View source for Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway

{{Short description|Highway in the Malaysian state of Penang}}
{{Infobox road
| country = MYS
| type = Federal
| route = 3113
| image = Lim Chong Eu Expressway(facing north).jpg
| alternate_name = Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway
| length_km = 17.8
| direction_a = North
| direction_b = South
| terminus_a = {{JKR|6}} in [[Weld Quay, George Town|Weld Quay]]
| terminus_b = {{Flagicon image|Penang state route 10.svg|size=30px}} [[Jalan Batu Maung|P10]] in [[Batu Maung]]
| junction = {{unbulleted list|
*{{Flagicon image|Penang state route 19.svg|size=30px}} Penang Middle Ring Road
*{{MES-E|36}}
*{{JKR|231}} [[Jalan Tun Dr Awang]]
*{{MES-E|28}}}}
| time_period = 1983{{ndash}}present
| maint = the [[Malaysian Public Works Department|Public Works Department]]
| states = [[Penang]]
| districts = {{unbulleted list|
*[[North-East District (Penang)|North-East]]
*[[South-West District (Penang)|South-West]]}}
| map = {{maplink-road|11|5.346137|100.30884|stroke-width = 2.5|id=Q7852761}}
| map_custom = yes
}}
The '''Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway''' ({{lang-zh|敦林苍佑大道}}; {{langx|ms|Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu}}), signed as '''Federal Route 3113''', is an expressway in [[George Town, Penang|George Town]]  that connects its [[Central George Town, Penang|city centre]] with [[Batu Maung]] at its south. This {{convert|17.8|km|mi|abbr=out}} expressway stretches along the eastern coast of [[Penang Island]].<ref name="jkr">{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2014) |location=Kuala Lumpur |publisher=[[Malaysian Public Works Department]] |page=57 |date=2014 |issn=1985-9619 }}</ref> It was named in honour of Penang's second [[Chief Minister of Penang|chief minister]], [[Lim Chong Eu]] who died in 2010.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101210042055/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F12%2F7%2Fnation%2F7567064&sec=nation Expressway renamed to honour Chong Eu] The Star, December 7, 2010</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101129000542/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F11%2F26%2Fnation%2F20101126141046&sec=nation Penang has renamed a highway as Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu expressway] The Star, November 26, 2010</ref> There are two sections of the expressway, the Jelutong Expressway and Bayan Lepas Expressway.
==Route background==
[[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 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==
[[File:Lim Chong Eu Expressway(facing south).jpg|left|thumb|A stretch of the expressway along the [[Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone]], facing south]]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 [[Government of Penang|Penang state government]] renamed the expressway Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway in his honour.
Construction of the {{Convert|6|km|abbr=on|adj=on}} long [[Ayer Itam–Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Bypass|Ayer Itam{{Ndash}}Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Bypass]], part of the [[Penang Transport Master Plan]], is expected to be completed by 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 Mar 2024 |title=5.7km bypass on island now 42% complete |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2024/03/02/57km-bypass-on-island-now-42-complete |access-date=6 Mar 2024 |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]}}</ref> The bypass was designed to disperse traffic from the expressway by providing a direct route through [[Gelugor]] to [[Paya Terubong]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bypass now 33% completed |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2023/05/27/bypass-now-33-completed |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=The Star |language=en}}</ref>
==Features==
At most sections, the Federal Route 3113 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90&nbsp;km/h.
There is one overlap: Jalan Tengku Kudin–Gelugor-Penang Bridge: {{Jct|country=MYS|E2|36}} [[Penang Bridge]]
There are sections with motorcycle lanes.
