Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Explained

Country:MYS
Type:Federal
Route:3113
Alternate Name:Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway
Length Km:17.84
Direction A:North
Direction B:South
Terminus A:Weld Quay, George Town
Terminus B:Batu Maung
Junction: Penang Middle Ring Road
Penang Bridge
Jalan Tun Dr Awang
Jalan Batu Maung
Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge
(Penang Second Bridge)

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 on Penang Island, that connects the city centre of George Town with Batu Maung at the city's south. This 17.84km (11.09miles) expressway stretches along the eastern coast of Penang Island.[1] It was named in honour of Penang's second Chief Minister Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu who died in 2010.[2] [3] There are two sections of the expressway, the Jelutong Expressway and Bayan Lepas Expressway.

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.

Construction of the 6km (04miles) long Ayer ItamTun 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

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
1 Gat Jalan Perangin InterchangeGat Jalan PeranginT-Junction into expressway and Weld Quay
2 Magazine Road InterchangeNorthwest
Jalan Magazine (Magazine Road)
Jalan Penang (Penang Road)
KOMTAR
Jalan Dato Keramat
Jalan Burma
Batu Feringgi
T-junctions
3 MacCalum Street Ghaut InterchangeChangkat Lebuh MacCalum (MacCalum Street Ghaut)
Jelutong
4 Cecil Street Ghaut JunctionsChangkat Lebuh Cecil (Cecil Street Ghaut)
Jelutong
Sungai Pinang bridge
5 Sungai 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
6 Pokok 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
7B Greenlane Interchange Jalan Delima
Bukit Gambir
Batu Lanchang (Greenlane)
Trumpet Interchange (North bound only) and ramped into George Town only

Bayan Lepas Expressway

kmExitInterchangeToRemarks
7A USM Interchange Butterworth Perai
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
8 Bayan Mutiara InterchangeEast
Persiaran Bayan Mutiara
Queensbay
Persiaran Bayan Indah
Jerejak Island
Bukit Jambul
Directional-Y interchange
9 Jalan Aziz Ibrahim Interchange Jalan Aziz Ibrahim

East
Eastin Hotel
Lebuh Bukit Jambul (U-Turn roundabout)
Sungai Dua
Paya Terubong
Relau
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 JunctionsWest
Jalan Kampung Jawa
Kampung Jawa
Jalan Mahsuri
Half Diamond Interchange
Bayan Lepas food court
Parit MOX bridge
12 Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa JunctionsWest
Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa
Kampung Jawa
Half Diamond Interchange
Sungai Kluang bridge
Timur Laut-Barat Daya district border
13 Bayan Lepas Industrial Area JunctionsWest
Jalan Hilir Sungai Kluang 1
Half Diamond Interchange
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 Maung see 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
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
Jalan Batu Maung
JKR border limit
Southwest
Jalan Batu Maung
Teluk Kumbar
Balik Pulau
Batu Feringgi

Notes and References

  1. Book: . Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2014) . Kuala Lumpur . . 57 . 2014 . 1985-9619 .
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20101210042055/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F12%2F7%2Fnation%2F7567064&sec=nation Expressway renamed to honour Chong Eu
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20101129000542/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F11%2F26%2Fnation%2F20101126141046&sec=nation Penang has renamed a highway as Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu expressway
  4. News: 2 Mar 2024 . 5.7km bypass on island now 42% complete . 6 Mar 2024 . The Star.
  5. Web site: Bypass now 33% completed . 2024-02-28 . The Star . en.