Genting Sempah–Genting Highlands Highway

• 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 3.20am 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 the front of his car was hit by a landslide 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.

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)

The one-way road (formerly original dual-carriageway highway) from Chin Swee Temple designed for climbing route to the summit, while the other one-way road from the summit designed for downhill route to Chin Swee Temple.

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 safely stop. 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 vehicles momentum to be dissipated in a controlled and relatively harmless way, allowing the operator to stop it safely.

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

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.

(Climbing route, One-way Genting Highlands bound)

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
4.2
4
		V ---m above sea level	V	Start of the one-way bound
3
	EXIT 6A	Chin 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
0.1		Genting 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

(Downhill route, One-way Genting Sempah bound)

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
0		Genting Highlands Genting Highlands Summit 1760m above sea level
		---m above sea level		Start 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 level		Start/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 level		Start/End of the single carriageway
1	EXIT 7	Mushroom Park Roundabout 1652m above sea level	North Jalan Gunung Ulu Kali Gunung Ulu Kali Mushroom Park Batik Centre	Roundabout
1.6		Emergency escape ramp 1634m above sea level	Emergency escape ramp	Engage lower gear
		Viaduct ---m above sea level		Engage lower gear
2		---m above sea level		Engage lower gear
		Emergency escape ramp 1606m above sea level	Emergency escape ramp	Engage lower gear
	EXIT 6B	Chin 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 level		Engage lower gear
3.4		Emergency escape ramp 1296m above sea level	Emergency escape ramp	Engage lower gear
3.5		---m above sea level		Engage lower gear
3.6		---m above sea level		Engage lower gear
4		Viaduct ---m above sea level		Engage lower gear
4.5		---m above sea level		Engage 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