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The Penang Bridge is a 13.5-kilometre (8.4-mile) [2] [3] dual carriageway toll bridge and controlled-access highway in the state of Penang, Malaysia. The bridge connects Perai on the mainland side of the state with Gelugor on the island , crossing the Penang Strait .
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. Construction of the 6 km (3.7 mi) long Ayer Itam–Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Bypass , part of the Penang Transport Master Plan , is expected to ...
The cross-strait Penang ferry service is the oldest in Malaysia, originating from privately-run services established in 1894. [44] It connects George Town and Seberang Perai, and was formerly the only transportation link between the island city and the mainland until the completion of the Penang Bridge in 1985. [45]
Introduced by the Penang state government in 2014, the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) envisaged three new motorways intended to disperse traffic from the existing roads throughout George Town, in addition to a cross-strait tunnel which would connect the city with Seberang Perai. [1] [2] The three proposed roads are:
The toll for the bridge is similar to the toll scheme for the Penang Bridge, where a fee is collected one way when crossing the bridge from the mainland to Penang Island, while no fee is imposed for mainland-bound motorists coming from the island. On the other hand, the toll for the link road between the bridge and the North–South Expressway ...
Penang Bridge: Penang Bridge: 13.5: Penang Island–Seberang Perai: PLUS Malaysia Berhad with its subsidiary Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Berhad (former concessionaries known as Penang Bridge Sdn Bhd (PBSB)) PLUS Ronda: PLUS LINE: In operation: East–West Link Expressway: East–West Link Expressway (Salak Expressway) Kuala Lumpur–Seremban ...
Penang Bridge I/C Penang Bridge Penang Bridge – George Town, Air Itam, Balik Pulau, Batu Ferringhi, Tanjung Bungah, Tanjung Tokong, Jelutong, Gelugor, Penang Hospital, Universiti Sains Malaysia: Jalan Perusahaan I/C P17 Jalan Perusahaan Perai – Perai Industrial Area 141.6 L/B Sungai Juru L/B Juru L/B - Petronas Caltex Northbound 141.8 RSA ...
The bridge was the longest bridge in Southeast Asia upon its completion in 1985. The Second Penang Bridge lies to the south of the Penang Bridge. With a total length of 24 kilometres (15 mi), it is currently the second longest bridge in Southeast Asia. The history of highways in Penang began in the 1970s when the Malaysian federal government ...