Malaysian Road Information

4. ROAD NETWORK

Roads in Malaysia are classified into two broad categories, namely Federal Roads and State Roads.

FEDERAL ROADS

Federal roads are all roads declared under the Federal Roads Ordinance (1959). This category of roads includes the National Expressways and Highways under the administration of the Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA). Tol Expressway like the North=South Expressway and other toll highways are all classified under the category.

Also included are the highways and other roads under the administration of the Public Works Department Malaysia, like the major interurban roads joining the state capitals and roads leading to points of entry to and cut from the country.
Other roads classified under this category are the Regional Development Scheme Roads, such as those within the Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) schemes. Federal Land Consolidation Authority (FELCRA) schemes and other Regional Development Authority Scheme such as Pahang Tenggara Development Authority Scheme etc. Minor roads leading to and within Federal Government Institutions are also classfied under this category.

STATE ROADS

State Road generally comprises of the primary roads providing intra - state travel between the district administrative centres. Other roads included in this category are the Urban Collector Roads and other Minor Roads within the villages and the rural inhabited areas.

Roads within the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and the island of Labuan which are not designated as Federal Roads are classfied under this category.

**ROADS IN MALAYISA**
CLASS/CATEGORY	TOTAL LENGTH	PAVED LENGTH	%7PAVED
Toll Expressway & Toll Highway	973	973	100
Other Federal Roads	14554	13590	93.4
State Roads(including Municipality Roads)	45207	30710	67.9

ROADS STATISTICS

A total of 59,761 kilometres of roads make up the whole road network of the country, with 24.4% of the network being Federal Roads, whilst the remaining 75.6% forms the State Roads.

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BRIDGE STATISTICS

It is estimated that there are about 4500 road bridges in the country, out of which about 2800 numbers are located on the Federal Roads. Presently the Public Works Department Malaysia has compiled an inventory for 2546 bridges on the Federal Roads in Peninsular Malaysia.

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