George Town Inner Ring Road
George Town Inner Ring Road is an urban ring road within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.[1][2] It comprises the eastern end of Gurney Drive, Jalan Pangkor, Jalan Perak and Jalan Sungai Pinang, forming a loop containing the city centre. Both the old and new Central Business Districts of the city, as well as its UNESCO World Heritage Site, are located within the loop.
| George Town Inner Ring Road | |
|---|---|
 Map of central George Town, with the George Town Inner Ring Road marked in red. The UNESCO World Heritage Site within the city centre is marked in purple. | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Penang Island City Council | |
| Length | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| Beltway around George Town | |
| North end | Gurney Drive |
| Northam Road Kelawei Road Burmah Road Macalister Road Anson Road Dato Keramat Road Patani Road | |
| South end | Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway |
| Location | |
| Primary destinations | George Town CBD Pulau Tikus Jelutong |
| Highway system | |
The ring road serves to alleviate traffic congestion by acting as a bypass between the northern coast of George Town and the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway to the southeast. Whilst the ring road is presently formed by municipal roads, infrastructural plans have been drawn up to turn the roads into a proper expressway, including the construction of elevated bypasses and a tunnel.[3][4]
List of interchanges
| Interchange | To | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Gurney Drive | ||
| Northam/Kelawei | West Kelawei Road Pulau Tikus East |
Junctions |
| Burmah | West Burmah Road (City centre) Komtar |
Junctions |
| Peel Avenue | Southwest Peel Avenue Island Hospital East |
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| Macalister | East Macalister Road (City centre) Komtar Northwest Southwest |
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| Dato Keramat | East Dato Keramat Road (City centre) Penang Times Square Komtar |
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| Patani | Northeast Patani Road (City centre) Sungai Pinang Northeast Penang Island District Police Headquarters |
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| Sungai Pinang | Northeast River Road (City centre) Pinang River Seven Streets Precinct |
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| Jelutong | Northeast Bridge Street (City centre) Pinang River Seven Streets Precinct Southwest |
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| Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu | Northeast
Southwest |
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References
- Mak Hoy Ken, Tan Ee Zhio (3 December 2014). "Penang Transport Master Plan: Convergence of Connectivity and Rising Land Values" (PDF). AmResearch.
- User, Super. "Highways". pgmasterplan.penang.gov.my. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- Zabidi, Nor Diana. "Portal Rasmi Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang - Portal Rasmi Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang". www.penang.gov.my (in Malay). Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- "Malaysia-China firm wins RM8bil road and tunnel projects". Penang Property Talk. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2017-11-23.