Malaysia Federal Route 79

Federal Route 79
Jalan Ulu Pauh–Padang Besar
Route information
Length	28.5 km (17.7 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Padang Besar
	Federal Route 7 1002 (1002) Jalan Chuping Changlun–Kuala Perlis Highway
South end	Ulu Pauh
Location
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 mile) road connects Padang Besar in the north to Ulu Pauh in the south.^[1]

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.

List of junctions

Km	Exit	Junctions	To	Remarks
		Padang Besar	West Kangar Alor Star Kaki Bukit Gua Kelam East Padang Besar Checkpoint Padang Besar (Thailand) 4054 Sadao (Thailand) 4054 Hat Yai (Thailand) Duty Free Complex 🏬	T-junctions
Anti-Smuggling Unit (UPP) checkpoint
		Chuping sugarcane plantations	V
		Chuping sugarcane plantations	V
		Jalan Beseri–Chuping	South R16 Jalan Kubang Tiga Beseri Mata Ayer Kangar	T-junctions
		Chuping	Cement Factory	Junctions
		Chuping Bulatan Chuping	R122 Jalan Beseri–Chuping West Ayer Timbul East Chuping Industrial Area	Roundabout
		FELDA Chuping Jalan Chuping	East 1002 (1002) Jalan Chuping FELDA Chuping	T-junctions
		FELDA Chuping Bulatan FELDA Chuping	1002 (1002) Jalan Chuping West Guar Nangka Kangar Arau East FELDA Chuping	Roundabout
		Sungai Chuping bridge
		UniMAP Sports Complex	UniMAP Sports Complex	T-junctions
		Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)	Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)	T-junctions
		Ulu Pauh	Changlun–Kuala Perlis Highway West Kuala Perlis Kangar East Changlun North–South Expressway Northern Route Hat Yai (Thailand) Bukit Kayu Hitam Kuala Lumpur Alor Star	Diamond interchange
			South Jalan Ulu Pauh Kampung Ulu Pauh

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