==List of interchanges==
{{RJL|date=November 2021}}
===Jelutong Expressway===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!km||Exit||Interchange||To||Remarks
|-
| || || ||'''Northwest'''<br />Pengkalan Raja Tun Uda (Ferry to Butterworth)<br />Jalan Padang Kota Lama (The Esplanade)<br /> Batu Feringgi<br />Pulau Tikus <br /> Persiaran Gurney <br /> Jalan Sekolah (Burma Road) ||
|-
|style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="blue"|'''<span style="color:white;">{{JKR|3113}} Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway<br /><small>(Jelutong Expressway)</small><br />Start/End of expressway</span>'''
|-
| ||1 ||'''Gat Jalan Perangin Interchange'''||'''Gat Jalan Perangin'''||T-Junction into expressway and [[Weld Quay, George Town|Weld Quay]]
|-
| ||2 ||'''Magazine Road Interchange'''||'''Northwest'''<br />'''Jalan Magazine (Magazine Road)'''<br />Jalan Penang ([[Penang Road]])<br />[[KOMTAR]]<br />Jalan Dato Keramat<br />Jalan Burma<br />Batu Feringgi||T-junctions
|-
| ||3 ||'''MacCalum Street Ghaut Interchange'''||'''Changkat Lebuh MacCalum (MacCalum Street Ghaut)'''<br />Jelutong||
|-
| ||4 ||'''Cecil Street Ghaut Junctions'''||'''Changkat Lebuh Cecil (Cecil Street Ghaut)'''<br />Jelutong||
|-
| || ||'''Sungai Pinang bridge'''|| ||
|-
| ||5 ||'''Sungai Pinang Interchange'''||'''Northwest'''<br />'''Jalan Sungai Pinang'''<br />Bandar Sungai Pinang<br />Air Itam<br />Jalan Dato Keramat<br /><br />'''Southeast'''<br />'''Persiaran Karpal Singh 1 (Lebuh Sungai Pinang 1)'''<br />Fortune Park<br />Persiaran Karpal Singh (IJM Promenade)||Diamond interchange
|-
| ||6 ||'''Pokok Asam Interchange'''||'''West'''<br />'''Jalan Ahmad Nor'''<br />Kampung Pokok Asam<br />Jelutong||Diamond interchange
|-
|style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="blue"|'''<span style="color:white;">{{JKR|3113}} Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway<br /><small>(Jelutong Expressway)</small><br />JKR and MPPP border limit</span>'''
|-
|style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="green"|'''<span style="color:white;">{{Jct|country=MYS|E2|36}} Penang Bridge<br />({{JKR|3113}} Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway)<br /><small>(Bayan Lepas Expressway)</small><br />PLUS Expressways and PBSB border limit</span>'''
|-
| ||7B ||'''Greenlane Interchange''' ||Jalan Delima<br />Bukit Gambir<br />Batu Lanchang (Greenlane)||Trumpet Interchange (North bound only) and ramped into George Town only
|}
===Bayan Lepas Expressway===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!km||Exit||Interchange||To||Remarks
|-
| ||7A  ||'''USM Interchange''' ||{{MES-E|36}} Butterworth {{MES-E|1}} Perai <br /> {{JKR|6}} Tapak Pesta<br /> {{JKR|6}} Penang Bus Terminal <br /> {{JKR|6}} Sg. Dua / Glugor ||Big Trumpet Interchange (South bound from George Town and Perai bound only)
|-
|style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="green"|'''<span style="color:white;">{{Jct|country=MYS|E2|36}} Penang Bridge<br />({{JKR|3113}} Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway)<br /><small>(Bayan Lepas Expressway)</small><br />PLUS Expressways and PBSB border limit</span>'''
|-
|style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="blue"|'''<span style="color:white;">{{JKR|3113}} Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway<br /><small>(Bayan Lepas Expressway)</small><br />JKR border limit</span>'''
|-
| ||8 ||'''Bayan Mutiara Interchange'''||'''East'''<br />'''Persiaran Bayan Mutiara'''<br />Queensbay<br />Persiaran Bayan Indah<br />Jerejak Island<br />Bukit Jambul||Directional-Y interchange
|-
