Key Projects

Enabler	Transport > Road
Project	East Coast Expressway Phase III & IV
Location	Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu (III) Kuantan to Johor Bahru (IV)

Description

East Coast Expressway (ECE) III is an extension of East Coast Expressway (ECE) II which is under construction. ECE III will connect Kg. Gemuroh (Kuala Terengganu) to Kota Bharu, Kelantan; ending at Pengkalan Kubor, with an approximate length of 171 km.

Phase IV of the ECE runs to the south, connecting Kuantan all the way to Johor Bahru.

Project Rationale

The rationale for the implementation of ECE Phases III and IV is to provide a complete highway-standard transport backbone for the main economic corridors in the ECER. The ECE will provide improved connectivity within the corridor including to the main regional centre and growth areas. It will also improve the ECER's access to the rest of Peninsular Malaysia as well as Thailand and Singapore.

The reduced traveling time will have a dramatic impact on the economic viability of projects within the ECER. While it is generally acknowledged that the North-South Expressway has played a significant role in spurring economic developments on the western side of Peninsular Malaysia, it is hoped that the East Coast Expressway (ECE) will have a similar profound impact on the ECER states.