Malaysia Federal Route 22

Federal Route 22
Route information
Part of
Length:	310.0 km (192.6 mi)
Existed:	1968[1] – present
History:	Completed in 1982[2]
Major junctions
West end:	Tamparuli
	Federal Route 1 Interior North-South Highway SA2 Jalan Tambunan Federal Route 13
East end:	Sandakan
Location
Primary destinations:	Kundasang Ranau(Continues as Interior North-South Highway Telupid Beluran
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Milestone of Malaysia Federal Route 22 at Telupid

A scenic view of the Ranau-Kota Kinabalu section of Federal Route 22 near Kundasang.

Federal Route 22, Asian Highway Route AH150 (formerly Federal Route A4), is a 310 kilometres (193 mi) ^[3] federal highway in Sabah, Malaysia, which is also a component of the larger Pan Borneo Highway network. It starts from Tamparuli and ends at Sandakan. The section running from Tamparuli to Ranau, which is known as Tamparuli-Ranau Highway, runs across the Crocker Range which houses the Mount Kinabalu, offering scenic views to motorists.

History

The construction of the Federal Route 22 began in 1968 as a joint project between the Malaysian federal government with the government of Australia, known as the "Malaysia-Australia Road Project" (MARP). It was one of the two projects being jointly done with the Australian government, together with the Pergau Dam project in Kelantan, with the total cost of RM25 million for both projects.^[4]

The construction was done in two phases - the construction of the first phase from Sandakan to Telupid began in 1968 and completed in 1971, while the second phase from Telupid to Ranau was constructed in 1971 and completed in 1972. Both sections were paved in 1973 and were completed in 1978.^[1]

Meanwhile, the final section of the FT22 highway from Ranau to Tamparuli was constructed right after the Sandakan-Ranau section was opened to motorists. The Tamparuli-Ranau section was completed in 1982.^[5][2]

The highway was coded as A4 according to the old numbering scheme,^[5] but was later changed to FT22 in 1996 to standardise the route numbering system with Peninsular Malaysia.^[3]

List of interchanges

Heavy traffic along the route near Tamparuli. The route is frequently used by various commuters, in addition to tourists, although the route is a mountainous road. This includes heavy vehicles such as trucks and lorries.

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
		Tamparuli Berungis Roundabout	Northeast Kota Belud Tuaran South Kota Kinabalu	Start/end of Federal Route 22 Roundabout Start/end of dual-carriageway
		Tamparuli town centre	South Jalan Tamparuli Lama Tamparuli town centre	Roundabout End/Start of dual-carriageway
		Tamparuli-Ranau Roundabout	North Topokan Kota Belud South Jalan Tamparuli Lama Tamparuli town centre	Roundabout
			Tamparuli bound, Engage lower gear
		Jalan Ranau Bypass	North Jalan Ranau Bypass Kota Belud	T-junction
		Pekan Nabalu	Nabalu fruits and handcraft centre	R&R complex
		Bundu Tuhan		T-junction
		Kinabalu National Park		T-junction
		Kundasang	Kundasang town centre Kundasang War Memorial	Junctions
		Ranau	North Mamut Southwest Interior North-South Highway SA2Tambunan Keningau	Junctions
			Sandakan bound, Engage lower gear
		Lohan	Lohan Kg. Bongkud Poring	T-junction
		Kg. Luanti	Sabah Tea Plantation	T-junction
		Telupid	Southwest Jalan Telupid-Tongod Tongod Pinangah	T-junction
		Sg. Sapi Forest Reserve
		Jalan Sapi-Nangoh	North Sapi-Nangoh Highway Kg. Ulu Sapi Pamol Estate Paitan Pitas Kota Marudu	T-junction
		Jalan Beluran	North Jalan Beluran Beluran	T-junction
		JPJ Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement Stations		Sandakan bound
		Shell Layby	Shell	Tamparuli bound
		Sandakan Mile 32 Checkpoint		R&R complex
		Sandakan-Tawau Highway	South Sandakan-Tawau Highway Kinabatangan Lahad Datu Kunak Semporna Tawau	T-junction
		Ulu Dusun (Mile 30)
		Gum-Gum (Mile 16)
		Sepilok (Mile 14)	Rainforest Discovery Centre Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary	Roundabout
		Jalan Sungai Manila	North Kampung Rancangan Sungai Manila Kampung Dandulit	T-junction
		Jalan Sungai Batang	North Sandakan Educational Hub Kampung Sungai Batang Kampung Padas	T-junction
		Bandar Sibuga Jaya (Mile 8)
		Jalan Lintas Labuk	Northeast Sandakan Airport Southwest Bandar Sibuga Jaya Sibuga Batu Sapi	Roundabout
		Sandakan Airport Sri Labuk Roundabout	North Jalan Lapangan Terbang Sandakan Jabatan Pertanian Sandakan Taman Fajar Taman Airport Sandakan Airport	Roundabout Start/End of dual-carriageway
		Mile 2, Jalan Utara	East BDC Taman Grandview Sim-Sim Sandakan town centre West Duchess Of Kent Hospital	Junctions
		Sandakan	Sandakan town centre	Start/end of Federal Route 22 Roundabout End/Start of dual-carriageway

References

1. Profil Jabatan Kerja Raya Telupid (Malay). Accessed on 13 March 2013.
2. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad (17 November 1981). Sempena Pembukaan Rasmi Lebuhraya Papar ke Sindumin (Speech). Papar-Sindumin Highway FT1 inaugural speech. Sabah, Malaysia. Retrieved 13 March 2013. (Malay)
3. Senarai Jalan Persekutuan Utama Malaysia (Malay) - Malaysian Public Works Department. Accessed 13 March 2013.
4. "Perjanjian Pelaksanaan Projek Hydro Elektrik di Pergau dan Projek Jalanraya di Sandakan". Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah (in Malay). National Archives of Malaysia. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
5. "Federal Route 22 (Kota Kinabalu-Sandakan) early history". Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.