George Town Inner Ring Road

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
Length4.2 km (2.6 mi)
Major junctions
Beltway around George Town
North endGurney Drive
Major intersectionsNortham Road
Kelawei Road
Burmah Road
Macalister Road
Anson Road
Dato Keramat Road
Patani Road
South endTun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway
Location
CountryMalaysia
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
Northam Road
Farquhar Street (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Junctions
Burmah West
Burmah Road
Komtar

East
Burmah Road
Pulau Tikus

Junctions
Peel Avenue Southwest
Peel Avenue
Island Hospital

East
Victoria Green

Junctions
Macalister East
Macalister Road
Komtar

Northwest
Macalister Road
Island Hospital

Southwest
Barrack Road
Penang General Hospital

Junctions
Dato Keramat East
Dato Keramat Road
Penang Times Square
Komtar

West
Dato Keramat Road
City Stadium
Air Itam

Junctions
Patani Northeast
Patani Road
Sungai Pinang
Northeast Penang Island District Police Headquarters
Junctions
Sungai Pinang Northeast
River Road
Pinang River
Seven Streets Precinct
Junctions
Jelutong Northeast
Bridge Street
Pinang River
Seven Streets Precinct

Southwest
Jelutong Road
Jelutong

Junctions
Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Northeast

Federal Route 3113 Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway
Weld Quay (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Ferry Terminal

Southwest
Federal Route 3113 Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway
Bayan Lepas
Penang International Airport

Junctions

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mak Hoy Ken, Tan Ee Zhio (3 December 2014). "Penang Transport Master Plan: Convergence of Connectivity and Rising Land Values" (PDF). AmResearch.
  2. ^ "Highways". pgmasterplan.penang.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Malaysia-China firm wins RM8bil road and tunnel projects". Penang Property Talk. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2017-11-23.