Malaysia Federal Route 1 (Sarawak)
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|---|---|
| Sarawak Pan-Borneo Highway (Sarawak First Trunk Road) | |
| Route information | |
Part of  AH150 | |
| Length | 1,077.1 km (669.3 mi) |
| Existed | 1965–present |
| History | Completed in 1995 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Sematan |
| East end |  FT 1 Malaysia Federal Route 1 (Sabah) in Merapok |
| Section 1 | |
| West end | Sematan |
| 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 end | Sungai Tujoh |
| Section 2 | |
| West end | Kuala Lurah |
| East end | Pandaruan |
| Section 3 | |
| West end | Mengkalap |
| East end | FT 1 Malaysia Federal Route 1 (Sabah) in Merapok |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| 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 Sarawak Pan-Borneo Highway 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 Sarawak Pan-Borneo Highway and its Sabahan counterpart forms the longest federal highway in Malaysia, with the total length of 1,503 km.[1]
The Sarawak Federal Route 1 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
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 92 sections that form the entire Federal Route 1 in Sarawak:-
List of interchanges, intersections and towns
FT 1-2 - 
FT 1-3 Jalan Lundu–Sematan
| Route | Division | District | Location | KM | Intersection | Destinations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FT 1-4 - 
FT 1-7 Jalan Bau–Lundu
| Route | Division | District | Location | KM | Intersection | Destinations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FT 1-8 & 
FT 1-9 Jalan Batu Kawa–Tondong
| Route | Division | District | Location | KM | Intersection | Destinations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FT 1-10 Jalan Batu Kawa
| Division | District | Location | KM | Intersection | Destinations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
File:MYS Jkr-ft1-11A.svg FT 1-11A Jalan Datuk Tawi Sli & File:MYS Jkr-ft1-11B2.svg FT 1-11B2 Jalan Datuk Amar Kalong Ningkan
| Division | District | Location | KM | Intersection | Destinations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuching | Kuching | Everbright Estate | 3rd Mile Roundabout |  Q3A Q3A north (Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce) –Kuching FT 1002 Jalan Rock northeast – Kuching, Batu Lintang, Padungan, StampinQ4 .jpg){kind=small} Q4 southeast (Jalan Sherip Masahor) –Taman Hua Joo, Taman Hui Sing, Taman Seng Goon, Taman Satria Jaya, Kuching International Airport  FT 1-10 AH150 1-10 / AH150 west (Jalan Batu Kawa) –Batu Kawa, Tondong, Lundu, Sematan |
Six-way roundabout with a flyover connecting north and southwest (northbound) or north and south (southbound) and an underpass connecting west and northeast directions Southwest is inaccessible | |
| Hua Joo Park | Template:Public transport sign Kuching Regional Bus Terminal | Southbound side | ||||
| Taman Seng Goon | Template:Shopping sign Boulevard Shopping Mall | Southbound side | ||||
| Green Heights | 5th Mile Intersection | File:MYS Jkr-ft801-1B.svg FT 801-1B 801-1B east (Jalan Dato Bandar Mustapha) – Green Heights, Taman Satria Jaya, Kuching International Airport Stapok File:MYS Jkr-ft1-11B1.svg FT 1-11B1 File:MYS Jkr-ft1-11B2.svg FT 1-11B2 AH150 1-11B1 / 1-11B2 / AH150 south (Jalan Datuk Amar Kalong Ningkan) – Kota Samarahan, Serian, Sibu |
Four-way signalised intersection | |||
File:MYS Jkr-ft1-11B1.svg FT 1-11B1 & File:MYS Jkr-ft1-11B2.svg FT 1-11B2 Jalan Datuk Amar Kalong Ningkan
