Jalan Gopeng
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Jalan Gopeng is a long federal
road
running through dozens of towns and settlements
in Perak
, Malaysia. It passes through Gopeng
, Gunong Mesah, Jeram, Kampong Kepayang, Chandan Desa, Gunong Rapat and Simpang Pulai. This trunk road was previously a two lane road with very small volume of vehicles until it became second most important road besides the PLUS Expressway in Kinta District particularly to most of the settlements and towns along the road. Gradually Jalan Gopeng has been upgraded physically and aesthetically. Street lights, dividers and wider road shoulders were already built to cater the rising number of vehicle using it. During festive seasons and school breaks, it will be a common scene to have mild traffic congestion but when it came towards the end of the holidays, everything will start to cramp with most of these vehicles heading towards the nearest PLUS Expressway Toll to enter the highway.
Federal government
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road
Road
A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any...
running through dozens of towns and settlements
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in Perak
Perak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...
, Malaysia. It passes through Gopeng
Gopeng
Gopeng is a town located in Mukim Teja, District of Kampar, Perak, Malaysia. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Ipoh, the state capital. The town is located on the west side of the North-South Expressway stretch of Tapah-Simpang Pulai...
, Gunong Mesah, Jeram, Kampong Kepayang, Chandan Desa, Gunong Rapat and Simpang Pulai. This trunk road was previously a two lane road with very small volume of vehicles until it became second most important road besides the PLUS Expressway in Kinta District particularly to most of the settlements and towns along the road. Gradually Jalan Gopeng has been upgraded physically and aesthetically. Street lights, dividers and wider road shoulders were already built to cater the rising number of vehicle using it. During festive seasons and school breaks, it will be a common scene to have mild traffic congestion but when it came towards the end of the holidays, everything will start to cramp with most of these vehicles heading towards the nearest PLUS Expressway Toll to enter the highway.