Malaysia Federal Route 147

Federal Route 147
Jalan Bagan Serai–Alor Pongsu–Selama
Route information
Length	40 km (25 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Bagan Serai
Major intersections	FT 75 Jalan Siakap FT 1 Federal Route 1 Jalan Pintasan A111 Jalan Bukit Merah A7 Jalan Kubu Gajah–Taiping A6 Jalan Kubu Gajah–Lenggong FT 171 Federal Route 171
East end	Selama
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Kuala Kurau, Alor Pongsu, Bukit Merah, Kubu Gajah, Selama, Batu Kurau, Gerik
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Federal Route 147, or Jalan Bagan Serai–Alor Pongsu–Selama (formerly Perak State Route A6 and A7), is a federal road in Perak, Malaysia. The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 147 starts at Bagan Serai.

Features

At most sections, the Federal Route 147 was built under the JKR R3 and R4 road standard, with a speed limit of 70 km/h to 80 km/h. Due to the most section of this route historicly are swampy lands, unexpected unevens road and soften road shoulders condition will occur without warning. During the monsoon season and heavy rain, some sections like Kampung Beriah often flood and are closed to light vehicles. One of the alternative routes to get to Selama, Kubu Gajah and Changkat Lobak or to Bagan Serai, Alor Pongsu and Alor Pongsu Tollgate should go through Jalan Pintasan to A111 Jalan Gunung Semanggol-Changkat Lobak (Jalan Bukit Merah) or vice versa to get to the destination.

List of junctions

Km	Exit	Junctions	To	Remarks
FT 147 0		Bagan Serai	Northwest FT 1 Parit Buntar FT 136 Bandar Baharu FT 1 Butterworth West FT 75 Kuala Kurau Southeast FT 1 Kamunting FT 1 Taiping FT 1 Kuala Kangsar	Junctions
		Bagan Serai
		Railway crossing bridge
		Matang Jelutong
		Alor Pongsu
		Jalan Pintasan
		Alor Pongsu-NSE	North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route North Bukit Kayu Hitam Penang Bandar Baharu South Kuala Lumpur Ipoh Taiping	T-junctions with toll plaza (Alor Pongsu Toll Plaza: Accepts Touch 'n Go, MyRFID SmartTAG)
		Kampung Alor Semat
		Kampung Matang Pasir
		Kampung Beriah
		Kampung Bentung
		Kampung Permatang Tengah
		Changkat Lobak	South A111 Jalan Bukit Merah Bukit Merah Bukit Merah Laketown Resort North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route Bukit Kayu Hitam Penang Bandar Baharu Kuala Lumpur Ipoh Taiping	T-junctions
Kerian–Larut, Matang and Selama district border Selama sub-district border
		Kampung Tebing Tinggi
		Kubu Gajah	East A6 Jalan Kubu Gajah–Lenggong Lenggong Gerik South A7 Jalan Kubu Gajah–Taiping Pondok Tanjung Batu Kurau Kamunting Taiping	Junctions
		Kampung Bukit Gelugor
		Kampung Sungai Jambu
		Sungai Terap
		Selama	Northeast A115 Jalan Rantau Panjang Rantau Panjang Sungai Bayor West FT 171 Serdang FT 136 Bandar Baharu FT 136 Parit Buntar FT 136 Kulim	T-junctions