Pan Borneo Highway | |
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Route information | |
Length: | 2,083 km (1,294 mi) |
Major junctions | |
Southwest end: | Sematan, Sarawak |
-- Muara–Tutong Highway | |
Northeast end: | Serudong, Sabah |
Location | |
Countries: | Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam |
Major cities: | Bandar Seri Begawan, Jerudong, Gadong, Berakas, Kuching, Sri Aman, Sarikei, Sibu, Bintulu, Miri, Limbang, Weston, Keningau, Papar, Kota Kinabalu, Kota Belud, Sandakan, Tawau, Seria, Lumut, Sungai Liang, Tutong |
Highway system | |
Asian Highway Network |
Pan Borneo Highway (Malay: Lebuhraya Pan Borneo), also known as Trans Borneo Highway, is a road network on Borneo Island connecting two Malaysian states, Sabah and Sarawak, with Brunei. The highway is numbered AH150 in the Asian Highway Network and as Malaysia Federal Route 1 in Sarawak. In Sabah, the route numbers given are 1, 13 and 22. The highway is a joint project between both governments which started as soon as the formation of Malaysian Federation in 1963 which comprised Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore. The lack of a road network system in Sarawak was the main factor of the construction. The section that connects Sarawak, Sabah, and Brunei is the Lawas–Temburong (Brunei) stretch, completed in 1997. The completion of the stretch made traveling by car from Kuching to Kota Kinabalu possible. However, the government continues to build newer sections to connect rural areas in Sarawak.