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The official hub of the highway route begins at Miri with two directions: Northward Route and Southward Route
The Northward Routh continues north towards Brunei, Limbang and Lawas in Sarawak, into Sabah via Sindumin, and onto Sipitang, Beaufort, Papar, Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan, Lahad Datu, Tawau and ends at Serudong on the Sabah/East Kalimantan border.
The Southward Route from Miri towards Bintulu, Sibu and Kuching, and ends at Sematan on the West Kalimantan/Sarawak border.
To accelerate the social and economic growth of Sabah and Sarawak, a major effort to fully develop and upgrade the Pan Borneo Highway was announced by Malaysian Government in April 2013.

Goals of Pan Borneo Highway Projects :

1- Upgrade from a 2-lane single carriageway to a 4-lane dual carriageway.
2- Modern bridges and proper Rest & Service Areas.
3- Interchanges (including fly-overs)
4- More comfortable and Shorter journey


Malaysian Federal Government had initiated many large scale projects in State of Sabah including :
1- the oil and gas development in Sipitang Town,
2- Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC) in Lahad Datu Town,
3- Universiti Malaysia Sabah main campus in Kota Kinabalu
4- People’s Housing Schemes
5- Pan Borneo Highway from Tawau Town to Kuching City.


The first phase of the project costing some RM2.8 billions

The first phase would see the construction of over 11.7km from Donggongon in Penampang. The stretch would be part of a 706km upgrading of existing single-lane trunk roads to a dual carriageway highway.

The highway would also see the construction of a new coastal highway from Tuaran to Sabah’s northernmost of Kudat.


The Sabah 1,236-kilometre Pan Borneo toll fee dual carriageway from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu costing about RM12.8 billion scheduled to complete by 2022.


There will be two promised contracts to be fulfilled by Malaysian Government:
1- the upgrading of the Jalan Donggongon-Papar Spur (3B package)
2- the five-kilometre Tawau-Sandakan dual carriageway highway (Second package/Second phrase), which are expected to be constructed in early June 2016.

Second phrase of the Pan Borneo Sabah Tawau-Sandakan dual carriageway highway

The Sabah Pan Borneo project will create a positive impact on the infrastructure landscape and socio-economy in Sabah while it connects with the other main districts in Sabah such as Kota Kinabalu, Tuaran, and Kudat.

This project will be implemented via the Project Delivery Partner (PDP) by Borneo Highway PDP Sdn Bhd (BHP) according to the Key Performance Indicator (KPI).


The estimated cost for the entire Pan-Borneo Highway Sabah is RM2bil while the costs for the highway’s Sarawak portion is estimated to be at RM800mil.


The origins of a planned trunk road connecting the expansive states of Sarawak and Sabah with Brunei in between date back to the 1960s when it was known as the Trans-Borneo Highway.

The impetus for improved road connectivity across Sabah and Sarawak grew in the ‘70s, leading to a plan by the Governments of Malaysia, Brunei and Kalimantan Indonesia to develop further the idea of constructing a highway along the coastline of Borneo. It would be called the Pan Borneo Highway.

Fast forward 50 years later and Sarawak’s major trunk road system today is the Federal Route 1, part of the Pan Borneo Highway or Trans Borneo Highway. It is mainly a 2-lane single carriageway of JKR R3 standard design. Only 144 km (13%) of the trunk road from Sematan to Lawas is a 4-lane dual carriageway of JKR R5 standard. Travel across the vast state of Sarawak continues to be a long journey – up to 19 hours from Sematan to Miri before.

To accelerate the social and economic growth of Sabah and Sarawak, a major effort to fully develop and upgrade the Pan Borneo Highway was announced by Malaysian Government in April 2013.

When completed in 2022, Pan Borneo Highway Sarawak from Telok Melano to Merapok will span a total distance of 1,089 km. Pan Borneo Highway is slated to be THE transportation backbone of the states of Sabah and Sarawak and will play a major role to open up economic corridors and opportunities in areas it transverses.


The multi-billion Pan Borneo Highway project must be completed as scheduled and on budget
The Malaysian Prime Minister in April 2016 said contractors tasked in carrying out the 1,236km project in Sabah should not “sell” their contracts to other companies.

“Don’t sell your contracts otherwise we will blacklist you,”
The Malaysian Prime Minister said when launching the Sabah stretch of the Pan Borneo Highway at Kg Andus, some 50km south of Kota Kinabalu Sunday, 24 April 2016.
 


