The Jerangau–Jabor Highway project was announced in 1973 by the second
Prime Minister,
Tun Abdul Razak during the launch of the Central Terengganu Development Authority (Malay:
Lembaga Kemajuan Terengganu Tengah (KETENGAH)). The highway was constructed as a means to speed up the development of the poorly-developed areas in the interior of Terengganu, just like the role of the
Tun Razak Highway FT12 towards Pahang. Before the advent of the Jerangau–Jabor Highway FT14, the Federal Route 3 was the only major federal highway running within Terengganu. The construction of the FT14 highway had spawned many federal and state highways that link between the FT14 and FT3 highways. Two roads formed the pioneer route of the Federal Route 14, namely the Kuala Terengganu-Kuala Berang Road FT14/FT106 and the
Ajil-Dungun Road FT14/FT132. and was completed in 1979. The Jerangau–Jabor Highway FT14 is notorious for its
recurring premature surface failures ever since the highway was under construction. Many sections along the highway are plagued with
potholes, posing accident risks to road users. Overladen lorries are blamed for the road surface deterioration, as many of them do not obey the maximum axle weight limit of 9 tonnes. Since the Jerangau–Jabor Highway FT14 was opened to traffic in 1979, it served as the main backbone route from Pahang to Terengganu. However, after the East Coast Expressway Phase 2 E8 was opened, the daily traffic of the Jerangau–Jabor Highway FT14 had dropped by 80%. == Junctions and town lists ==