| ||9 ||'''Jalan Aziz Ibrahim Interchange'''||{{JKR(P)|218}} '''[[Jalan Aziz Ibrahim]]'''<br /><br />'''East'''<br /> Eastin Hotel<br /> Lebuh Bukit Jambul (U-Turn roundabout)<br />{{JKR(P)|15}} Sungai Dua<br />{{JKR(P)|11}} Paya Terubong<br /> {{JKR(P)|11}} Relau<br />{{JKR|6}} Sungai Nibong||Interchange
|-
| ||10 ||'''Sungai Nibong Interchange''' ||'''West'''<br />{{JKR|---}} '''[[Jalan Tun Dr Awang]]'''<br />Bayan Baru<br />Bukit Jambul<br />Balik Pulau<br />Bayan Lepas<br />[[Penang International Airport]] {{Airport signs}}<br /><br />'''East'''<br />'''[[Queensbay]]'''<br />Queensbay Mall||Huge Directional-Y interchange
|-
| || ||'''Sungai Nibong bridge'''|| ||
|-
| ||11 ||'''Jalan Kampung Jawa Junctions'''||'''West'''<br />'''Jalan Kampung Jawa'''<br />Kampung Jawa<br />Jalan Mahsuri ||Half Diamond Interchange
|-
| || ||{{Parking sign}} Bayan Lepas food court||{{Parking signs}} {{Food court sign}} {{Toilet sign}} {{Surau sign}} {{Vista Point signs}}||
|-
| || ||'''Parit MOX bridge'''|| ||
|-
| ||12 ||'''[[Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa]] Junctions'''||'''West'''<br />{{JKR|3114}} '''[[Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa]]'''<br />Kampung Jawa||Half Diamond Interchange
|-
|style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="blue"|'''<span style="color:white;">Sungai Kluang bridge<br />Timur Laut-Barat Daya district border</span>'''
|-
| ||13 ||'''Bayan Lepas Industrial Area Junctions'''||'''West'''<br />'''Jalan Hilir Sungai Kluang 1''' ||Half Diamond Interchange
|-
|style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="blue"|'''<span style="color:white;">{{JKR|3113}} Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway<br /><small>(Bayan Lepas Elevated Expressway)</small><br />JKR border limit</span>'''
|-
|style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="green"|'''<span style="color:white;">{{Jct|country=MYS|E2|28}} {{JKR|3113}} Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge <small>(Penang Second Bridge)</small><br />(Bayan Lepas Elevated Expressway)<br />Start/End of expressway<br />JKSB border limit</span>'''
|-
| || ||'''Sungai Tiram bridge'''|| ||
|-
| || ||'''Bayan Lepas Industrial Area–Batu Maung''' ||''see also''<br />{{Jct|country=MYS|E2|28}} {{JKR|3113}} '''[[Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge|Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge <small>(Penang Second Bridge)</small>]]'''||
|-
|{{JKR|3113}}<br />'''0''' || ||'''[[Batu Maung]]'''||'''Northwest'''<br />'''Jalan Pekan Batu Maung'''<br />Batu Maung town centre<br />MAS Complex<br />Cargo Terminal<br /><br />'''Southeast'''<br />{{JKR(P)|220}} '''[[Jalan Permatang Damar Laut]]'''<br />Permatang Damar Laut<br />Penang War Museum||Diamond interchange
|-
|style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="green"|'''<span style="color:white;">{{Jct|country=MYS|E2|28}} {{JKR|3113}} Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge<small>(Penang Second Bridge)</small><br />(Bayan Lepas Elevated Expressway)<br />Start/End of expressway<br />JKSB border limit</span>'''
|-
|style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="blue"|{{JKR(P)|10}} <span style="color:white;">'''Jalan Batu Maung<br />JKR border limit'''</span>
|-
| || || ||'''Southwest'''<br />{{JKR(P)|10}} '''[[Jalan Batu Maung]]'''<br />{{JKR|6}} Teluk Kumbar<br />{{JKR|6}} Balik Pulau<br />{{JKR|6}} Batu Feringgi||
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{GTRoad}}
{{Malaysian Federal Roads}}
{{Northern Corridor Economic Region}}
[[Category:Malaysian Federal Roads]]
[[Category:Highways in Malaysia]]
[[Category:Expressways and highways in Penang]]
[[Category:Roads in George Town, Penang|Lim Chong Eu]]