'Kembara Kenali Borneo' realizes Agong's dream to be with people in Sabah, Sarawak
'Kembara Kenali Borneo' realizes Agong's dream to be with people in Sabah, Sarawak
www.nst.com.my/news

The "Kembara Kenali Borneo" from Sept 3 to 13, starting in Tawau, Sabah and ending in Telok Melano, Sarawak, will record a historic moment and unique experience of a host of programmes rich in customs, culture and tribal handicrafts scheduled with the people, according to the King's wishes.

Memorable welcome in Tawau for Agong, Raja Permaisuri
Memorable welcome in Tawau for Agong, Raja Permaisuri
newswav.com/article

 


5,324 kilometre-long
Pan-Borneo Highway
en.wikipedia.org/wiki


The Pan-Borneo Highway was built in 1986 to link the two East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak.
It begins in the district of Sematan in Sarawak, and passes through Kuching, Serian, Sri Aman, Sarikei, Sibu, Bintulu, Miri, Limbang, Lawas, Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan and Tawau.

From Sibu one can take off from the main route of Pan Borneo Highway and travel by boat on the mighty Rejang River passes through Kanowit, Kapit to Belaga the heart of Sarawak
Sri Aman Town is off the Pan Borneo Highway
Between Sabah and Sarawak, the highway passed through two halves of Brunei.


The length of the entire Pan-Borneo Highway is expected to be about 5,324 kilometers

2,083 kilometers (1,294 mi) for the Malaysian section
168 kilometers (104 mi) for the Bruneian section
3,073 kilometres (1,909 mi) for the Indonesian section.

Total : 5,324 kilometres

The Indonesian sections of the Pan Borneo Highway is known as the Trans-Kalimantan Highway. The western route connects the city of Pontianak to Tebedu.


Pan Borneo Highway of Malaysian Section
(Trans Borneo Highway)

Pan Borneo Highway is a road network on Borneo Island connecting two Malaysian states, Sabah and Sarawak, with Brunei.
The route start at Tawau Town of Sabah and ends at Sematan on the West Kalimantan/Sarawak border.
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 section that connects Sarawak, Sabah, and Brunei is the Lawas–Temburong (Brunei) stretch, completed in 1997. The completion of the Lawas–Temburong (Brunei) stretch made travelling by car from Kuching to Kota Kinabalu possible. Both Sabah and Sarawak government continues to build newer sections to connect rural areas.


The length of the entire highway is expected to be about 2,083 kilometres (1,294 mi) for the Malaysian section.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian sections of the Pan Borneo Highway is known as the Trans-Kalimantan Highway. The western route connects the city of Pontianak to Tebedu.


PLENTY OF TIME
Allow plenty of time to travel in PAN BORNEO. It'd be better to stay overnight for a good rest before continue your journey the next day.


LANDSLIDE
Land slide is common during raining seasons. When Borneo rains, it is heavy especially on mountain roads.


POOR ROAD CONDITION
Be aware certain section of the roads are in poor condition.


PREPARING THE CAR
Prepare your car in the best condition by servicing it. Any cars can do but a four wheel drive has the advantages due to the condition of certain sections of Pan Borneo Highway.


Pan-Borneo Highway Kunak
Pan-Borneo Highway Kunak 2018


Pan-Borneo Highway, Balung
Pan-Borneo Highway Balung 2018


2018
Trans-Sabah Gas Pipeline (TSGP) Projects
Tuesday, 5 June 2018

"....The two pipeline projects Multi-Product Pipeline (MPP) and the Trans-Sabah Gas Pipeline (TSGP) will be of much economic and energy security benefits to Malaysia were negotiated on a government-to-government basis with the People's Republic of China....."

Datuk Seri Najib Razak
Facebook posting on Tuesday (June 5, 2018)
facebook.com/najibrazak

During the signing of the MOU, Najib said China had also committed to importing goods worth US$2 trillion (RM7.969 trillion) over the next five years from Malaysia, investing up to US$150bil (RM597bil) in Malaysian and to offer 10,000 places for training and studies in various institutes in China.

Monday, 11 Jun 2018

There was no mention of the various “commitments” made by China as claimed by Najib in any of the Cabinet papers presented in 2016 and 2017, which approved the Suria Strategic Energy Resources Sdn Bhd (SSER) projects..........

Read more at thestar.com.my/business/





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