Malaysia Federal Route 1 (Sabah)

Federal Route 1
Sabah Federal Route 1 in the Papar District, which is a new full dual carriageway to Kimanis and Beaufort.
Route information
Part of AH150
Maintained by Malaysian Public Works Department
Length	428 km (266 mi)
Major junctions
Northeast end	Kudat
Major intersections	Sapi–Nangoh Highway FT 503 Berungis–Kota Belud Highway FT 22 Federal Route 22 FT 606 Sepanggar Bay Highway FT 500 Federal Route 500 FT 501 Jalan Penampang Papar Spur Road Kimanis–Keningau Highway FT 502 Federal Route 502 SA3 Tenom–Sipitang Highway
Southwest end	Sindumin (continues as Malaysia Federal Route 1 (Sarawak))
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Kota Belud Tamparuli Kota Kinabalu Papar Kimanis Beaufort Sipitang
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Main article: Pan Borneo Highway

The Sabah section of the Federal Route 1, Asian Highway Route AH150, is a 428-km federal highway in Sabah, Malaysia, which is also a component of the larger Pan Borneo Highway network, specifically Phase 1A. The route was formed in 1996 during the merging of two former routes A1 (northern route, from Kota Kinabalu to Kudat) and A2 (southern route, from Kota Kinabalu to Sindumin near the Sabah-Sarawak border). The merging of the former routes formed an alternate route of Route 1 within the city of Kota Kinabalu. However, most maps still use the older route numbering scheme by referring to the northern section as A1 and the southern section as A2.

Generally, the highway runs along the west coast of Sabah. The highway continues as the Federal Route 1 (Sarawak) at the Sabah-Sarawak border. While the highway runs along the coastal, certain inland area are also rugged and hilly as it crosses the Crocker Range (on Route A1) which can quickly summit at 279 m (915 ft) above sea level. Its main route concurrency is Federal Route 22 and 503.

The highway where it traverses rugged high-altitude hilly area, near Langkon, Kota Marudu. The road is also one of the hilly routes in Sabah, considered as a hill pass.

One interesting feature about this federal highway is motorists crossing the Sabah-Sarawak border through the Federal Route 1 must pass through a customs and immigration checkpoint at Sindumin, even though the two neighbouring states are part of the federation of Malaysia.

Sabah-Sarawak state border, Sindumin.

List of interchanges

Northern route (former A1 section)

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
		Kudat	Kudat town centre Kudat airport	Roundabout End/start of dual-carriageway
		Bandar Sikuati Baru	Sikuati town centre	T-junction
		Kg. Parapat Darat	Jalan Parapat Limau-Limauan	Junctions
		Kg. Tambuluran -- m above sea level
		Matunggong	Matunggong town centre	Roundabout
		Kg. Matunggong
		Kg. Tigaman
		Langkon	South Sapi–Nangoh Highway Kota Marudu Pitas Sandakan	T-junction
		-- m above sea level		Kota Marudu bound, Engage lower gear
		Kg. Mangaris
		Mangaris R&R complex -- m above sea level		R&R complex Kota Marudu bound
		Nalapak	Kinabalu National Park	Junctions
		Ulu Kukut Forest Reserve -- m above sea level		Kota Belud bound
		-- m above sea level		Kota Belud bound, Engage lower gear
		Kg. Kukut
		Kawang–Kawang Rosok	Jalan Kawang–Kawang Rosok Jalan Botong Rosok	Junctions
		Kg. Jawi Jawi
		Kota Belud Kota Belud town centre	Southeast Jalan Kota Belud–Ranau Kota Belud FT 22 Kundasang FT 22 Ranau	Roundabout
		Jalan Kota Belud Bypass Traffic intersection	FT 503 Berungis–Kota Belud Highway Northwest FT 1 Kota Marudu FT 1 Kudat	Signalised junctions
		Kg. Kelawat
		-- m above sea level		Tuaran bound, Engage lower gear
		Kelawat Forest Reserve -- m above sea level
		Tenghilan
		Kg. Betotai
		Sungai Tuaran bridge
		Tuaran	Tuaran town centre	Roundabout
		Berungis Roundabout	East FT 22 Tamparuli–Ranau Highway Tamparuli Ranau Sandakan	Roundabout Start/end of dual-carriageway
		Telipok
		Jalan Sepanggar junction	FT 606 Sepanggar Bay Highway Likas Universiti Malaysia Sabah Kota Kinabalu city centre	Signalised intersection
		Inanam
		Kota Kinabalu Luyang	West Karamunsing Kota Kinabalu city centre East Bukit Padang Jalan Bundusan	Signalised intersection
		Kota Kinabalu Jalan Penampang	FT 501 Jalan Penampang Kota Kinabalu city centre Penampang Donggongon Lok Kawi	Signalised intersection
		Kota Kinabalu Jalan Pintas Penampang	West Sembulan Kota Kinabalu city centre East FT 500 Penampang Bypass Donggongon Tambunan Keningau	Signalised intersection
		Tanjung Aru Kota Kinabalu International Airport	FT 1 Jalan Kepayan Kota Kinabalu city centre Beaufort Sindumin	Signalised T-junction

Southern route (former A2 section)

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
		Sepanggar-Tanjung Aru	see also Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens
		Tanjung Aru Kota Kinabalu International Airport	FT 1 Tuaran Bypass Kota Belud Tuaran	Signalised T-junction
		Putatan
		Sabindo Intersection	South Papar Spur Road Papar Melinsung Kinarut	Signalised T-junction
		Lok Kawi	North FT 501 Jalan Penampang Penampang Kota Kinabalu city centre	Signalised T-junction End/start of dual-carriageway
		Kinarut Spur Road	Kinarut town centre
		Jalan Kawang	Kawang town centre
		Sungai Papar bridge
		Papar Spur Roundabout	North Papar Spur Road Papar town centre South Jalan Bongawan Estate Bongawan Bongawan Estate	Roundabout
		Kimanis	East Kimanis-Keningau Highway Crocker Range National Park Keningau	Roundabout
		Bongawan Roundabout	West Bongawan town centre East Bongawan Estate Papar	Roundabout
		Simpang Bandau	Northwest Kuala Penyu Sitompok	Signalised junctions
		Membakut
		Beaufort	West FT 502 Federal Route 502 Kuala Penyu Menumbok Labuan (via ferry)	T-junction
		Sungai Padas bridge Beaufort Bridge
		Kg. Lingkungan	West Jalan Weston Weston	T-junction
		Mesapol
		Sipitang	Sipitang town centre	Junctions
		Sabah Forest Industries
		Mengalong	East SA3 Tenom-Sipitang Highway Tenom Keningau	Roundabout
		Sindumin	Sindumin town centre	Roundabout
		Sindumin Checkpoint	Custom Complex
Sindumin Checkpoint Customs
Sabah Interior Division Sipitang district border
Sabah-Sarawak border
Sarawak Limbang Division Lawas district border
			Southwest FT 1 Federal Route 1 (Sarawak) Lawas Temburong Limbang Bandar Seri Begawan Miri Bintulu Sibu Kuching

See also

• Pan Borneo Highway
  • Malaysia Federal Route 1 (Sarawak)
  • Malaysia Federal Route 22
  • Malaysia Federal Route 13 (Sabah)

External links

• Malaysian Public Works Department