INGENIEUR
Pan Island Link 1. The 20 km PIL1 is expected
to reduce traffic in the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu
Expressway (LCE) and roads in the vicinity
such as Pengkalan Weld, Jalan Masjid Negeri,
Jalan Jelutong and Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah. It
is designed with six interchanges to link highly
populated areas and transport hubs on the
island from the Second Bridge and the Penang
International Airport all the way towards George
Town, Paya Terubong, Bayan Baru, and Relau.
Pan Island Link 2 & 2A. PIL 2 (8 km) and 2A
(3km) will be built as a two-way four-lane road
that will Improve access to the western part
(Balik Pulau) and southern part (Teluk Kumbar) of
Penang. Together with the southern section of PIL
1 , the new highways will form the Southern Ring
Road for Penang Island and serve as major access
roads for the three future reclaimed islands
(Islands A, B,C).
North Coast Pair Road. The North Coast Pair
Road (NCPR) ends at Jalan Lembah Permai in Tg
Bungah from Teluk Bahang, forming the western
section. To complete the road connection to
George Town, the eastern section will comprise:
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Construction of an elevated dual two-lane
road over Jalan Lembah Permai, Jalan Tg
Bungah and Jalan Tg Tokong and
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Construction of interchange ramps
between Jalan Cheah Seng Kim and Jalan
Sg Kelian junctions along Jalan Tg Bungah
together with U-turns at the junctions.
This eastern section of the NCPR will end
before the Seri Tanjung Pinang Phase 1 (STP 1)
development, as the continuing section would be
another elevated dual two-lane road in STP 1 area,
which is subsequently connected to the dual fourlane Gurney Expressway.
Over in Seberang Perai, highway improvements
and road connections have been proposed
namely:
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Intersection improvements on ButterworthKulim Expressway
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Juru Intersection improvements
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Construction of road connections (missing
links)
T h e B u t t e r w o r t h - Kulim E x p r e s s w ay
Interchange (BKE IC) is one of the busiest
junctions on the Mainland, with traffic volumes
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at the at-grade signalised roundabout as high
as 10,000 passenger car units (PCU) per hour
during peak traffic. A third-tier one-way flyover is
proposed for this turning movement, which will
help reduce the overall traffic volume entering
the roundabout by some 20%. Operation of the
signalised roundabout will then be improved with
shorter cycle (waiting) times.
The proposed upgrading of the Juru
Interchange will help address severe congestion
that occurs at the interchange along the North
South Expressway (NSE) and at the Jalan Kebun
Nenas-Jalan Perusahaan signalised T–junction,
which is only 160m west of NSE. The proposed
improvement scheme involves lane widening;
converting the Juru Interchange into a “Diverging
Diamond Interchange” and synchronising traffic
signal timing with the Jalan Kebun Nenas-Jalan
Perusahaan junction.
To enhance the existing road network in
Seberang Perai, the PTMP includes building the
“missing links” for better connectivity in the local
road network, namely in the Permatang PasirPerda and Bukit Minyak areas. These “missing
Missing links in Bukit Minyak area (top) and
Permatang Pasir-Perda area (bottom)