Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Highway (; Jawi: لبوهراي سلطان حسن البلقيه) is a major controlled-access highway in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. The highway runs for 7.7 kilometres, forming a bypass around the urban core of Bandar Seri Begawan, along with Jalan Sungai Akar which completes the bypass on the eastern side of the city.

History Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah officially opened the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Highway on Monday, 18 August 1986. The massive project, which was built at a cost of about B$40 million, was designed to lessen traffic congestion at the time. This expressway, which is around long, was built from Seri Kompleks in Batu Satu, Jalan Tutong past Kampong Kiulap and Gadong, and then towards Brunei International Airport.

Route background Kilometre 0 of the highway starts at Jalan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha, two kilometres away from the capital centre, Bandar Seri Begawan, next to the commercial area of Batu Satu. The highway starts from the junction southeast and then makes a sharp bend to continue northwest. The highway passes by the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, Kiulap, and Kiarong. At the Kiarong Roundabout, the highway goes through the roundabout via an underpass and makes a turn north. The highway flies over Jalan Gadong and passes by the commercial area of Gadong. Further along is where Tungku Highway begins its route, starting westwards. The highway makes a smooth curve northeast, then passes by the Brunei International Airport. Then, it flies over Jalan Utama Berakas and passes by settlements of Lambak and Madang. The highway sharply turns southeast and ends at the Sungai Tilong-Sungai Akar-Manggis-Serusop Roundabout at Sungai Akar. The road then continues as Jalan Sungai Akar towards Land Transport Department Headquarters.

Speed Limit The speed limit for this highway is 80 kilometres per hour (km/h) for typical road conditions. During wet road conditions, the speed limit is 65 km/h. Exceptions to this rule are: 50 km/h on all ramps along the highway. 65 km/h on kilometre 0 to kilometer 0.5 due to a sharp bend.

Junction list

Intersection names are conjectural and unofficial.

I/C - interchange, I/S - intersection County Location KM Intersection Destinations Remarks Gadong Seri0 Seri Batu Satu Park I/S Jalan Tutong: Seri, Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, Parit, Tumasek, Kumbang Pasang, Bandar Seri Begawan, Kianggeh Has traffic lights Seri I/S Jalan Laksamana Abdul Razak: Seri, Royal Cemetery Northwest-bound only RIPAS I/C Jalan Putera Al-Muhtadee Billah: Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, Kiulap Southeast-bound only Kiarong Kiarong I/C Kiarong Roundabout:Jalan Jame'Asr: Kiarong, Beribi, Beribi Industrial Estate, Kiulap, Kumbang PasangJalan Pasar Baru: Gadong Wet Market, Gadong Menglait Sungai Gadong bridge Gadong I/C Jalan Gadong: Gadong, Batu Bersurat, Mata-Mata, Menglait, Kumbang Pasang Menglait I/C Tungku Highway: Batu Bersurat, Rimba, Tungku, Muara, Tutong, Kuala Belait Berakas Jaya Bakti Ulu Berakas I/C Jalan Menteri Besar: Brunei Government Complexes, Kumbang Pasang, Mentiri Anggerek Desa Airport I/C Airport Roundabout:Airport Circle: Brunei International AirportJalan Kustin: Terunjing LamaJalan Muara: Serusop, Anggerek Desa, Lambak, Pulaie Madang Lambak Kanan I/C Jalan Kustin (northeast-bound exit only): Terunjing LamaJalan Berakas (northeast-bound exit only): Lambak, Terunjing, Madang, Manggis, Muara, Tutong, Kuala BelaitJalan Berakas (southwest-bound exit only): Brunei International Airport, Serusop, Anggerek Desa, Pulaie Manggis Manggis I/S Jalan Manggis Satu (northeast-bound exit only): Madang, Manggis, Sungai TilongJalan Manggis Satu (southwest-bound exit only): Serusop, Pulaie, Anggerek Desa Sungai Akar Sungai Akar I/C Central Berakas Roundabout:Jalan Manggis Dua: Manggis, MadangJalan Muara: Serusop, Pulaie, Sungai Tilong, Salambigar, Tanah Jambu, Kota Batu, Mentiri, Muara Continues as Jalan Sungai Akar

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