| Division | District | Location | KM | Intersection | Destinations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuching | Kuching | Green Heights | 5th Mile Intersection | East: File:MYS Jkr-ft801-1B.svg FT 801-1B Jalan Dato Bandar Mustapha Green Heights Taman Satria Jaya Kuching International Airport West: Stapok North: File:MYS Jkr-ft1-11B2.svg FT 1-11B2 AH150 Jalan Datuk Amar Kalong NingkanKuching Batu Kawa Lundu |
4-way signalised intersection | |
| 6th Mile | 6th Mile Intersection | East: File:MYS Jkr-ft900C.svg FT 900C Jalan Lapangan Terbang Baru Kuching International Airport South: File:MYS Jkr-ft1-12A.svg FT 1-12A File:MYS Jkr-ft1-12B.svg FT 1-12B AH150 Jalan PenrissenKota Samarahan Serian Sibu |
3-way signalised intersection |
File:MYS Jkr-ft1-12A.svg FT 1-12A & File:MYS Jkr-ft1-12B.svg FT 1-12B Jalan Penrissen
| Division | District | Location | KM | Intersection | Destinations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuching | Kuching | 6th Mile | 6th Mile Intersection | East: File:MYS Jkr-ft900C.svg FT 900C Jalan Lapangan Terbang Baru Kuching International Airport North: File:MYS Jkr-ft1-11B1.svg FT 1-11B1 File:MYS Jkr-ft1-11B2.svg FT 1-11B2 AH150 Jalan Datuk Amar Kalong NingkanKuching Batu Kawa Lundu |
3-way signalised intersection | |
| Kuching City South - Padawan city limit | ||||||
| Kuching | Kuching | Kota Sentosa | 7th Mile Intersection (Kota Sentosa Intersection) |
West: FT 1004 Jalan Kuching-BauBatu Kitang Buso Bau Serikin East: Lorong Liu Shan Bang Kota Sentosa Commercial Centre Sentosa Mental Hospital .jpg){kind=small} |
4-way signalised intersection | |
| Samarahan | Samarahan | 8th Mile | 8th Mile Intersection | West: Penrissen Camp East: FT 8101 Jalan Datuk Mohd Musa Kota Samarahan |
4-way signalised intersection | |
| Sungai Entingan Bridge (Samarahan - Kuching division border) | ||||||
| Kuching | Kuching | Kota Padawan | 10th Mile Intersection (Kota Padawan Intersection) |
West: FT 1119 Jalan Puncak BorneoKota Padawan Borneo Heights South:  FT 1-13 AH150 Jalan Kuching-SerianSerian Sri Aman Sibu |
3-way signalised intersection | |
FT 1-13 - 
FT 1-16 Jalan Kuching–Serian
| Route | Division | District | Location | KM | Intersection | Destinations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FT 1-13 |
Kuching | Kuching | Kota Padawan | 10th Mile Intersection (Kota Padawan Intersection) |
West: FT 1119 Jalan Puncak Borneo Kota Padawan Borneo Heights North: File:MYS Jkr-ft1-12A.svg FT 1-12A File:MYS Jkr-ft1-12B.svg FT 1-12B AH150 Jalan PenrissenKota Samarahan Kuching Lundu |
3-way signalised intersection | |
| RTD Intersection | Northeast: Malaysian Road Transport Department Sarawak Headquarters |
3-way signalised intersection | |||||
| Semenggoh Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre | T-junction | ||||||
| 15th Mile | 15th Mile Intersection | Northeast: FT 8302 Kota Samarahan Southwest: Jalan Mambong-Kampung Sarig Kampung Mambong |
4-way Signalised Intersection | ||||
| Siburan | East: Jalan Kampung Batu Gong Jong's Crocodile Farm & Zoo Kampung Batu Gong |
T-junction | |||||
| Sungai Du'uh Bridge | |||||||
 FT 1-14 |
Sungai Batu Bridge | ||||||
| Beratok | East: Jalan Beratok |
Southbound only T-junction | |||||
| Tapah | Sungai Embang Bridge | ||||||
| East: Jalan Tapah Tapah Recreational Park |
T-junction | ||||||
| Tapah Pepper Plantations | T-junction | ||||||
| Batang Samarahan Bridge (Kuching - Samarahan division border) | |||||||
 FT 1-15 |
Samarahan | Serian | Sungai Baru Bridge | ||||
| Sungai Mamat Bridge | |||||||
 FT 1-16 |
West: FT 8304 Jalan Bantang Kampung Bunga Kampung Baru Kampung Bantang Kampung Riih Daso |
Northwest-bound only T-junction | |||||
| Kampung Bunga | Sungai Baki Bridge | ||||||
| Sungai Bukit Bridge | |||||||
| Sungai Tarat Bridge | |||||||
| Kampung Rayang | North: FT 8102 Jalan Kampung Reban Kampung Rayang Kampung Reban |
