Malaysia Federal Route 1 (Sarawak)

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Federal Route 1
Pan Borneo Highway Sarawak
(Sarawak First Trunk Road)
Route information
Part of AH150
Length1,077.1 km (669.3 mi)
Existed1965–present
HistoryCompleted in 1995
Major junctions
West endTelok Melano
East end FT 1 Malaysia Federal Route 1 (Sabah) in Merapok
Section 1
West endSematan
Major intersections FT 21 Tebedu Highway
FT 25 Batang Ai Highway
FT 800 Jalan Tanjung Kidurong
FT 801 Kuching Bypass
FT 803 Bakun Highway
East endSungai Tujoh
Section 2
West endKuala Lurah
East endPandaruan
Section 3
West endMengkalap
East end FT 1 Malaysia Federal Route 1 (Sabah) in Merapok
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations		Kuching
Serian
Sri Aman
Sarikei
Sibu
Bintulu
Limbang
Highway system

The Sarawak section of the Federal Route 1, Asian Highway Route AH 150, also known as Pan Borneo Highway Sarawak or Sarawak First Trunk Road, is a 1077-km federal highway in Sarawak, Malaysia, making the highway as the longest component of the Malaysian portion of the larger Pan Borneo Highway network.[1] Construction of the highway began in 1965 after Sarawak became a member of the federation of Malaysia in 1963.

The combined length of the Pan Borneo Highway Sarawak and its Sabahan counterpart forms the longest federal highway in Malaysia, with the total length of 1,503 km.[1]

The Pan Borneo Highway Sarawak is notable for having three separate segments, sandwiched by two segments of Bruneian Pan-Borneo Highway. The Federal Route 1 was built in sections, comprising 92 sections altogether. Generally, all other federal and state highways in Sarawak serve as tributaries of the Federal Route 1. The highway is the only east-west oriented highway in Sarawak and links most of the division capitals in Sarawak except Kapit and Mukah. The sections from Miri to Limbang and to Lawas are connected by Brunei highway networks. At the Sarawak-Sabah border at Merapok, motorists must pass an immigration checkpoint to enter Sabah and vice versa. The highway continues as Malaysia Federal Route 1 (Sabah) in Sindumin.

History

See also: Pan-Borneo Highway § History
Telok Melano, the starting point of Pan Borneo Highway.

The Sarawak Pan-Borneo Highway was built due to the lack of the intercity highway network in Sarawak. Initially, the intercity highway plan in Sarawak only existed after the Second World War ended in 1945, after Sarawak was ceded to Britain to become a British Crown Colony.[2]

The construction of the first intercity trunk highway in Sarawak was commenced in 1965, dubbed as the "First Trunk Road".[3] Most of the highway network in Sarawak was constructed within the decades of 1960s to 1980s.[2] The Lawas–Merapok–Sindumin section was completed in 1981[4] while the final missing link from Sibu to Bintulu was completed in 1985.[5] However, the highway had not been fully paved with asphalt yet at that time; it was only by the end of Sixth Malaysia Plan (RMK6) in 1995 that the FT1 highway in Sarawak was fully paved.[3]

Before 1996, all routes in the Pan-Borneo Highway network in Malaysia, including Sarawak Pan-Borneo Highway, were state highways. After the Federal Roads Act 1959 was made effective in Sabah and Sarawak in 1984, those highways were re-gazetted as federal highways in 1996 with the route number of FT1 (from Sematan to Kudat through Brunei), FT13 (Mile 32 Sandakan to Tawau) and FT22 (Tamparuli to Sandakan).[1] Those highways were later gazetted as a part of Asian Highway Network Route AH150.[6][7]

Although some sections had been upgraded to divided highways, the Sarawak Pan-Borneo Highway was notorious for its poor condition in many sections. The overall condition in many sections of the Malaysian section of the Highway was poor with many potholes, because most sections of the highway were built with standards as low as JKR R3 (design speed limit: 70 km/h; minimum lane width: 3.0 m).[8][9] A study to upgrade the entire highway to a super two highway under JKR R5 standard (design speed limit: 100 km/h; minimum lane width: 3.5 m) was done, which was expected to cost RM16 billion.[9] Ultimately, the Malaysian federal government had opted to upgrade the Pan-Borneo Highway to a divided highway.[10] The upgrade works of the Sarawak Pan-Borneo Highway to a divided highway is expected to be completed by 2023, with the overall cost of RM27 billion including its Sabahan counterparts.[11]

