Federal Route 4 is a federal road in the north of

Peninsula Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu; Jawi: نڬري-نڬري تانه ملايو), also known as West Malaysia or the Malaysian Peninsula, ...

. The road connects

Butterworth, Penang Butterworth is the largest urban town in the city of Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia. It lies about east of George Town, the capital city of Penang, across the Penang Strait. , Butterworth has a total population of 107,591 residents. Butte ...

Pasir Puteh Pasir Puteh District is a district (jajahan) in Kelantan, Malaysia. The town of Pasir Putih is situated on the bank of Semerak River, about 30 kilometers to the south of Kota Bharu. Pasir Puteh district borders Terengganu to its south-east. ...

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. The highway also goes close to the border with Thailand and meets Jalan Kompleks CIQ Bukit Bunga at Bukit Bunga.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero is located at

Gerik Gerik ( Jawi: ڬريق; ; Tamil: கிரிக் ; alternate spelling: Grik) is a mukim and the district capital of Hulu Perak District, Perak, Malaysia. The town is also known as Rest Town owing to its strategic location next to East-West ...

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. At the first kilometre at

, it is connected with the Federal Route 76. At the East–West Highway sections, the highway passing Kuala Rui,

Lake Temenggor Bridge Lake Temenggor Bridge is the longest highway bridge on the East-West Highway, (Federal route ). Opened on 1 July 1982, the bridge crosses Lake Temenggor, a hydroelectric dam in Perak, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast A ...

(West and East side),

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, Belum Forest Reserve, Air Banun, Lake Pergau and finally at

Jeli The Jeli District (Jawi: جلي) is a district and a parliamentary constituency in western Kelantan, Malaysia. As of 2010, the district's population is estimated to be 42,150. Jeli is administered by the Jeli District Council. Jeli is bordered b ...

. The Federal Route 4 then continues from Jeli towards Tanah Merah, Machang and finally at

, where it meets with the

Federal Route 3 The following highways are numbered 3, H-3, PRI-3, AH3, E03 and R3. For roads numbered A3, see A3 roads. For roads numbered M3, see M3. For roads numbered N3, see N3. For roads numbered 3A, see 3A. International * Asian Highway 3 * Europe ...

History

Features

At most sections, the Federal Route 4 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

List of junction and towns on the route

References

{{Malaysian Federal Roads 004 ms:Laluan Persekutuan Malaysia 4