Penang Outer Ring Road | |
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Route information | |
Maintained by Peninsular Metroworks Sdn Bhd (PMW) | |
Length | 17 km (11 mi) |
Existed | 1996–present |
History | - |
Major junctions | |
From | Tanjung Tokong |
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To | Gelugor Timur |
Location | |
Country | Malaysia |
Major cities | George Town, Air Itam, Gelugor |
Highway system | |
Penang Outer Ring Road (PORR) is a planned expressway in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. If constructed, it will connect Gelugor in the south, near Penang Bridge to Tanjung Bungah in the north. After a mid-term review of the Ninth Malaysia Plan, this project, together with Penang Monorail has been postponed indefinitely.
History
The concession was awarded to Peninsular Metroworks Sdn Bhd (PMW), a company formed in 1996 but the company was not able to get the project off the ground. PMW was formed by Nadi Senandung Sdn Bhd (55%), Yayasan Bumiputera Pulau Pinang Bhd (35%) and an individual. It was reported in early May 2007 that Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) will become the lead shareholder of the company and will start the construction of the road.
About 60 percent of the 17 km highway will be elevated. Development cost is expected to be RM1.02 billion.
List of Interchanges
Main link
Km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
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Gelugor Timur | ![]() North ![]() Bayan Lepas Penang International Airport ![]() ![]() ![]() Butterworth Bukit Kayu Hitam Alor Star Kuala Lumpur Ipoh South Batu Muang |
Interchange | |||
![]() ![]() Main Link Start/End of expressway | |||||
Gelugor | ![]() North ![]() ![]() Butterworth Bukit Kayu Hitam Alor Star Kuala Lumpur Ipoh South Bayan Lepas Penang International Airport Universiti Sains Malaysia |
Interchange | |||
Air Hitam Interchange | ![]() |
Interchange | |||
Air Itam toll plaza Touch 'n Go SmartTAG SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Opened toll system Pay toll | |||||
Utama | P-- Jalan Jesselton City centere |
Interchange | |||
Pulau Tikus toll plaza Touch 'n Go SmartTAG SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Opened toll system Pay toll | |||||
Pulau Tikus | Penang Botanic Gardens | Interchange | |||
Persiaran Gurney (Gurney Drive) | ![]() North Tanjung Bungah Batu Feringghi Southeast City centre |
Interchange |
Gurney link
Km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
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Tanjung Bungah | West![]() ![]() Southeast ![]() |
Interchange | |||
![]() ![]() Gurney Link Start/End of expressway | |||||
Tanjung Tokong toll plaza Touch 'n Go SmartTAG SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Opened toll system Pay toll | |||||
Persiaran Gurney (Gurney Drive) | South![]() Air Itam Gelugor Bayan Lepas Butterworth |
Interchange | |||
Gurney toll plaza Touch 'n Go SmartTAG SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG SmartTAG Touch 'n Go Opened toll system Pay toll' | |||||
![]() ![]() Gurney Link Start/End of expressway | |||||
Persiaran Gurney Selatan (Gurney Drive South) | West Jalan Kelawei (Kelawei Road) South Jalan Sutlan Ahmad Shah (Northam Road) City centre |
Interchange |
External links
- The Penang Outer Ring Road (PORR)
- MP Chow Kon Yeow blogged on PORR
- A critical view of why concessionaire's weakness delayed PORR