Sections of the Federal Route 1 in Sarawak

There are 93 sections that form the entire Federal Route 1 in Sarawak:-

Name From – To Name of Road Division
Federal Route 1 Telok Melano – Sematan Jalan Sematan–Telok Melano Kuching
Federal Route 1 Section 1 Sematan – Perigi Junction Jalan Lundu–Sematan Kuching
Federal Route 1 Section 2 Perigi Junction - Biawak Junction Jalan Lundu–Sematan Kuching
Federal Route 1 Section 3 Biawak Junction - Batang Kayan Jalan Lundu–Sematan Kuching
Federal Route 1 Section 4 Batang Kayan - Selampit Junction Jalan Bau–Lundu Kuching
Federal Route 1 Section 5 Selampit Junction - Bokah Junction Jalan Bau–Lundu Kuching
Federal Route 1 Section 6 Bokah Junction - Sg. Topah Jalan Bau–Lundu Kuching
Federal Route 1 Section 7 Sg. Topah - Bau / Tondong Junction Jalan Bau–Lundu Kuching
Federal Route 1 Section 8 Bau / Tondong Junction - Kampung Pinang Junction Jalan Batu Kawa–Tondong Kuching
Federal Route 1 Section 9 Kampung Pinang Junction - Sg. Sarawak (Batu Kawa) Jalan Batu Kawa–Tondong Kuching
Federal Route 1 Section 10 Batang Sarawak(Batu Kawa) - Mile 3 Roundabout Jalan Batu Kawa Kuching
Federal Route 1 Section 11A Mile 3 Roundabout - Jtn. Jalan Datuk Bandar Mustapha Jalan Datuk Tawi Sli
 Kuching
Federal Route 1 Section 11B1 Mile 3 Roundabout - JKR Depot Jalan Datuk Amar Kalong Ningkan (Southbound) Kuching
Federal Route 1 Section 11B2 JKR Depot - Mile 3 Roundabout Jalan Datuk Amar Kalong Ningkan (Northbound) Kuching
Federal Route 1 Section 12A Mile 6 Roundabout - M 10 K/S Road (UP) Jalan Penrissen (Southbound) Kuching
Federal Route 1 Section 12B M 10 K/S Road - Mile 6 Roundabout (DOWN) Jalan Penrissen (Northbound) Kuching
Federal Route 1 Section 13 Mile 10 (End Dual cw) - Sg. Du'uh Jalan Kuching–Serian Kuching
Federal Route 1 Section 14 Sg. Du'uh - Kuching / Samarahan Boundary Jalan Kuching–Serian Kuching
Federal Route 1 Section 15 Kuching / Samarahan Boundary - Sg. Mamat Jalan Kuching–Serian Samarahan
Federal Route 1 Section 16 Sg. Mamat - Serian Roundabout Jalan Kuching–Serian Samarahan
Federal Route 1 Section 17A Serian Roundabout - Sg. Sadong Bridge Jalan Serian Bypass Samarahan
Federal Route 1 Section 17B Sg. Sadong Bridge - Gedong Junction Jalan Sri Aman–Serian Samarahan
Federal Route 1 Section 18 Gedong Junction - Kampung Limau Junction Jalan Sri Aman–Serian Samarahan
Federal Route 1 Section 19 Kampung Limau Junction - Sg. Karang Jalan Sri Aman–Serian Samarahan
Federal Route 1 Section 20 Sg. Karang - Sg. Stabau Jalan Sri Aman–Serian Samarahan
Federal Route 1 Section 21 Sg. Stabau - Samarahan/ Sri Aman Boundary Jalan Sri Aman–Serian Samarahan
Federal Route 1 Section 22 Samarahan / Sri Aman Boundary - Pantu Junction Jalan Sri Aman–Sarikei Sri Aman
Federal Route 1 Section 23 Pantu Junction - Lachau Junction Jalan Sri Aman–Sarikei Sri Aman
