Malaysia Federal Route 503

Federal Route 503
Jalan Berungis–Kota Belud
The federal highway, near Tenghilan where the hilly sections start. Note the dual carriageway (2+2) as climbing lane.
Route information
Part of AH150
Maintained by Malaysian Public Works Department
Length	38.1 km (23.7 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Tuaran
Major intersections	FT 22 Federal Route 22 FT 1 Federal Route 1 Kota Belud–Ranau Highway
Northeast end	Kota Belud
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Tuaran, Kota Belud (continues to Kota Marudu, Kudat)
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Federal Route 503 (also known as Berungis–Kota Belud Highway) is a 38.1 kilometres (23.7 mi) federal highway in Sabah, Malaysia that connects the Berungis roundabout all the way to Kota Belud town. Part of the Pan-Borneo Highway, it is frequently used by driver from Kota Kinabalu to Kudat.

Steepest road of the highway, featuring a climbing lane as a dual carriageway.

Certain road sections

Federal Route 503 starts from the Berungis Roundabout where it intersect with Federal Route 22, as well as part of a route concurrency with Sabah Federal Route 1. The road is flat to gently undulating road with speed limit between 60 and 80km/h to Tenghilan. The road which runs between Tenghilan and Kampung Kelawat crosses the foothill of Crocker Range, which only summit at 200 m (660 ft) on Kelawat Forest Reserve. It is a hilly road with dedicates climbing lane configured as dual carriageway (2+2 road), with gradients mostly ranging between 10% and 12%, most light vehicle are still fast enough though a heavy-duty vehicle like a lorry will stay on the left lane. Within this hilly section, most declines are only up to 50km/h as speed limit.

Because of its gradient with the addition of climbing road lane as 2+2 road, it is considered as one of the steepest road in the Malaysian state of Sabah. Additionally, it also provides a view of the Mount Kinabalu along the Crocker Mountains. Considered as a hill pass that only elevated on 200 metres (660 ft), the hill pass was often called Kelawat Hill (Malay: Bukit Kelawat) by most people in Kota Belud.

History

The FT503 Jalan Bulatan Berungis–Bulatan Mengkabong upgrade project amounted RM150.7 millions is finalised in specify surface designation final stage in December 2024 by Ministry of Works.

Junction lists

The entire route is located in West Coast Division, Sabah.

Legend:

• I/C - Interchange, I/S - Intersection, RSA - Rest and service area, OBR - Overhead bridge restaurant, R/R - Restaurant and rest plaza, L/B - Layby, V/P - Vista point, TN - tunnel, T/P - Toll plaza, BR - Bridge

• C - Cloverleaf, S - Stack, T-A - Trumpet-A, T-B - Trumpet-B, DT - Directional-T/Y, SDT - Semi-Directional-T/Y, P-Y - Partial-Y, D - Diamond, P-C - Partial cloverleaf, D-D - Diverging diamond, D-R - Direct ramp

District	Location	km	mi	Name	Destinations	Notes
Tuaran	Tuaran			Berungis roundabout	FT 22 Federal Route 22 – Tamparuli, Ranau, Sandakan FT 1 Federal Route 1 – Telipok, Menggatal, Kota Kinabalu	Roundabout End/start of dual-carriageway
				Tuaran		Roundabout
				Sungai Tuaran bridge
				Kg. Betotai
	Tamparuli				FT 1 Tamparuli–Kota Belud Highway – Topokon, Tamparuli	Signalised junctions
				Tenghilan
				-- m above sea level Tuaran bound, Engage lower gear
				Kelawat Forest Reserve I/S		Engage lower gear
Kota Belud	Kota Belud			-- m above sea level Kota Belud bound, Engage lower gear
				Kg. Kelawat	Jalan Lama Kota Belud	T-junction
				Kota Belud Jalan Kota Belud Bypass I/S	Jalan Kota Belud Bypass – Kota Marudu, Kudat	Junctions
				Kota Belud Kota Belud town centre	Kota Belud–Ranau Highway – Kota Belud, Kundasang, Ranau FT 1 Federal Route 1 – Kota Marudu, Pitas, Kudat	Roundabout
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• Malaysia portal
• Roads portal

External links

• Malaysian Public Works Department