Expressway 17 | |
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Butterworth Outer Ring Road | |
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Route information | |
Maintained by Lingkaran Luar Butterworth Sdn Bhd (LLB) | |
Length | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
Existed | 2003–present |
History | Completed in 2005 |
Major junctions | |
Beltway around Butterworth, Penang | |
From | Sungai Dua |
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To | Perai |
Location | |
Country | Malaysia |
Primary destinations | Bagan Lalang, Sungai Puyu, Bagan Ajam, Butterworth |
Highway system | |
Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) (Malay: Lebuhraya Lingkaran Luar Butterworth) is a coastal expressway located in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia. This 14 km (8.7 mi) expressway connects Sungai Dua in the north until Perai in the south.[1]
Route background
The zeroeth kilometre 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 NSE in the rushing hours and the holiday seasons. Nowadays, it is also used by residents in the Raja Uda area to head to Perai and the Megamall Pinang.
The people of Raja Uda area can also travel on the highway to head to the Sunway Carnival Mall.
With just one toll payment, this highway will bring motorists from both the south and the north to the ferry terminal for onward faster and cheaper ferry-crossing to Penang since the Penang Bridge faces heavy traffic congestion.
Features
Notable features of the expressway include Sungai Prai Bridge over the Perai River and Sungai Maklom Bridge over the Maklom River.
Tolls
The Butterworth Outer Ring Road uses open toll systems.
Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)
As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transactions at the Perai, Bagan Ajam and Sungai Nyior Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at the two toll plazas are conducted electronically using Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs since 1 June 2016.[2][3]
Toll rates
Class | Types of vehicles | Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)) | ||
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Prai | Bagan Ajam | Sungai Nyior | ||
0 | Motorcycles (Vehicles with two axles and two wheels) |
Free | ||
1 | Private Cars (Vehicles with two axles and three or four wheels (excluding taxi and bus)) |
1.50 | 1.20 | |
2 | Vans and other small good vehicles (Vehicles with two axles and six wheels (excluding bus)) |
3.00 | 2.40 | |
3 | Large Trucks (Vehicles with three or more axles (excluding bus)) |
4.50 | 3.60 | |
4 | Taxis | 0.80 | 0.60 | |
5 | Buses | 1.30 | 1.20 | 0.90 |
List of interchanges
Legend:
- I/C - interchange, I/S - intersection, RSA - Rest and service area, OBR - overhead bridge restaurant, L/B - layby, V/P - vista point, TN - tunnel, T/P - toll plaza, BR - bridge
Main Route
Km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
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Southeast![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() JKR border limit | |||||
![]() ![]() Start/End of expressway LLB border limit | |||||
162 | Perai Interchange | ![]() ![]() North Bukit Kayu Hitam Alor Setar Seberang Jaya South Kuala Lumpur Ipoh ![]() Penang Island George Town Bayan Lepas |
Parcelo interchange | ||
1701 | Perai Jaya Interchange | Southwest Perai Jaya |
Crossroad interchange | ||
1702 | Deepwater Wharves Interchange | North![]() Perai Industrial Area Southwest ![]() Perai Industrial Area I and II Perai Power Station |
Diamond interchange | ||
![]() PRI |
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Bukit Mertajam bound | |||
Perai toll plaza PRI Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Opened toll system Pay toll | |||||
Sungai Perai Bridge 1.5 m Seberang Perai Tengah-Seberang Perai Utara district border | |||||
1703 | Bulatan Perai Interchange | Perai Industrial Area | Roundabout interchange | ||
1704 | Chain Ferry Interchange | West Pengkalan Sultan Abdul Halim (Ferry Terminal = Ferry to Penang Island) East ![]() Perai Industrial Area |
Diamond interchange | ||
1705 | NBCT Interchange | West North Butterworth Container Terminal East Butterworth town centre ![]() ![]() Baling Kulim Permatang Pauh |
Diamond interchange | ||
Bagan Ajam toll plaza BGA Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Opened toll system Pay toll | |||||
![]() BGA |
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Butterworth bound | |||
1706 | Bagan Ajam Interchange | North![]() ![]() ![]() |
Diamond interchange | ||
Northeast![]() Sungai Puyu |
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1707 | Bagan Lalang Interchange | Bagan Lalang Mak Mandin Sungai Puyu |
Diamond interchange | ||
Northwest![]() Permatang Chetak Sungai Lokan |
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![]() ![]() Start/End of expressway LLB border limit | |||||
JKR border limit | |||||
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165 | Sungai Dua Interchange | ![]() ![]() North Bukit Kayu Hitam Alor Setar Bertam South Kuala Lumpur Penang Permatang Pauh |
Diamond interchange | |
East![]() Sungai Dua |
NBCT-Sungai Nyior Link
km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
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North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT) Interchange |
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Diamond interchange | ||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (NBCT-Sungai Nyior Side) Start/End of Expressway LLB border limit | |||||
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Butterworth Butterworth Interchange |
North ![]() ![]() ![]() South ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Diamond interchange | ||
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Sungai Nyior Interchange | North Jalan Raja Uda ![]() ![]() South Jalan Sungai Nyior Jalan Chain Ferry ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Interchange | ||
Sungai Nyior Toll Plaza SNTP RM (Cash) Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go RM (Cash) Opened toll system Pay toll | |||||
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East bound | |||
Sungai Perai Bridge | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (NBCT-Sungai Nyior Side) LLB border limit | |||||
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() PLUS Expressways border limit | |||||
East![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
References
- ^ "BORR, Butterworth Outer Ring Road (E17) | Malaysia Airport KLIA2 info". www.klia2.info. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Highway toll systems to go cashless". TheStar.com.my. 24 May 2016.
- ^ "It's cashless now at three toll plazas". TheStar.com.my. 1 June 2016.
- ^ "federal roads". lom.agc.gov.my.
- ^ "Kadar Tambang – Lebuh Raya Lingkaran Luar".
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