Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway, Federal Route is an expressway in Penang

Penang

Penang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...

, Malaysia which connects George Town

George Town, Penang

George Town was voted as one of the best cities in Asia by Asiaweek, ranked 6th in 1998 and 9th in 2000. More recently, George Town has improved a notch to rank as the 9th most liveable city in Asia in a survey of 254 cities worldwide according to an international location ratings survey by , an...

 city to Batu Maung

Batu Maung

Batu Maung is a small town in Penang, Malaysia. It is located in the southeastern part of Penang Island. It consists of several smaller villages namely Kampung Seronok , Kampung Binjai, Permatang Damar Laut, Kampung Batu Maung, Kampung Teluk Tempoyak and Kampung Jalan Baru.Around 20 years ago, Batu...

. This 17.84 km (11.1 mi) expressway is situated along the eastern coast of Penang Island

Penang Island

Penang Island is part of the state of Penang, on the west coat of Peninsular Malaysia. It was named Prince of Wales Island when it was occupied by the British East India Company on 12 August 1786, in honour of the birthday of the Prince of Wales, later King George IV...

, off the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia

Peninsular Malaysia

Peninsular Malaysia , also known as West Malaysia , is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula. Its area is . It shares a land border with Thailand in the north. To the south is the island of Singapore. Across the Strait of Malacca to the west lies the island of Sumatra...

. It was erected on 7 December 2010 in honor of the former Penang's second chief minister and also the 'Architect of Modern Penang', Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu

Lim Chong Eu

Tun Dato' Seri Dr. Lim Chong Eu was a Malaysian politician who served as the second Chief Minister of Penang for a record 21 years. He was also the founding president of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia, a member of the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional. He was termed the "Architect of Modern...

 who died on 24 November 2010. There are two sections of the expressway, the Jelutong Expressway and Bayan Lepas Expressway.

Funding for the construction of this expressway

Controlled-access highway

A controlled-access highway is a highway designed exclusively for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow and ingress/egress regulated...

 was contributed jointly by the Malaysian Public Works Department

Malaysian Public Works Department

Malaysian Public Works Department ' or Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia ' is the federal government department in Malaysia under Malaysian Ministry of Works which is responsible for construction and maintenance of public infrastructure in Malaysia such as federal and state roads, public government...

 (JKR) and the Penang state government. Many hectare

Hectare

The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...

s of land had to be reclaimed to allow the construction of the expressway to take place. Time taken to reuse the reclaimed land was very short and there was not enough time for proper settlement of waste at the sites. There is possibility of earth movement which may cause accidents, but the authorities still went ahead with the Jelutong Expressway project to prove critics wrong about state government inefficiency, in anticipation of the 2004 election.

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.

Notable features

At most section, the Federal Route 3113 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

Jelutong Expressway

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			NORTHEAST PENGKALAN WELD (Weld Quay)
TUN DR LIM CHONG EU EXPRESSWAY (JELUTONG EXPRESSWAY) Start/End of expressway
		GAT JALAN PERANGIN INTERCHANGE	GAT JALAN PERANGIN
		MAGAZINE ROAD INTERCHANGE	JALAN MAGAZINE (Magazine Road)
		MACCALUM STREET GHAUT INTERCHANGE	CHANGKAT LEBUH MACCALUM (MacCalum Street Ghaut)
		Sungai Pinang bridge
		SUNGAI PINANG INTERCHANGE	JALAN SUNGAI PINANG	Diamond interchange
		POKOK ASAM INTERCHANGE	JALAN POKOK ASAM	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) PBSB border limit
		JALAN TUNKU KUDIN INTERCHANGE	WEST PENANG MIDDLE RING ROAD Penang Middle Ring Road Penang Middle Ring Road comprising Scotland Road, Jalan Masjid Negeri and Jalan Tengku Kudin is a major ring road in Penang, Malaysia.-List of Interchanges:... JALAN TUNKU KUDIN Gelugor Air Itam Jalan Masjid Negeri	Interchange
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Bayan Lepas Expressway

km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
		GELUGOR-PENANG BRIDGE INTERCHANGE	EAST PENANG BRIDGE Penang Bridge Penang Bridge is a dual carriageway toll bridge connects Gelugor on the island of Penang and Seberang Prai on the mainland of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula. The bridge is also linked to the North-South Expressway in Prai and Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway in Penang. It was officially opened to... Butterworth Alor Star Ipoh Kuala Lumpur WEST GELUGOR HIGHWAY Gelugor Highway Gelugor Highway, Federal Route comprising Jalan Gelugor and Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah is a major highway in Penang, Malaysia.- List of Interchanges :... Gelugor Jalan Gelugor Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)	Interchange
PENANG BRIDGE ( TUN DR LIM CHONG EU EXPRESSWAY) (BAYAN LEPAS EXPRESSWAY) PBSB border limit
TUN DR LIM CHONG EU EXPRESSWAY (BAYAN LEPAS EXPRESSWAY) JKR border limit
		BATU UBAN INTERCHANGE	U-Turn	U-Turn interchange
		SUNGAI NIBONG INTERCHANGE	WEST JALAN TUN DR AWANG Jalan Tun Dr Awang Jalan Tun Dr Awang, Federal Route is a major highway in Penang, Malaysia. It was named after Tun Dr Awang Hassan the former Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang.- Route background :... Sungai Nibong Bukit Jambul Paya Terubong Bayan Lepas Penang International Airport	Directional-T Interchange
				Start/End of expressway
		Kampung Jawa
		Bayan Lepas food court
		Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa or Kampung Jawa Avenue, Federal Route , is an avenue federal roads in Penang, Malaysia.-Notable features:...	WEST LEBUHRAYA KAMPUNG JAWA Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa or Kampung Jawa Avenue, Federal Route , is an avenue federal roads in Penang, Malaysia.-Notable features:... Kampung Jawa	T-junctions
		Bayan Lepas food court
		Bayan Lepas Industrial Area		T-junctions
Timur Laut-Barat Daya district border
		Penang Aquarium
0		BATU MAUNG Batu Maung Batu Maung is a small town in Penang, Malaysia. It is located in the southeastern part of Penang Island. It consists of several smaller villages namely Kampung Seronok , Kampung Binjai, Permatang Damar Laut, Kampung Batu Maung, Kampung Teluk Tempoyak and Kampung Jalan Baru.Around 20 years ago, Batu...
TUN DR LIM CHONG EU EXPRESSWAY (BAYAN LEPAS EXPRESSWAY) JKR border limit
PENANG SECOND BRIDGE (BATU MAUNG EXPRESSWAY) Under construction
			SOUTH PENANG SECOND BRIDGE Penang Second Bridge The Penang Second Bridge is a new bridge under construction in Penang, Malaysia. It will connect Batu Kawan on the mainland Seberang Perai and Batu Maung on Penang Island. It will be the second bridge to link the island to the mainland after Penang Bridge... (BATU MAUNG EXPRESSWAY) Batu Kawan Ipoh Kuala Lumpur (Under construction)