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Butterworth–Seberang Jaya Toll Road
The Butterworth–Seberang Jaya Toll Road, Federal Route 4 is a 5-km non- expressway-standard toll road in Penang, Malaysia. It connects Butterworth city centre to Seberang Jaya, a township at the eastern outskirt of Butterworth. This toll road is maintained by Lingkaran Butterworth (Penang) Sdn. Bhd. as a part of the Butterworth Outer Ring Road E17 project. Many maps have mistakenly labelled this toll highway as a part of the neighbouring Butterworth–Kulim Expressway E15; however, it is incorrect as this highway is not maintained by PLUS Malaysia Berhad but rather by the operator of the Butterworth Outer Ring Road. Toll rates Sungai Nyior toll plaza ''(Starting 6.00 am on 15 October 2015)'' List of interchanges Below is a list of interchanges, intersections and laybys along the Butterworth–Seberang Jaya Toll Road. The entire highway is built as a six-lane divided expressway with the speed limit of 60 km/h and is located within the district of Seberang Pera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterworth Outer Ring Road
Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Lingkaran Luar Butterworth'') is a coastal expressway located in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia. This expressway connects Sungai Dua in the north until Perai in the south. Route background The zeroeth kilometre of the expressway is located at Sungai Dua Interchange. Ships can be seen near Bagan Ajam Rest Area. The Penang Megamall is located at the end of the highway. It is a six-lane line and it is also the connecting highway to Federal Route 1, from which north bound traffic will bring travelers to Alor Setar and beyond while motorists travelling south can head to Ipoh and beyond. History Construction began in 2003 and work was completed in 2006. The expressway was open to motorists in January 2007. As Sungai Nyior residents protested against high toll rate in February 2007, the Sungai Nyior toll booth collection was postponed by the Ministry of Works. This highway is built to reduce the heavy traffic on the Sungai Dua– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaysian Federal Roads
Malaysian Federal Roads System (), is the main national road network in Malaysia. All federal roads in Malaysia are under the purview of the Ministry of Works (MOW). According to the Ministerial Functions Act 1969, the MOW is responsible to plan, build and maintain all federal roads gazetted under the Federal Roads Act 1959. However, most of the Federal roads' projects were built and maintained by the Malaysian Public Works Department (Jambatan Kerja Raya, JKR), which is also one of the implementing agencies under the MOW (with the exception of Sabah and Sarawak, whereby JKR in these two states is under respective state government). History Most of the federal roads in Peninsular Malaysia were built during the British colonial era before 1957. At that time, the British government built the roads in order to enable them to transport goods and commodities easier. In Sabah, most of the federal roads were built during the occupation of British North Borneo under North Borneo Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Expressways And Highways In Penang 's ''Robot'' series
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Malaysia Federal Route 4
Federal Route 4 is a federal road in the north of Peninsula Malaysia. The road connects Butterworth, Penang to Pasir Puteh in Kelantan. The highway also goes close to the border with Thailand and meets Jalan Kompleks CIQ Bukit Bunga at Bukit Bunga. Route background The Kilometre Zero is located at Gerik, Perak. At the first kilometre at Gerik, it is connected with the Federal Route 76. At the East–West Highway sections, the highway passing Kuala Rui, Lake Temenggor Bridge (West and East side), Banding Island, Belum Forest Reserve, Air Banun, Lake Pergau and finally at Jeli, Kelantan. The Federal Route 4 then continues from Jeli towards Tanah Merah, Machang and finally at Pasir Puteh, where it meets with the Federal Route 3. History Features At most sections, the Federal Route 4 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h. List of junction and towns on the route References {{Malaysian Federal Roads 004 004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North–South Expressway Northern Route
The North–South Expressway Northern Route ) is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The expressway forms the north section of the North–South Expressway (Malaysia), North–South Expressway, passing through the northwestern states of Kedah, Penang, Perak and Selangor. The expressway begins at the Bukit Kayu Hitam checkpoint in Kedah, where the Malaysia–Thailand border lies, and ends at Bukit Lanjan in Selangor state where the expressway interchanges with the New Klang Valley Expressway. The expressway is operated by PLUS Expressways. The expressway runs in a north–south direction close to the northwestern coast of the peninsula, connecting several major towns including Bukit Kayu Hitam, Changlun, Jitra, Alor Setar, Pendang, Gurun, Kedah, Gurun, Sungai Petani, Butterworth, Penang, Butterworth, George Town, Penang, George Town, Seberang Perai, Juru, Malaysia, Juru, Bukit Tambun, Simpang Ampat, Seberan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaysia Federal Route 1