Federal Route 1 Section 24 Lachau Junction - Sg. Engkramut Jalan Sri Aman–Sarikei Sri Aman
Federal Route 1 Section 25 Sg. Engkramut - Sri Aman Junction Jalan Sri Aman–Sarikei Sri Aman
Federal Route 1 Section 26 Sri Aman Junction - Batu Lintang Junction Jalan Sri Aman–Sarikei Sri Aman
Federal Route 1 Section 27 Batu Lintang Junction - Engkilili Junction Jalan Sri Aman–Sarikei Sri Aman
Federal Route 1 Section 28 Engkilili Junction - Lubok Antu Junction Jalan Sri Aman–Sarikei Sri Aman
Federal Route 1 Section 29 Lubok Antu - Batang Skrang Jalan Sri Aman–Sarikei Sri Aman
Federal Route 1 Section 30 Batang Skrang - Betong Junction Jalan Sri Aman–Sarikei Sri Aman
Federal Route 1 Section 31 Betong Junction - Batang Layar Jalan Sri Aman–Sarikei Betong
— Batang Layar - Sg. Paku Jalan Sri Aman–Sarikei Betong
— Sg. Paku - Sg. Rimbas Jalan Sri Aman–Sarikei Betong
— Sg. Rimbas - Pusa Junction Jalan Sri Aman–Sarikei Betong
— Pusa Junction - Sg. Krian Jalan Sri Aman–Sarikei Betong
— Sg. Krian - Saratok Junction Jalan Sri Aman–Sarikei Betong
— Saratok Junction - Roban Junction Jalan Sri Aman–Sarikei Betong
— Roban Junction - Sri Aman / Sarikei Boundary Jalan Sri Aman–Sarikei Betong
— Sri Aman / Sarikei Boundary - Bayong Junction Jalan Sibu–Sarikei Sarikei
— Bayong Junction - Sarikei Junction Jalan Sibu–Sarikei Sarikei
— Sarikei Junction - Sg. Nyelong Jalan Sibu–Sarikei Sarikei
— Sg. Nyelong - Bintangor Junction Jalan Sibu–Sarikei Sarikei
— Bintangor Junction - Sg. Mador Jalan Sibu–Sarikei Sarikei
— Sg. Mador - Sg. Jikang Jalan Sibu–Sarikei Sarikei
— Sg. Jikang - Kanowit Junction Jalan Sibu–Sarikei Sarikei
— Kanowit Junction - Durin Ferry Point Jalan Sibu–Sarikei Sibu
— Durin Ferry Point - Sibu Junction (M 12 Junction) Jalan Sibu–Sarikei Sibu
— Sibu Junction (M 12 Junction ) - Sg. Pasai Jalan Sibu–Bintulu Sibu
— Sg. Pasai - Btg. Oya Jalan Sibu–Bintulu Sibu
— Btg. Oya - Bukit Singalang Jalan Sibu–Bintulu Sibu
— Bukit Singalang - Btg. Mukah Jalan Sibu–Bintulu Sibu
— Btg. Mukah - Sg. Buluh Jalan Sibu–Bintulu Sibu
— Sg. Buluh - Btg. Balingian Jalan Sibu–Bintulu Sibu
— Btg. Balingian - Kemena Junction Jalan Sibu–Bintulu Sibu
— Kemena Junction - Sg. Arip Bridge End Jalan Sibu–Bintulu Sibu
— Sg. Arip - Sibu / Bintulu Boundary Jalan Sibu–Bintulu Bintulu
— Sibu / Bintulu Boundary - Batang Tatau Jalan Sibu–Bintulu Bintulu
— Batang Tatau - Sg. Semanok Jalan Sibu–Bintulu Bintulu
— Sg. Semanok - Sg. Selad Jalan Sibu–Bintulu Bintulu
— Sg. Selad - Batang Kemena Jalan Sibu–Bintulu Bintulu
— Batang Kemena - Bintulu Junction Jalan Sibu–Bintulu Bintulu
— Bintulu Junction - Sg. Sibiu No.2 Jalan Miri–Bintulu Bintulu
— Nyabau Jnt. (end of single CW) - Bintulu Jnt. Jalan Miri–Bintulu Bintulu
— Sg. Sibiu No.2 - Sg. Sibiu No.3 Jalan Miri–Bintulu Bintulu
— Sg. Sibiu No.3 - Mile 22 Quarry Junction Jalan Miri–Bintulu Bintulu
