General View of Karak Highway...

iNTRODUCTION…

Karak Highway also known as The Kuala Lumpur – Karak Expressway or Karak Expressway  (Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur-Karak, Lebuhraya Karak)  is a 60 km controlled-access highway or motorway in Malaysia connecting the capital city of Kuala Lumpur to the town of Karak in Pahang. The highway was built in the 1970s, originally intended as an alternative route from Gombak to Bentong in Pahang  using the Federal route.It incorporates a twin tunnel at Genting Sempah, near one of Malaysia's famous highland resorts, Genting Highlands. Originally, the highway was used to be a two-lane toll highway before being upgraded to a full expressway in 1997.Like other highland roads and highways, Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway faces risks of landslides especially during rainy season. Therefore, motorists are advised not to use any highland routes including Karak Expressway during heavy rain to avoid risks of landslides.

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Rumors on Karak Highway……

Karak highway also well known for its many haunting stories. It was told my many eyewitnesses who use to drove using that highway. For instances, some of the rumors do really creates a fear among us. On the other hand, some people claim that it's because there's a lot of accidents and deaths. Others believe that the grounds on which Karak highway was built upon was said to be the burial grounds for the aborigines ( Orang Asli ) which  was already haunted to begin with. Thus, all these rumors ended up in creating a fearful feeling among us. All this myths causes Karak Highway became a fearful area for motorists especially during the night due to the many stories shared by motorists who have experienced some of the hauntings while travelling along the highway. Due to this reason, Expressway looks empty and scary during night time. Many believe that if someone travel here just as a challenge even after they know well about this place, then they definitely face the consequences.