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Perak Route 3
Jalan Manong / Jalan Kangsar / Jalan Simpang Tiga / Jalan Sultan Iskandar Shah
Major junctions
North end	Kuala Kangsar
Major intersections	FT 1 Federal Route 1 A136 State Route A136 A215 State Route A215 A154 State Route A154 FT 73 Federal Route 73
South end	Buluh Akar
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Manong, Jerlun, Kuala Kangsar
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Perak State Route A3, Jalan Manong and Jalan Kangsar is a major road in Perak, Malaysia. State Route A3 connects from Kuala Kangsar in the north to Buluh Akar in the south.

History

Upgrading State Route A3

The Phase 1 of upgrading project start in 1990s, around 14 km.

The Phase 2 start from 2018 to 2021, the section involved is from Kampung Baru Jerlun to Ulu Kenas, length about 7 km, started from 28 February 2018 and completed on 24 February 2021.

The State Route A3 Upgrade project Phase 3 costed RM 12.85 millions, started on 29 August 2022, and completed on 28 June 2024, within 22 months.

The Phase 3 involves two plans, which is rebuild three bridges (Sungai Jeliang bridge, Sungai Jebol bridge and Sungai Guar bridge) and Sungai Lempor box culvert enhancement for watering management.

Features

• Alternative route to Lumut Port
• One of the main routes to West Coast Expressway

Junction list

The entire route is located in Perak.

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

District	Location	km	mi	Name	Destinations	Notes
Kuala Kangsar	Kuala Kangsar			Kuala Kangsar Kuala Kangsar clock tower	FT 1 Federal Route 1 – Padang Rengas, Taiping, Gerik, Ipoh, Sungai Siput, Chemor North–South Expressway Northern Route / AH2 – Alor Setar, George Town, Kuala Lumpur A136 State Route A136 – Istana Iskandariah, Perak Royal Museum, Sultan Azlan Shah Gallery, Ubudiah Mosque, Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum (Perak Royal Mausoleum)	Roundabout
				Kuala Kangsar	A215 Jalan Dato' Sagor – Taiping, Gerik North–South Expressway Northern Route / AH2 – Alor Setar, Kuala Lumpur Jalan Bendehara – Sungai Siput, Ipoh	Roundabout
				Kangsar River bridge
	Jerlun			Jerlun		T-junctions
				Kampung Baru Jerlun		T-junctions
	Ketior			Ketior River bridge
				Kampung Ketior		T-junctions
	Kenas			Kenas River bridge
				Ulu Kenas
	Manong			Kampung Guar
				Guar River bridge
				Manong Bridge	Manong Bridge – Parit, Siputeh, Batu Gajah	T-junctions
				Kampung Ulu Piul
Perak Tengah	Parit			Buluh Akar	FT 73 Federal Route 73 – Beruas, Pantai Remis, Changkat Keruing, Ayer Tawar, Parit, Siputeh, Batu Gajah, Bota, Ipoh West Coast Expressway – Taiping, Teluk Intan, Sabak Bernam, Kuala Selangor, Klang	T-junctions
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

External links

• Malaysian Public Works Department