[1] The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 76 starts at Kuala Kangsar (West) interchange, Perak, at its interchange with the Malaysia Federal Route 1, the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia.

In addition, this federal highway also serves as the gateway to Thailand via Keroh and Betong and vice versa.

However, the original alignment of the highway was notorious for its many dangerous sharp corners.

[2] The project was started in October 2001 and was completed in November 2005 with the total cost of RM600 million.

[4][3] As a result of the road upgrade, the former Sauk–Lenggong section was later downgraded into Perak State Route A76 in 2014.