Editing Sarawak (section)

=== Transportation ===
[[File:KIA newterminal.jpg|right|thumb|[[Kuching International Airport]] terminal]]
Much like many former British territories, Sarawak uses a [[dual carriageway]] with [[Left- and right-hand traffic|the left-hand traffic rule]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thiessen |first1=Tamara |title=Borneo:Sabah, Brunei, Sarawak |date=2012 |publisher=[[Bradt Travel Guides]] |isbn=978-1-84162-390-0 |page=98 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DCDkRTYwN5AC&pg=PA98 |access-date=26 January 2016 |quote=All major roads are dual carriageways; there are no multi-lane expressways. In Malaysia, you drive on the left-hand side of the road and cars are right-hand drive.}}</ref> As of 2013, Sarawak had a total of {{cvt|32091|km}} of connected roadways, with {{cvt|18003|km}} being paved state routes, {{cvt|8313|km}} of dirt tracks, {{cvt|4352|km}} of gravel roads, and {{cvt|1424|km}} of paved federal highway. The primary route in Sarawak is the [[Pan Borneo Highway]], which runs from Sematan, Sarawak, through Brunei to [[Tawau]], Sabah.<ref name="Oxford transport"/> Despite being a major highway, the condition of the road is poor leading to numerous accidents and fatalities.<ref>{{cite news |title=Repair Pan Borneo Highway now, says Bintulu MP following latest fatal accident |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Community/2013/09/13/Deadly-reminder-after-grim-toll-Repair-Pan-Borneo-Highway-now-says-Bintulu-MP-following-latest-fatal.aspx/ |date=13 September 2013 |last=Then |first=Stephen |newspaper=[[The Star (Malaysia)]] |access-date=23 June 2014 |archive-date=6 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206023625/http://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2013/09/13/deadly-reminder-after-grim-toll-repair-pan-borneo-highway-now-says-bintulu-mp-following-latest-fatal/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> 16 billion ringgit worth of contracts were awarded to a number of local companies in December 2016 to add new vehicle and pedestrian bridges, interchanges and bus shelters to the highway as part of a multi-phase project.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wong |first1=Jack |title=RM16bil Pan Borneo Highway jobs awarded |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2016/12/19/rm16bil-pan-borneo-highway-jobs-awarded/ |newspaper=[[The Star (Malaysia)]] |access-date=28 March 2017 |date=19 December 2016}}</ref>

A [[Sarawak Railway Line|railway line]] existed before [[World War II]], but the last remnants of the line were dismantled in 1959.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://searail.malayanrailways.com/Sarawak/Sarawak.htm |title=Sarawak Government Railway |publisher=Asian Railways |access-date=14 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314045219/http://searail.malayanrailways.com/Sarawak/Sarawak.htm |archive-date=14 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> A rail project was announced in 2008 to be in line with the transport needs of SCORE, but as yet no construction work has begun despite an anticipated completion date in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sarawak's rapid railway ready by 2015 |url=http://www.bt.com.bn/asia_news/2008/10/14/sarawaks_rapid_railway_ready_by_2015 |publisher=The Brunei Time |access-date=29 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314044228/http://www.bt.com.bn/asia_news/2008/10/14/sarawaks_rapid_railway_ready_by_2015 |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 March 2016}}</ref> In 2017, the Sarawak government proposed a [[light rail]] system ([[Kuching Line]]) connecting Kuching, Samarahan and Serian divisions with anticipated completion in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sarawak's LRT to be ready in three years, says CM |url=http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/379628 |access-date=13 May 2017 |work=Malaysiakini |date=19 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419083219/http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/379628 |archive-date=19 April 2017}}</ref> Currently, buses are the primary mode of public transportation in Sarawak with interstate services connecting the state to Sabah, Brunei, and [[Pontianak, Indonesia|Pontianak]] (Indonesia).<ref name="Transport and Infrastructure"/>

Sarawak is served by a number of airports with [[Kuching International Airport]], located south west of Kuching, being the largest. Flights from Kuching are mainly to [[Kuala Lumpur]] but also to [[Johor Bahru]], [[Penang]], Sabah, Kelantan, Singapore and Pontianak, Indonesia. A second airport at [[Miri Airport|Miri]] serves flights primarily to other Malaysian states as well as services to Singapore. Other smaller airports such as [[Sibu Airport]], [[Bintulu Airport]], [[Mukah Airport]], [[Marudi Airport]], [[Mulu Airport]], and [[Limbang Airport]] provide domestic services within Malaysia. There are also a number of remote airstrips serving rural communities in the state.<ref name="Oxford transport"/> Three airlines serve flights in Sarawak, [[Malaysia Airlines]], [[Air Asia]], and [[MASwings]] all of which use Kuching Airport as their main hub.<ref>{{cite web |title=Airlines flying from Malaysia to Kuching |url=http://www.skyscanner.com.my/flights-to/kch/airlines-that-fly-to-kuching-airport.html |access-date=30 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330112044/http://www.skyscanner.com.my/flights-to/kch/airlines-that-fly-to-kuching-airport.html |archive-date=30 March 2016}}</ref> The state owned [[Hornbill Skyways]] is an aviation company that largely provides private chartered flights and flight services for public servants.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hornbill Skyways – Wings to your destination |url=http://www.hornbillskyways.com/history.php |publisher=Hornbill Skyways |access-date=30 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309152947/http://www.hornbillskyways.com/history.php |archive-date=9 March 2016}}</ref>

[[File:RTG at Bintulu International Container Terminal (BICT).jpg|thumb|left|Bintulu International Container Terminal (BICT) at Bintulu seaport]]
Sarawak has four primary ports located at Kuching, Sibu, Bintulu, and Miri.<ref name="Transport and Infrastructure"/> The busiest seaport at Bintulu is under the jurisdiction of the Malaysian federal government and mainly handles LNG products and regular cargo. The remaining ports are under the respective state port authorities. The combined throughput of the four primary ports was 61.04{{nbsp}}million freight weight tonnes (FWT) in 2013.<ref name="Oxford transport">{{cite web |title=New land, air and sea transport links will help meet higher demand in Sarawak |date=23 April 2015 |url=http://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/overview/new-land-air-and-sea-transport-links-will-help-meet-higher-demand-sarawak |publisher=Oxford Business Group |access-date=17 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151217044135/http://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/overview/new-land-air-and-sea-transport-links-will-help-meet-higher-demand-sarawak |archive-date=17 December 2015}}</ref> Sarawak has 55 navigable river networks with a combined length of {{cvt|3300|km}}. For centuries, the rivers of Sarawak have been a primary means of transport as well as a route for timber and other agricultural goods moving downriver for export at the country's major ports. Sibu port, located {{cvt|113|km}} from the river's mouth, is the main hub along the Rajang River mainly handling timber products. However, the throughput of Sibu port has declined over the years after Tanjung Manis Industrial Port (TIMP) began operating further downriver.<ref name="Oxford transport"/>