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INFRASTRUCTURE & SUPERSTRUCTURE  
Road  
Road under construction
Photo: ImejWarisan S/B
Most of the roads in Sabah are in good, sealed condition, linking the major towns within Sabah. Travelling is quite convenient since the places of interest within the state are accessible by road. The capital, Kota Kinabalu, has direct access road links to the International Airport, to the Kota Kinabalu Port, as well as to the Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park.

Trunk Road

Routes/Destination

Town Served

A1

KK - Kudat

Kota Kinabalu - Tuaran -Tamparuli - Kota Belud - Kota Marudu - Pitas - Kudat

A2

KK - Sindumin

Kota Kinabalu - Penampang - (Putatan - Lok Kawi) Papar - Beuafort - Sipitang - Sindumin

A3

KK - Nabawan

Kota Kinabalu - Penampang - Tambunan - Keningau - Tenom - Nabawan

A4

KK - Sandakan

Kota Kinabalu - Tuaran - Tamparuli - Kundasang - Ranau - Telupid - Sandakan

A5

Sandakan - Tawau

Sandakan - Lahad Datu - Kunak - Semporna - Tawau

A7

Beaufort - Menumbok

Beaufort - Menumbok

Source: Public Works Department, Sabah.


The Pan Borneo Highway, linking Sabah, Brunei, Sarawak and Kalimantan, is expected to be completed within the next two years, that is by 2002. Currently, it is only suitable for four-wheel drive vehicles.

ROADS BY SURFACE TYPE AND JURISDICTION, SABAH
Type And Jurisdiction 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
  Kilometre        
Total 10,173 10,450 10,582 10,743 10,750
Federal          
Total 1,062 1,062 1,062 1,230 1,230
Paved 945 945 945 884 884
Gravel 117 117 117 346 346
Earth - - - - -
State          
Public Works Department Roads(a)          
Total 7,069 7,337 7,479 7,516 7,523
Paved 1,811 1,936 2,005 2,299 2,306
Gravel 5,155 5,301 5,369 5,067 5,067
Earth 103 100 105 150 150
Local Authorities Roads          
Total 2,042 2,051 2,041 1,997 1,997
Paved 427 425 427 439 439
Gravel 825 836 831 779 779
Earth 790 790 783 779 779
Note: Excludes Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan
Source: Roads Branch, Public Works Department, Sabah