The Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway ( zh, 敦林苍佑大道; ), signed as Federal Route 3113, is an expressway in George Town that connects its

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with

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at its south. This expressway stretches along the eastern coast of

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. It was named in honour of Penang's second

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who died in 2010. There are two sections of the expressway, the Jelutong Expressway and Bayan Lepas Expressway.

Route background

Kilometre zero is located at

. The second elevated highway in Penang after Kuala Lumpur and Bayan Baru was constructed at Bayan Lepas Expressway here. This long flyover links the newer Penang Second 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 The is a dual carriageway toll bridge and controlled-access highway in the Malaysian state of Penang. It connects Perai on the mainland side of the state with Gelugor on the island, crossing the Penang Strait. The bridge was the first a ...

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

died on 24 November 2010, the Penang state government renamed the expressway Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway in his honour. Construction of the long Ayer ItamTun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Bypass, part of the Penang Transport Master Plan, is expected to be completed by 2025. The bypass was designed to disperse traffic from the expressway by providing a direct route through Gelugor to Paya Terubong.

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:

There are sections with motorcycle lanes.

List of interchanges

Jelutong Expressway

Bayan Lepas Expressway

References

{{Northern Corridor Economic Region Malaysian federal roads Highways in Malaysia Expressways and highways in Penang