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
Length	17.84 km (11.09 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Weld 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 end	Batu Maung
Location
Primary destinations	Gelugor Bayan Lepas Bayan Lepas Industrial Area Penang International Airport
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

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

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)
Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway (Jelutong Expressway) Start/End of expressway
	EXIT 1	Gat Jalan Perangin Interchange	Gat Jalan Perangin	T-Junction into expressway and Weld Quay
	EXIT 2	Magazine Road Interchange	Northwest Jalan Magazine (Magazine Road) Jalan Penang (Penang Road) KOMTAR Jalan Dato Keramat Jalan Burma Batu Feringgi	T-junctions
	EXIT 3	MacCalum Street Ghaut Interchange	Changkat Lebuh MacCalum (MacCalum Street Ghaut) Jelutong
	EXIT 4	Cecil Street Ghaut Junctions	Changkat Lebuh Cecil (Cecil Street Ghaut) Jelutong
		Sungai Pinang bridge
	EXIT 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
	EXIT 6	Pokok Asam Interchange	West 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 7B	Greenlane Interchange	Jalan Delima Bukit Gambir Batu Lanchang (Greenlane)	Trumpet Interchange (North bound only) and ramped into George Town only

Bayan Lepas Expressway

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
	EXIT 7A	USM 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 8	Bayan Mutiara Interchange	East Persiaran Bayan Mutiara Queensbay Persiaran Bayan Indah Jerejak Island Bukit Jambul	Directional-Y interchange
	EXIT 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 Sungai Nibong	Interchange
	EXIT 10	Sungai Nibong Interchange	West 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 11	Jalan Kampung Jawa Junctions	West Jalan Kampung Jawa Kampung Jawa Jalan Mahsuri	T-junctions
		Bayan Lepas food court	V
		Parit MOX bridge
	EXIT 12	Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa Junctions	West Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa Kampung Jawa	T-junctions
Sungai Kluang bridge Timur Laut-Barat Daya district border
	EXIT 13	Bayan Lepas Industrial Area Junctions	West 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 Maung	see also Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Penang Second Bridge)
0		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(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