - Trumpet-B, DT - Directional-T/Y, SDT - Semi-Directional-T/Y, P-Y - Partial-Y, D - Diamond, P-C - Partial cloverleaf, D-D - Diverging diamond, D-R - Direct ramp

Location	km	mi	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Padang Besar	28.5	17.7		Padang Besar	FT 7 Malaysia Federal Route 7 – Kangar, Alor Setar, Kaki Bukit, Gua Kelam, Padang Besar Checkpoint, Duty Free Complex, Padang Besar (Thailand), Sadao, Hat Yai	Diamond interchange
			Anti-Smuggling Unit (UPP) checkpoint
Chuping				Chuping sugarcane plantations	V
				Jalan Beseri–Chuping	R16 Jalan Kubang Tiga – Beseri, Mata Ayer, Kangar	T-junctions
				Chuping	Cement Factory	Junctions
			2	Chuping Kilang Gula Roundabout	R122 Jalan Beseri–Chuping – Ayer Timbul, Chuping Industrial Area	Roundabout
				FELDA Chuping Jalan Chuping	FT 1002 Malaysia Federal Route 1002 – FELDA Chuping	T-junctions
			1	FELDA Chuping Kampung FELDA Roundabout	FT 1002 Malaysia Federal Route 1002 – Guar Nangka, Kangar, Arau, FELDA Chuping	Roundabout
			Sungai Arau bridge
Ulu Pauh				UniMAP Sports Complex	UniMAP Sports Complex	T-junctions
				Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)	Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)	T-junctions
				Ulu Pauh	FT 46 Changlun–Kuala Perlis Highway – Kuala Perlis, Kangar, Changlun North–South Expressway Northern Route / FT 1 / AH2 – Hat Yai (Thailand), Bukit Kayu Hitam, Alor Setar, Kuala Lumpur	Diamond interchange
			Through to R173 Jalan Padang Telela
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Route transition