Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway

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The Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway (Chinese: 敦林苍佑大道; Malay: Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu), signed as Federal Route 3113, is an expressway in George Town that connects its city centre with Batu Maung at its south. This 17.8 kilometres (11.1 mi) expressway stretches along the eastern coast of Penang Island.[1] It was named in honour of Penang's second chief minister, Lim Chong Eu who died in 2010.[2][3] There are two sections of the expressway, the Jelutong Expressway and Bayan Lepas Expressway.

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Federal Route 3113
Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway
Map
Lim Chong Eu Expressway(facing north).jpg
Route information
Maintained by the Public Works Department
Length17.8 km (11.1 mi)
Time period1983–present
Major junctions
North end FT 6 in Weld Quay
Major intersections
South end P10 in Batu Maung
Location
CountryMalaysia
StatesPenang
Districts
Highway system

Route background

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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 links the newer Penang Second 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

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A stretch of the expressway along the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone, facing south

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.

Construction of the 6 km (3.7 mi) long Ayer Itam–Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Bypass, part of the Penang Transport Master Plan, is expected to be completed by 2025.[4] The bypass was designed to disperse traffic from the expressway by providing a direct route through Gelugor to Paya Terubong.[5]

Features

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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 Penang Bridge

There are sections with motorcycle lanes.

List of interchanges

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Jelutong Expressway

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km Exit Interchange To Remarks
Northwest
Pengkalan Raja Tun Uda (Ferry to Butterworth)
Jalan Padang Kota Lama (The Esplanade)
Batu Feringgi
Pulau Tikus
Persiaran Gurney
Jalan Sekolah (Burma Road)
  FT 3113 Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway
(Jelutong Expressway)
Start/End of expressway
1 Gat Jalan Perangin Interchange Gat Jalan Perangin T-Junction into expressway and Weld Quay
2 Magazine Road Interchange Northwest
Jalan Magazine (Magazine Road)
Jalan Penang (Penang Road)
KOMTAR
Jalan Dato Keramat
Jalan Burma
Batu Feringgi
T-junctions
3 MacCalum Street Ghaut Interchange Changkat Lebuh MacCalum (MacCalum Street Ghaut)
Jelutong
4 Cecil Street Ghaut Junctions Changkat Lebuh Cecil (Cecil Street Ghaut)
Jelutong
Sungai Pinang bridge
5 Sungai Pinang Interchange Northwest
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
6 Pokok Asam Interchange West
Jalan Ahmad Nor
Kampung Pokok Asam
Jelutong
Diamond interchange
  FT 3113 Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway
(Jelutong Expressway)
JKR and MPPP border limit
   Penang Bridge Penang Bridge
(  FT 3113 Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway)
(Bayan Lepas Expressway)
PLUS Expressways and PBSB border limit
7B Greenlane Interchange Jalan Delima
Bukit Gambir
Batu Lanchang (Greenlane)
Trumpet Interchange (North bound only) and ramped into George Town only

Bayan Lepas Expressway

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km Exit Interchange To Remarks
7A USM Interchange   Penang Bridge Butterworth   North–South Expressway Northern Route Perai
  FT 6 Tapak Pesta
  FT 6 Penang Bus Terminal
  FT 6 Sg. Dua / Glugor
Big Trumpet Interchange (South bound from George Town and Perai bound only)
   Penang Bridge Penang Bridge
(  FT 3113 Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway)
(Bayan Lepas Expressway)
PLUS Expressways and PBSB border limit
  FT 3113 Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway
(Bayan Lepas Expressway)
JKR border limit
8 Bayan Mutiara Interchange East
Persiaran Bayan Mutiara
Queensbay
Persiaran Bayan Indah
Jerejak Island
Bukit Jambul
Directional-Y interchange
9 Jalan Aziz Ibrahim Interchange  P218 Jalan Aziz Ibrahim

East
Eastin Hotel
Lebuh Bukit Jambul (U-Turn roundabout)
 P15 Sungai Dua
 P11 Paya Terubong
 P11 Relau
  FT 6 Sungai Nibong
Interchange
10 Sungai Nibong Interchange West
Jalan Tun Dr Awang
Bayan Baru
Bukit Jambul
Balik Pulau
Bayan Lepas
Penang International Airport  

East
Queensbay
Queensbay Mall
Huge Directional-Y interchange
Sungai Nibong bridge
11 Jalan Kampung Jawa Junctions West
Jalan Kampung Jawa
Kampung Jawa
Jalan Mahsuri
Half Diamond Interchange
  Bayan Lepas food court         V
Parit MOX bridge
12 Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa Junctions West
  FT 3114 Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa
Kampung Jawa
Half Diamond Interchange
Sungai Kluang bridge
Timur Laut-Barat Daya district border
13 Bayan Lepas Industrial Area Junctions West
Jalan Hilir Sungai Kluang 1
Half Diamond Interchange
  FT 3113 Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway
(Bayan Lepas Elevated Expressway)
JKR border limit
   Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge   FT 3113 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 Maung see also
   Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge   FT 3113 Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Penang Second Bridge)
  FT 3113
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Batu Maung Northwest
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   FT 3113 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
  FT 6 Teluk Kumbar
  FT 6 Balik Pulau
  FT 6 Batu Feringgi

References

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  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
  4. ^ "5.7km bypass on island now 42% complete". The Star. 2 Mar 2024. Retrieved 6 Mar 2024.
  5. ^ "Bypass now 33% completed". The Star. Retrieved 2024-02-28.