Malaysia Federal Route 501

Federal Route 501
Jalan Penampang (parts of Federal Route 501) in Kota Kinabalu
Route information
Maintained by Malaysian Public Works Department
Length	19.57 km (12.16 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Kota Kinabalu
Major intersections	FT 500 Federal Route 500 FT 1 Federal Route 1
South end	Lok Kawi (continues as Federal Route 1 (Southern Route))
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Kota Kinabalu, Penampang, Putatan
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Federal Route 501 is a federal highway located in Sabah, Malaysia that connects the Kota Kinabalu within the Penampang junction all the way to Lok Kawi where it meets the Federal Route 1. This federal highway also serves as an alternative to the Federal Route 1 that passes through Putatan.

Currently, this route is commonly called Jalan Penampang from Kota Kinabalu, while the one from Lok Kawi is Jalan Donggongon–Papar Spur which the road itself was merge into Sabah Federal Route 1. The road from Donggongon to Lok Kawi was also previously a single-carriageway highway before the entire stretch was upgraded into a dual-carriageway in 2016, alongside the full Jalan Donggongon-Papar Spur.

List of interchanges

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
		Kota Kinabalu	FT 1 Coastal Highway Jalan Penampang Tanjung Aru	Signalised intersection Start/end of dual-carriageway
		Queen Elizabeth Hospital	Queen Elizabeth Hospital	T-junction
		Kota Kinabalu Lido	Northeast FT 1 Jalan Lintas Luyang Inanam Kudat Southwest FT 1 Kepayan FT 1 Petagas FT 1 Putatan	Signalised intersection
		Kg. Nosob
			Jalan Penampang Lama	T-junction
		Towering		Roundabout
		Bandar Baru Penampang
		Yue Min		Roundabout
		Donggongon	Donggongon town centre East FT 500 Tambunan FT 500 Keningau FT 500 Tenom West FT 500 Sembulan	Roundabout Signalised intersection
		Inobong	East Inobong Crocker Range National Park	T-junction
		Kg. Ramayah
		Ramayah	West Jalan Putatan Ramayah Putatan	Signalised junction
		Kg. Limbanak
		Maang	Taman Maang
		-- m above sea level 66 m		Lok Kawi bound, Engage lower gear
		Lok Kawi	Lok Kawi Wildlife Park	Junction
		Kg. Lok Kawi
			Northwest FT 1 Putatan Southwest FT 1 Papar FT 1 Beaufort FT 1 Sindumin	Signalised T-junction

Old interchanges (Old Penampang Highway)

A road known as the Old Penampang Highway (also called Jalan Penampang Lama) used to be the main rural road of Kota Kinabalu to Donggongon. It still existed, but now often used by drivers who wanted to take shortcuts. It is a small undulating route, crossing only two main terrains above sea level, less steep than the Lok Kawi route yet it was prone to landslides.

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
		Jalan Penampang Towering		Junction
		-- m above sea level 35 m		Kota Kinabalu bound, Engage lower gear
		Jalan Penempatan	St. Anthony Luyang	T-junction
		Plaza Pavilion	Jalan Bundusan Luyang Bukit Padang	Roundabout
		-- m above sea level 25 m		Penampang bound, Engage lower gear
		Suria Penampang		Junction
		Kg. Mogoputi
		Yue Min	Donggongon Southeast FT 500 Tambunan FT 500 Keningau FT 500 Tenom	Roundabout

See also

• Federal Route 500