The Federal Route 1 is the first Malaysian Federal Roads system, federal road in Malaysia, the oldest federal road in Malaysia, and among the nation's earliest public roadways ever constructed. The Federal Route 1 was the backbone of the road system in the western states of Peninsular Malaysia before being supplanted by the North–South Expressway (Malaysia), North–South Expressway (E1 and E2). Route background The Federal Route 1 is one of the three north–south backbone federal highways in Peninsular Malaysia; the other two are the Malaysia Federal Route 3, Federal Routes 3 and Malaysia Federal Route 5, 5. The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 1 is located at the former site of the now-demolished Tanjung Puteri CIQ Complex in Johor Bahru, where it connected to the Johor–Singapore Causeway at the Malaysia–Singapore border. Since 2008, the Federal Route 1 has been disconnected from the Causeway when the new Sultan Iskandar Building, Sultan Iskandar CIQ Complex was ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seberang Perai Tengah
The Central Seberang Perai District is a district in Seberang Perai within the Malaysian state of Penang. The district covers the central third of Seberang Perai. It borders Northern Seberang Perai to the north, Kedah to the east and Southern Seberang Perai to the south. The district, along with the North and South Seberang Perai districts, falls under the jurisdiction of the Seberang Perai City Council. Administrative divisions The Central Seberang Perai District is further divided into 23 subdivisions, officially known as mukims. See also * Northeast Penang Island District The Northeast District is a district in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. The district covers the northeastern half of Penang Island, including downtown George Town, and borders the Southwest District. Both districts fall unde ... * Southwest Penang Island District References {{Districts of Malaysia Districts of Penang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaysian Ringgit
The Malaysian ringgit (; plural: ringgit; symbol: RM; currency code: MYR; Malay name: ''Ringgit Malaysia''; formerly the Malaysian dollar) is the currency of Malaysia. Issued by the Central Bank of Malaysia, it is divided into 100 cents ( Malay: ). Etymology The word ''ringgit'' is an obsolete term for "jagged" in the Malay language. The word was originally used to refer to serrated edges. The first European coins to circulate widely in the region were Spanish " pieces of eight" or "cob", their crude appearance resembling stones, hence the word jagged. The availability and circulation of this Spanish currency were due to the Spanish controlling nearby Philippines. An early printed source, the ''Dictionary of the Malayan Language'' from 1812 had already referred to the ringgit as a unit of money. In modern usage, ''ringgit'' is used almost solely for the currency. Due to the common heritage of the three modern currencies, the Singapore dollar and the Brunei dollar are a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterworth, Penang
Butterworth is the city centre of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. It lies about east of George Town, the capital city of Penang, across the Penang Strait. , Butterworth had a total population of 80,378 residents. Butterworth was named after William John Butterworth, a former Governor of the Straits Settlements during the mid-19th century. Under the British Raj, the town came into being as a transportation hub, due to its proximity to George Town. While the British East India Company initially obtained Seberang Perai (then named ''Province Wellesley'') for agricultural purposes, Butterworth has also witnessed massive industrialisation during the latter half of the 20th century. In 1974, the Port of Penang was relocated into the town. A cross-strait ferry service provides a direct link between Butterworth and George Town. The Port of Penang handled 1.52 million TEUs of cargo , making it one of the busiest seaports in Malaysia. In addition, the Butterworth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PLUS Malaysia Berhad
The PLUS Expressways Berhad is the largest highway concessionaries or build–operate–transfer operator company in Malaysia. A member of the UEM Group, the company is also the largest formerly listed toll expressway operator in Southeast Asia and the eighth largest in the world. History The company was founded on 27 June 1986 known as Highway Concessionnaires Berhad, a member of the United Engineers Malaysia Berhad (UEM). On 13 May 1988, the Highway Concessionaires Berhad changed its name to Projek Lebuhraya Utara Selatan Berhad (PLUS). On 29 January 2002, PLUS Expressways Berhad was incorporated in Malaysia as a public company. Eight years later, PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PMB) was incorporated on 29 November 2010 and became involved in investment holding. On 29 November 2011, PMB completed the acquisition of PLUS Expressways Berhad's assets and liabilities. PMB became the holding company of Projek Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan Berhad (PLUS), Expressway Lingkaran Tengah Sdn Bhd ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