— Mile 22 Quarry junction - Sg. Similajau Jalan Miri–Bintulu Bintulu
— Sg. Similajau - Rumah Lankan Jalan Miri–Bintulu Bintulu
— Rumah Lankan - Bintulu / Miri Boundary Jalan Miri–Bintulu Bintulu
— Bintulu / Miri Boundary - Sg. Suai Jalan Miri–Bintulu Bintulu
— Sg. Suai - Telabit Junction Jalan Miri–Bintulu Miri
— Telabit Junction - Niah Junction Jalan Miri–Bintulu Miri
— Niah junction - Subis 2 Junction Jalan Miri–Bintulu Miri
— Subis 2 Junction - Karabungan Junction Jalan Miri–Bintulu Miri
— Karabungan Junction - Sg. Bakas Jalan Miri–Bintulu Miri
— Sg. Bakas - Bekenu Junction Jalan Miri–Bintulu Miri
— Bekenu Junction - Entulang Junction Jalan Miri–Bintulu Miri
— Entulang Junction - Sg. Liku Jalan Miri–Bintulu Miri
— Sg. Liku - Sg. Rait Junction Jalan Miri–Bintulu Miri
— Sg. Rait Junction - Miri Airport Junction Jalan Miri–Bintulu Miri
— Miri Airport Junction - Puchong Roundabout Jalan Miri–Bintulu Miri
— Puchong Roundabout - Miri Airport Junction Jalan Miri–Bintulu Miri
— Puchong Roundabout - Sg. Lutong (UP) Jalan Miri–Lutong Miri
— Sg. Miri - Puchong Roundabout (DOWN) Jalan Miri–Lutong Miri
Federal Route 1 Section 81 Sg. Lutong - Kuala Baram Ferry Point Jalan Lutong–Kuala Baram Miri
Federal Route 1 Section 82 Kuala Baram Ferry Point - Sg. Tujuh Checkpoint (Brunei-Malaysia Border Jalan Kuala Baram–Sungai Tujuh Miri
— Tedungan Checkpoint, Limbang (Brunei-Malaysia Border) - Sg. Limbang Jalan Tedungan-Limbang Limbang
— Sg. Limbang Bridge - Ng. Medamit / Batu Danau Junction Jalan Tedungan-Limbang Limbang
— Ng. Medamit/Batu Danau Jnt.-Kubong/Ng. Medamit Jnt. Jalan Tedungan-Limbang Limbang
— Kubong Junction - Limbang Town (Police Station) Jalan Limbang Limbang
— Limbang Town - Pandaruan Checkpoint, Limbang (Brunei-Malaysia Border) Jalan Limbang Limbang
— Mengkalap Checkpoint, Lawas (Brunei-Malaysia Border) - Sg. Trusan Jalan Lawas Limbang
Federal Route 1 Section 89 Sg. Trusan - Lawas Town Jalan Lawas Limbang
Federal Route 1 Section 90 Lawas Town - Batang Lawas Jalan Lawas Limbang
Federal Route 1 Section 91 Batang Lawas - Sg. Malagang Jalan Lawas Limbang
Federal Route 1 Section 92 Sg. Malagang - Lawas/Sabah Border Jalan Lawas Limbang

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kota Kinabalu to Brunei by land.

References

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  4. ^ Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad (17 November 1981). Sempena Pembukaan Rasmi Lebuhraya Papar ke Sindumin (Speech). Papar-Sindumin Highway FT1 inaugural speech. Sabah, Malaysia. Retrieved 13 March 2013. (in Malay)
  5. ^ Loi, Teck Hui (16 August 2017). Practising Corporate Social Responsibility in Malaysia: A Case Study in an Emerging Economy. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 76. ISBN 978-3-319-62475-4.
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