T-junction | |||||
| Batang Sadong Bridge | |||||||
| Serian | Serian Roundabout | West: FT 21 Jalan Serian-Tebedu Tebekang Tebedu Bandar Mutiara  IndonesiaEast: Jalan Serian Bypass Kampung Pasir File:MYS Jkr-ft1-17.svg FT 1-17 AH150 Jalan Sri Aman-SerianSimunjan Sri Aman Sibu South: FT 1 AH150 Jalan Bandar SerianSerian File:MYS Jkr-ft1-17.svg FT 1-17 AH150 Jalan Sri Aman-SerianSimunjan Sri Aman Sibu |
4-way roundabout | ||||
FT 1 Jalan Bandar Serian
| Division | District | Location | KM | Intersection | Destinations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
File:MYS Jkr-ft1-17.svg FT 1-17 - File:MYS Jkr-ft1-25.svg FT 1-25 Jalan Sri Aman–Serian
| Route | Division | District | Location | KM | Intersection | Destinations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
File:MYS Jkr-ft1-26.svg FT 1-26 - File:MYS Jkr-ft1-40.svg FT 1-40 Jalan Sri Aman–Sarikei
| Route | Division | District | Location | KM | Intersection | Destinations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
File:MYS Jkr-ft1-41.svg FT 1-41 - File:MYS Jkr-ft1-47.svg FT 1-47 Jalan Sibu–Sarikei
| Route | Division | District | Location | KM | Intersection | Destinations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
File:MYS Jkr-ft1-48.svg FT 1-48 - File:MYS Jkr-ft1-61.svg FT 1-61 Jalan Sibu–Bintulu
| Route | Division | District | Location | KM | Intersection | Destinations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
File:MYS Jkr-ft1-62.svg FT 1-62 - File:MYS Jkr-ft1-79.svg FT 1-79 Jalan Miri–Bintulu
| Route | Division | District | Location | KM | Intersection | Destinations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
File:MYS Jkr-ft1-80.svg FT 1-80 Jalan Miri–Lutong
| Division | District | Location | KM | Intersection | Destinations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
File:MYS Jkr-ft1-81.svg FT 1-81 Jalan Lutong–Kuala Baram
| Division | District | Location | KM | Intersection | Destinations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miri | Miri | Kuala Baram | Kuala Baram Ferry Service (Defunct) Sungai Tujoh-bound users: Use alternate route via Bandar Baru Permyjaya at Piasau Utara Roundabout | |||
FT 1-82 Jalan Kuala Baram–Sungai Tujuh
| Division | District | Location | KM | Intersection | Destinations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miri | Miri | Kuala Baram | Kuala Baram Ferry Service (Defunct) Miri-bound users: Use alternate route via Batang Baram Bridge at Sungai Tujuh Roundabout | |||
| Sungai Tujoh | Sungai Tujuh Roundabout | South: Batang Baram Bridge Bandar Baru Permyjaya Miri Bintulu Sibu |
3-way roundabout | |||
Sungai Tujuh Checkpoint Customs Customs
| ||||||
| Malaysia - Brunei border | ||||||
File:MYS Jkr-ft1-83.svg FT 1-83 - File:MYS Jkr-ft1-85.svg FT 1-85 Jalan Tedungan—Limbang
| Route | Division | District | Location | KM | Intersection | Destinations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunei - Malaysia border | |||||||
| Tedungan CheckpointCustoms Customs
| |||||||
File:MYS Jkr-ft1-86.svg FT 1-86 & File:MYS Jkr-ft1-87.svg FT 1-87 Jalan Limbang
| Route | Division | District | Location | KM | Intersection | Destinations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
File:MYS Jkr-ft1-89.svg FT 1-89 Jalan Trusan—Lawas
| Division | District | Location | KM | Intersection | Destinations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
File:MYS Jkr-ft1-90.svg FT 1-90 - File:MYS Jkr-ft1-92.svg FT 1-92 Lawas–Merapok–Sindumin Highway
| Route | Division | District | Location | KM | Intersection | Destinations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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See also
