Butterworth Outer Ring Road

	Butterworth Outer Ring Road Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Lingkaran Luar Butterworth'') is a coastal expressway located in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia. This expressway connects Sungai Dua in the north until Perai in the south. Route background The Kilometre Zero of the expressway is located at Sungai Dua Interchange. Ships can be seen near Bagan Ajam Rest Area. The Penang Megamall is located at the end of the highway. It is a six-lane line and it is also the connecting highway to Federal Route 1, from which north bound traffic will bring travelers to Alor Setar and beyond while motorists travelling south can head to Ipoh and beyond. History Construction began in 2003 and work was completed in 2006. The expressway was open to motorists in January 2007. As Sungai Nyior residents protested against high toll rate in February 2007, the Sungai Nyior toll booth collection was postponed by the Ministry of Works. This highway is built to reduce the heavy traffic on the Sungai Dua–Juru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Butterworth, Penang Butterworth is the largest urban town in the city of Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia. It lies about east of George Town, the capital city of Penang, across the Penang Strait. , Butterworth has a total population of 107,591 residents. Butterworth was named after William John Butterworth, a former Governor of the Straits Settlements during the mid-19th century. Under the British Raj, the town came into being as a transportation hub, due to its proximity to George Town. While the British East India Company initially obtained Seberang Perai (then named ''Province Wellesley'') for agricultural purposes, Butterworth has also witnessed massive industrialisation during the latter half of the 20th century. In 1974, the Port of Penang was relocated into the town. Currently, Rapid Ferry is the main transportation link between Butterworth and George Town. The Port of Penang handled 1.52 million TEUs of cargo , making it one of the busiest seaports in Malaysia. In addition, the Butt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Touch 'n Go The Touch 'n Go smart card is used by Malaysian Malaysian Expressway System, toll expressway and highway operators as the sole electronic money, electronic payment system (EPS). The credit card-sized smart card is made of plastic with Philips' MIFARE, MIFARE Classic microchip technology embedded in it. It is a one company monopoly system that you must use this card as long as you need to pass through the highway, take public transportation, etc in Malaysia. The card has an expiry date and inactive period. Check carefully as the Inactive card of not using for more than 12 months, cannot be reactivated. The Touch 'n Go systems are designed to process up to 800 vehicles per hour to ease the queue congestion at toll plazas and if used together with SmartTAG (a non-stop electronic toll collection system), will be able to process up to 1,200 vehicles per hour. History Touch 'n Go was developed by Teras Teknologi Sdn Bhd while the brand and the Real Time Gross Settlement (central cle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Northern Corridor Economic Region The Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER; ms, Koridor Utara) is a development plan encompassing the four northwestern states of Malaysia, namely Perlis, Penang, Kedah and Perak. It was launched in 2007 by the federal government with an aim to transform the region into a sustainable and socio-economically balanced region by 2025. The Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA) is the statutory body responsible to establishing the NCER's direction, policies and strategies. Background and history In an effort to reduce regional imbalances and provide equitable economic growth across the country, the government established five economic regions during the Ninth Malaysian Plan. NCER was formed in 2007 to leverage on the various economic and social advantages of selected areas in the four northern states of Peninsular Malaysia - Kedah, Perlis, Perak and Penang. NCIA was established as the body tasked to oversee, plan and execute economic and social development strategies in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Expressways And Highways In Penang Expressway may refer to: * Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic. Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road. Expressway, the fictional slidewalk A moving walkway, also known as an autowalk, moving pavement, moving sidewalk, people-mover, travolator, or travelator, is a slow-moving conveyor mechanism that transports people across a horizontal or inclined plane over a short to medium distan ... transport system in Isaac Asimov's ''Robot'' series. {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Expressways In Malaysia Expressway may refer to: Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic. Limited-access road A limited-access road, known by various terms worldwide, including limited-access highway, dual-carriageway, expressway, limited access freeway, and partial controlled access highway, is a highway or arterial road for high-speed traffic which ..., a lower grade of highway or arterial road. Expressway, the fictional slidewalk transport system in Isaac Asimov's ''Robot'' series. {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Penang Port Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. They are connected by Malaysia's two longest road bridges, the Penang Bridge and the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge; the latter is also the second longest oversea bridge in Southeast Asia. The second smallest Malaysian state by land mass, Penang is bordered by Kedah to the north and the east, and Perak to the south. Penang is the 8th most populated state in Malaysia. Its population stood at nearly 1.767 million , while its population density was as high as . It has among the nation's highest population densities and is one of the country's most urbanised states. Seberang Perai is Malaysia's second-largest city by population. Its heterogeneous population is highly diverse in ethnicity, culture, language and religion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Penang Ferry Service The Penang Ferry Service is the oldest ferry service within the State of Penang, Malaysia, connecting the city of George Town on Penang Island and Butterworth on the mainland. This cross-strait transit has been operational since 1894, making it the oldest ferry service in Malaysia. Its fleet of six ferries carries both passengers and automobiles across the Penang Strait daily; each roll-on/roll-off ferry could accommodate cars either on its lower deck or on both decks. The first cross-strait ferry service between Penang Island and the mainland began in 1894. This regular service was initiated by Quah Beng Kee, an entrepreneur from Penang Island together with his 4 brothers forming a company named ''Beng Brothers''. Originally a passenger-only service, the ferries were later refitted to carry automobiles in 1925. From 1924, the ferries were operated by the Penang Port Commission (formerly Penang Harbour Board), through its subsidiary, Penang Port Sdn Bhd. In 2017, the Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	North-South Expressway Northern Route ''North-South'' ( hy, Հյուսիս-Հարավ) or ''Four Buddies and the Bride'' is an Armenian comedy directed by Davit Babakhanyan and Vazgen Muradyan, starring Diana Malenko, Sona Shahgeldyan and David Tovmasyan. The film was produced by Lilit Martirosyan. Plot The film is about the friendship of four guys. One of them gets into trouble, but three friends help him out. Junior Researcher Nver receives a professional order from the oligarch Lambert Khachaturovich. Nver decides to seize the opportunity and organizes a party for his friends at the client's luxurious mansion. During the party, a statue of Lambert's father falls and breaks. Given the attitude of Lambert to the memory of his father, friends easily imagine the death of Nver. The guys create a "salvation plan", but they fail. Now they not only have to pay the cost of the statue, but also organize a luxurious wedding. But there is no prepayment, which they received for organizing the wedding, and the groom is ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]