Penang Outer Ring Road

Penang Outer Ring Road
Route information
Maintained by Peninsular Metroworks Sdn Bhd (PMW)
Length	17 km (11 mi)
Existed	1996–present
History	-
Major junctions
From	Tanjung Tokong
Major intersections	FT 6 Gelugor Highway FT 3113 Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Penang Bridge Penang Bridge
To	Gelugor Timur
Location
Country	Malaysia
Major cities	George Town, Air Itam, Gelugor
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

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
		Gelugor Timur	FT 3113 Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway North FT 3113 Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Bayan Lepas Penang International Airport Penang Bridge Penang Bridge Butterworth Bukit Kayu Hitam Alor Star Kuala Lumpur Ipoh South Batu Muang	Interchange
Penang Outer Ring Road Main Link Start/End of expressway
		Gelugor	FT 6 Gelugor Highway North Penang Bridge Penang Bridge Butterworth Bukit Kayu Hitam Alor Star Kuala Lumpur Ipoh South Bayan Lepas Penang International Airport Universiti Sains Malaysia	Interchange
		Air Hitam Interchange	FT 220 Malaysia Federal Route 220	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)	Gunrey Link North Tanjung Bungah Batu Feringghi Southeast City centre	Interchange

Gurney link

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
		Tanjung Bungah	West FT 6 Batu Feringghi FT 6 Teluk Bahang Southeast FT 6 Tanjung Tokong	Interchange
Penang Outer Ring Road 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 Main Link 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'
Penang Outer Ring Road 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