Penang Outer Ring Road

Penang Outer Ring Road
Route information
Maintained by Peninsular Metroworks Sdn Bhd (PMW)
Length:	17 km (10.6 mi)
Major junctions
From:	Tanjung Tokong
	Gelugor Highway Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Penang Bridge
To:	Gelugor Timur
Location
Major cities:	George Town, Air Itam, Gelugor
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways • Federal • State

Penang Outer Ring Road or 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
		Gelugor Timur	TUN DR LIM CHONG EU EXPRESSWAY NORTH City centre Jelutong SOUTH TUN DR LIM CHONG EU EXPRESSWAY Bayan Lepas Penang International Airport PENANG BRIDGE Butterworth Bukit Kayu Hitam Alor Star Kuala Lumpur Ipoh	Interchange
PENANG OUTER RING ROAD MAIN LINK Start/End of expressway
		Gelugor	GELUGOR HIGHWAY NORTH City centre Jelutong SOUTH Bayan Lepas Penang International Airport Universiti Sains Malaysia	Interchange
		Jalan Yap Chor Ee	JALAN YAP CHOR EE	Interchange
Air Itam toll plaza
		Air Itam	JALAN AIR ITAM WEST Balik Pulau Bukit Bendera Kek Lok Si Temple EAST City centre	Interchange
Pulau Tikus toll plaza
		Pulau Tikus	Penang Botanic Gardens	Interchange
		Persiaran Gurney (Gurney Drive)	GURNEY LINK NORTH Tanjung Bungah Batu Feringghi SOUTHEAST City centre	Interchange

Gurney link

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
		Tanjung Bungah	WEST Batu Feringghi Teluk Bahang SOUTHEAST Tanjung Tokong	Interchange
PENANG OUTER RING ROAD GURNEY LINK Start/End of expressway
Tanjung Tokong toll plaza
		Persiaran Gurney (Gurney Drive)	SOUTH MAIN LINK Air Itam Gelugor Bayan Lepas Butterworth	Interchange
Gurney toll plaza
PENANG OUTER RING ROAD GURNEY LINK Start/End of expressway
		Persiaran Gurney Selatan (Gurney Drive South)	WEST JALAN KELAWEI (Kelawei Road) SOUTHEAST JALAN SULTAN 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