George Town Inner Ring Road is an urban ring road within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.[1][2] It comprises the eastern end of Gurney Drive, Jalan Pangkor, Jalan Perak and Jalan Sungai Pinang, forming a loop within the city centre.
| George Town Inner Ring Road | |
|---|---|
 Map of central George Town, with the George Town Inner Ring Road marked in red. The UNESCO World Heritage Site within the city centre is marked in purple. | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Penang Island City Council | |
| Length | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| Beltway around George Town | |
| North end | Gurney Drive |
| Northam Road Kelawei Road Burmah Road Macalister Road Anson Road Dato Keramat Road Patani Road | |
| South end | Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Primary destinations | George Town Central Business District |
| Highway system | |
The ring road serves to alleviate traffic congestion by acting as a bypass between the city's northern coastline and the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway to the southeast.[3] Whilst the ring road is presently formed by municipal roads, infrastructural plans have been drawn up to turn the roads into a proper expressway, including the construction of elevated bypasses and a tunnel.[4][5]
List of interchanges
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| Interchange | To | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Gurney Drive | ||
| Northam/Kelawei | West Kelawei Road Pulau Tikus East |
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| Burmah | West Burmah Road Komtar |
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| Peel Avenue | Southwest Peel Avenue Island Hospital East |
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| Macalister | East Macalister Road Komtar Northwest Southwest |
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| Dato Keramat | East Dato Keramat Road Penang Times Square Komtar |
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| Patani | Northeast Patani Road Sungai Pinang Northeast Penang Island District Police Headquarters |
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| Sungai Pinang | Northeast River Road Pinang River Seven Streets Precinct |
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| Jelutong | Northeast Bridge Street Pinang River Seven Streets Precinct Southwest |
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| Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu | Northeast
Federal Route 3113 Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Southwest |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mak Hoy Ken, Tan Ee Zhio (3 December 2014). "Penang Transport Master Plan: Convergence of Connectivity and Rising Land Values" (PDF). AmResearch.
- ^ "Highways". pgmasterplan.penang.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ Nugmanova, Assel; Arndt, Wulf-Holger; Hossain, Md Aslam; Kim, Jong Ryeol (January 2019). "Effectiveness of Ring Roads in Reducing Traffic Congestion in Cities for Long Run: Big Almaty Ring Road Case Study". Sustainability. 11 (18): 4973. doi:10.3390/su11184973. ISSN 2071-1050.
- ^ Zabidi, Nor Diana. "Portal Rasmi Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang - Portal Rasmi Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang". www.penang.gov.my (in Malay). Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ "Malaysia-China firm wins RM8bil road and tunnel projects". Penang Property Talk. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2017-11-23.