Penang Outer Ring Road

"PORR" redirects here. For the Austrian construction company, see Porr.

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
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.

Interchange lists

The entire route is located in Northeast District, Penang.

Legend:

• I/C - Interchange, I/S - Intersection, RSA - Rest and service area, OBR - Overhead bridge restaurant, R/R - Restaurant and rest plaza, L/B - Layby, V/P - Vista point, TN - tunnel, T/P - Toll plaza, BR - Bridge

Main link

Location	km	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Gelugor	​		Gelugor East	FT 3113 Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway  – Bayan Lepas, Penang International Airport, Batu Muang Penang Bridge  – Butterworth, Bukit Kayu Hitam, Alor Setar, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur	Interchange
	​		Gelugor	FT 6 Malaysia Federal Route 6  – Bayan Lepas, Penang International Airport, Universiti Sains Malaysia Penang Bridge  – Butterworth, Bukit Kayu Hitam, Alor Setar, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur	Interchange
	​		Air Hitam I/C	FT 220 Malaysia Federal Route 220	Interchange
	​	Air Itam Toll Plaza
George Town	​		Utama	P-- Jalan Jesselton – City centere	Interchange
	​	Pulau Tikus Toll Plaza
	​		Pulau Tikus	Penang Botanic Gardens	Interchange
	​		Persiaran Gurney (Gurney Drive)	Gunrey Link – Tanjung Bungah, Batu Feringghi, City centre	Interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi        Electronic toll collection

Gurney link

Location	km	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
George Town	​		Tanjong Bungah	FT 6 Malaysia Federal Route 6  – Batu Feringghi, Teluk Bahang, Tanjung Tokong	Interchange
	​	Tanjung Tokong Toll Plaza
	​		Persiaran Gurney (Gurney Drive)	Main Link – Air Itam, Gelugor, Bayan Lepas, Butterworth	Interchange
	​	Gurney Toll Plaza
	​		Persiaran Gurney Selatan (Gurney Drive South)	Jalan Kelawei (Kelawei Road) Jalan Sutlan Ahmad Shah (Northam Road) – City centre	Interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi        Electronic toll collection

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