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Federal Route 3113
Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway
Lim Chong Eu Expressway(facing north).jpg
Route information
Length17.84 km (11.09 mi)
Major junctions
North endWeld Quay, George Town
Major intersectionsP19 Penang Middle Ring Road
Penang Bridge Penang Bridge
Jalan Tun Dr Awang
P10 Jalan Batu Maung
Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge
(Penang Second Bridge)
South endBatu Maung
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Gelugor
Bayan Lepas
Bayan Lepas Industrial Area
Penang International Airport
Highway system

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 17.84 km (11.09 mi) 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.

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

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 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)
FT 3113 Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway
(Jelutong Expressway)
Start/End of expressway
1Gat Jalan Perangin InterchangeGat Jalan PeranginT-Junction into expressway and Weld Quay
2Magazine Road InterchangeNorthwest
Jalan Magazine (Magazine Road)
Jalan Penang (Penang Road)
KOMTAR
Jalan Dato Keramat
Jalan Burma
Batu Feringgi
T-junctions
3MacCalum Street Ghaut InterchangeChangkat Lebuh MacCalum (MacCalum Street Ghaut)
Jelutong
4Cecil Street Ghaut JunctionsChangkat Lebuh Cecil (Cecil Street Ghaut)
Jelutong
Sungai Pinang bridge
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
6Pokok Asam InterchangeWest
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
7BGreenlane InterchangeJalan Delima
Bukit Gambir
Batu Lanchang (Greenlane)
Trumpet Interchange (North bound only) and ramped into George Town only

Bayan Lepas Expressway

kmExitInterchangeToRemarks
7AUSM 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
8Bayan Mutiara InterchangeEast
Persiaran Bayan Mutiara
Queensbay
Persiaran Bayan Indah
Jerejak Island
Bukit Jambul
Directional-Y interchange
9Jalan Aziz Ibrahim InterchangeP218 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
10Sungai Nibong InterchangeWest
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
11Jalan Kampung Jawa JunctionsWest
Jalan Kampung Jawa
Kampung Jawa
Jalan Mahsuri
Half Diamond Interchange
Bayan Lepas food court V
Parit MOX bridge
12Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa JunctionsWest
FT 3114 Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa
Kampung Jawa
Half Diamond Interchange
Sungai Kluang bridge
Timur Laut-Barat Daya district border
13Bayan Lepas Industrial Area JunctionsWest
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 Maungsee also
Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge FT 3113 Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Penang Second Bridge)
FT 3113
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 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

  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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