Federal Route 253
Semeling Bypass
Route information
Length	14.1 km (8.8 mi)
Major junctions
Beltway around Semeling
East end	Taman Tasek Indah
Major intersections	K1 Jalan Pantai Barat Kedah K167 Jalan Raya Semeling
West end	Tupah
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Semeling Merbok
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Semeling Bypass, Federal Route 253, is a major highway bypass in Semeling, Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia.^[1] The Kilometre Zero is located at Taman Tasek Indah junctions near Semeling.

History

In 2012, the highway was gazetted as Federal Route 253.

Features

At most sections, the Federal Route 253 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

List of junctions

Km	Exit	Junctions	To	Remarks
FT 253 0	1	Taman Tasek Indah Junctions	North Jalan Tasek Indah 2 Taman Tasek Indah K1 Jalan Pantai Barat Kedah West K1 Semeling Town Centre East K1 Bedong FT 1 Guar Chempedak FT 1 Gurun	4-way intersections
FT 253 Semeling Bypass Start/End of highway
	2	Taman Malinja Junctions	Jalan Malinja West Taman Malinja Semeling Town Centre East Kampung Thye Eng	4-way intersections
	3	Semeling South Junctions	K167 Jalan Raya Semeling North K167 Semeling Town Centre South K167 Sungai Petani North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route Bukit Kayu Hitam Alor Star Penang Kuala Lumpur	4-way intersections
		Kampung Sungai Batu
		Kampung Permatang Samak
	4	Pekan Sebalah Junctions'	K163 Jalan Pekan Sebalah Northeast Semeling Town Centre Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Merbok Campus Southwest Pekan Sebalah Sungai Gelam	4-way intersections
		Taman Lembah Bujang
	5	Jalan Ladang Sungai Batu Junctions	West K633 Jalan Ladang Sungai Batu Ladang Sungai Batu	3-way intersections
FT 253 Semeling Bypass Start/End of highway
	6	Bujang Junctions	K1 Jalan Pantai Barat Kedah West K1 Merbok K1 Yan K1 Tanjung Dawai K1 Bujang Valley Archeological Museum East K1 Semeling Town Centre	3-way intersections

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