Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway

Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway (Chinese: 林倉祐大道; Malay: Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu) or Federal Route 3113, is an expressway in Penang, Malaysia, that connects the city of George Town to Batu Maung. This 17.84 km (11.09 mi) expressway stretches along the eastern coast of Penang Island.[1] It was erected on 7 December 2010[2] in honour of the former Penang's second chief minister and also the 'Architect of Modern Penang', Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu who died on 24 November that year.[3] There are two sections of the expressway, the Jelutong Expressway and Bayan Lepas Expressway.

Federal Route 3113
Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway
Route information
Length17.84 km (11.09 mi)
Major junctions
North endWeld Quay, George Town
 P19 Penang Middle Ring Road
Penang Bridge
Jalan Tun Dr Awang
P10 Jalan Batu Maung
Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge
(Penang Second Bridge)
South endBatu Maung
Location
Primary
destinations
Gelugor
Bayan Lepas
Bayan Lepas Industrial Area
Penang International Airport
Highway system

Route background

The Kilometre Zero is located at Batu Maung. The second elevated highway in Penang after Kuala Lumpur and Bayan Baru was constructed at Bayan Lepas Expressway here. This long flyover will be linking the new Penang Bridge in the south straight away to Bayan Baru for skipping traffic jams.

The underpass under it is used to travel along Bayan Lepas industrial area.

History

The pioneer route for the expressway was constructed on 1983 during the Penang Bridge was built and was completed in 1985. Later, the expressway was extended northwards as the Jelutong Expressway, and southwards as the Bayan Lepas Expressway.

On 7 December 2010, after former second Penang chief minister Lim Chong Eu died on 24 November 2010, the Penang state government renamed the expressway Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway in his honour.

Features

At most sections, the Federal Route 3113 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

There is one overlap: Jalan Tengku Kudin–Gelugor-Penang Bridge: Penang Bridge

There are sections with motorcycle lanes.

List of interchanges

Jelutong Expressway

kmExitInterchangeToRemarks
Northwest
Pengkalan Raja Tun Uda (Ferry to Butterworth)
Jalan Padang Kota Lama (The Esplanade)
Batu Feringgi
Pulau Tikus
Persiaran Gurney
Jalan Sekolah (Burma Road)
Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway
(Jelutong Expressway)
Start/End of expressway
EXIT 1Gat Jalan Perangin InterchangeGat Jalan PeranginT-Junction into expressway and Weld Quay
EXIT 2Magazine Road InterchangeNorthwest
Jalan Magazine (Magazine Road)
Jalan Penang (Penang Road)
KOMTAR
Jalan Dato Keramat
Jalan Burma
Batu Feringgi
T-junctions
EXIT 3MacCalum Street Ghaut InterchangeChangkat Lebuh MacCalum (MacCalum Street Ghaut)
Jelutong
EXIT 4Cecil Street Ghaut JunctionsChangkat Lebuh Cecil (Cecil Street Ghaut)
Jelutong
Sungai Pinang bridge
EXIT 5Sungai Pinang InterchangeNorthwest
Jalan Sungai Pinang
Bandar Sungai Pinang
Air Itam
Jalan Dato Keramat

Southeast
Persiaran Karpal Singh 1 (Lebuh Sungai Pinang 1)
Fortune Park
Persiaran Karpal Singh (IJM Promenade)
Diamond interchange
EXIT 6Pokok Asam InterchangeWest
Jalan Ahmad Nor
Kampung Pokok Asam
Jelutong
Diamond interchange
Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway
(Jelutong Expressway)
JKR and MPPP border limit
Penang Bridge
( Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway)
(Bayan Lepas Expressway)
PLUS Expressways and PBSB border limit
EXIT 7BGreenlane InterchangeJalan Delima
Bukit Gambir
Batu Lanchang (Greenlane)
Trumpet Interchange (North bound only) and ramped into George Town only

Bayan Lepas Expressway

kmExitInterchangeToRemarks
EXIT 7AUSM Interchange Butterworth
Tapak Pesta
Penang Bus Terminal
Sg. Dua / Glugor
Big Trumpet Interchange (South bound from George Town and Perai bound only)
Penang Bridge
( Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway)
(Bayan Lepas Expressway)
PLUS Expressways and PBSB border limit
Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway
(Bayan Lepas Expressway)
JKR border limit
EXIT 8Bayan Mutiara InterchangeEast
Persiaran Bayan Mutiara
Queensbay
Persiaran Bayan Indah
Jerejak Island
Bukit Jambul
Directional-Y interchange
EXIT 9Jalan Aziz Ibrahim InterchangeP218 Jalan Aziz Ibrahim

East
Eastin Hotel
Lebuh Bukit Jambul (U-Turn roundabout)
P15 Sungai Dua
P11 Paya Terubong
P11 Relau
Sungai Nibong
Interchange
EXIT 10Sungai Nibong InterchangeWest
Jalan Tun Dr Awang
Bayan Baru
Bukit Jambul
Balik Pulau
Bayan Lepas
Penang International Airport

East
Queensbay
Queensbay Mall
Directional-Y interchange
Sungai Nibong bridge
EXIT 11Jalan Kampung Jawa JunctionsWest
Jalan Kampung Jawa
Kampung Jawa
Jalan Mahsuri
T-junctions
Bayan Lepas food court V
Parit MOX bridge
EXIT 12Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa JunctionsWest
Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa
Kampung Jawa
T-junctions
Sungai Kluang bridge
Timur Laut-Barat Daya district border
EXIT 13Bayan Lepas Industrial Area JunctionsWest
Jalan Hilir Sungai Kluang 1
T-junctions
Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway
(Bayan Lepas Elevated Expressway)
JKR border limit
Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Penang Second Bridge)
(Bayan Lepas Elevated Expressway)
Start/End of expressway
JKSB border limit
Sungai Tiram bridge
Bayan Lepas Industrial Area–Batu Maungsee also
Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Penang Second Bridge)

0
Batu MaungNorthwest
Jalan Pekan Batu Maung
Batu Maung town centre
MAS Complex
Cargo Terminal

Southeast
P220 Jalan Permatang Damar Laut
Permatang Damar Laut
Penang War Museum
Diamond interchange
Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge(Penang Second Bridge)
(Bayan Lepas Elevated Expressway)
Start/End of expressway
JKSB border limit
P10 Jalan Batu Maung
JKR border limit
Southwest
P10 Jalan Batu Maung
Teluk Kumbar
Balik Pulau
Batu Feringgi

References

  1. Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2014). Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Public Works Department. 2014. p. 57. ISSN 1985-9619.
  2. Expressway renamed to honour Chong Eu The Star, December 7, 2010
  3. Penang has renamed a highway as Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu expressway The Star, November 26, 2010
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