Butterworth Outer Ring Road

Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) (Malay: Lebuhraya Lingkaran Luar Butterworth) is a coastal expressway located in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia. This 14 km (8.7 mi) expressway connects Sungai Dua in the north until Perai in the south.[1]

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Expressway 17
Butterworth Outer Ring Road
Map
BORR shown in red
Terminal Feri Interchange (Exit 1703) Southbound, BORR 20230701 192258.jpg
Route information
Maintained by Lingkaran Luar Butterworth Sdn Bhd (LLB)
Length14 km (8.7 mi)
Existed2003–present
HistoryCompleted in 2005
Major junctions
Beltway around Butterworth, Penang
FromSungai Dua
Major intersections North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route
P198 Jalan Sungai Dua
Penang Bridge Penang Bridge
FT 4 AH140 Butterworth–Seberang Jaya Toll Road
FT 1 Jalan Chain Ferry
FT 3112 Jalan Perusahan Perai
FT 1 Butterworth–Juru Highway
ToPerai
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Bagan Lalang, Sungai Puyu, Bagan Ajam, Butterworth
Highway system

Route background

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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

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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–Juru NSE in the rushing hours and the holiday seasons. Nowadays, it is also used by residents in the Raja Uda area to head to Perai and the Megamall Pinang.

The people of Raja Uda area can also travel on the highway to head to the Sunway Carnival Mall.

With just one toll payment, this highway will bring motorists from both the south and the north to the ferry terminal for onward faster and cheaper ferry-crossing to Penang since the Penang Bridge faces heavy traffic congestion.

Features

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Notable features of the expressway include Sungai Prai Bridge over the Perai River and Sungai Maklom Bridge over the Maklom River.

Tolls

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The Butterworth Outer Ring Road uses open toll systems.

Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)

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As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transactions at the Perai, Bagan Ajam and Sungai Nyior Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at the two toll plazas are conducted electronically using Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs since 1 June 2016.[2][3]

Toll rates

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(Since 15 October 2015)[4][5]

Class Types of vehicles Rate
(in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
Prai Bagan Ajam Sungai Nyior
0 Motorcycles
(Vehicles with two axles and two wheels)
Free
1 Private Cars
(Vehicles with two axles and three or four wheels (excluding taxi and bus))
1.50 1.20
2 Vans and other small good vehicles
(Vehicles with two axles and six wheels (excluding bus))
3.00 2.40
3 Large Trucks
(Vehicles with three or more axles (excluding bus))
4.50 3.60
4 Taxis 0.80 0.60
5 Buses 1.30 1.20 0.90

List of interchanges

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Legend:


Main Route

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Km Exit Interchange To Remarks
Southeast
  FT 1 Butterworth-Kulim Highway
 P10 Bukit Mertajam
  FT 1 Nibong Tebal
  FT 1 Ipoh
  FT 1 Butterworth-Kulim Highway
JKR border limit
   Butterworth Outer Ring Road Butterworth Outer Ring Road
Start/End of expressway
LLB border limit
162 Perai Interchange   North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH2 North-South Expressway Northern Route
North
Bukit Kayu Hitam
Alor Setar
Seberang Jaya

South
Kuala Lumpur
Ipoh
  Penang Bridge Penang Bridge
Penang Island
George Town
Bayan Lepas
Parcelo interchange
1701 Perai Jaya Interchange Southwest
Perai Jaya
Crossroad interchange
1702 Deepwater Wharves Interchange North
  FT 1 Jalan Chain Ferry
Perai Industrial Area

Southwest
  FT 3112 Jalan Perusahan Perai
Perai Industrial Area I and II
Perai Power Station
Diamond interchange
  Perai toll plaza
PRI
  Bukit Mertajam bound
Perai toll plaza
PRI
Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go
Opened toll system
Pay toll
Sungai Perai Bridge
1.5 m
Seberang Perai Tengah-Seberang Perai Utara district border
1703 Bulatan Perai Interchange Perai Industrial Area Roundabout interchange
1704 Chain Ferry Interchange West
Pengkalan Sultan Abdul Halim
(Ferry Terminal = Ferry to Penang Island)

East
  FT 1 Jalan Chain Ferry
Perai Industrial Area
Diamond interchange
1705 NBCT Interchange West
North Butterworth Container Terminal

East
Butterworth town centre
   Butterworth–Kulim Expressway Butterworth-Kulim Expressway
Baling
Kulim
Permatang Pauh
Diamond interchange
Bagan Ajam toll plaza
BGA
Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go
Opened toll system
Pay toll
  Bagan Ajam toll plaza
BGA
  Butterworth bound
1706 Bagan Ajam Interchange North
  FT 1 Bagan Ajam
  FT 1 Kepala Batas
  FT 1 Sungai Petani
Diamond interchange
Northeast
 P198 Jalan Sungai Dua
Sungai Puyu
1707 Bagan Lalang Interchange Bagan Lalang
Mak Mandin
Sungai Puyu
Diamond interchange
Northwest
 P198 Jalan Sungai Dua
Permatang Chetak
Sungai Lokan
   Butterworth Outer Ring Road Butterworth Outer Ring Road
Start/End of expressway
LLB border limit
JKR border limit
  Butterworth Outer Ring Road
0
165 Sungai Dua Interchange   North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH2 North-South Expressway Northern Route
North
Bukit Kayu Hitam
Alor Setar
Bertam
South
Kuala Lumpur
Penang
Permatang Pauh
Diamond interchange
East
 P198 Jalan Sungai Dua
Sungai Dua
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km Exit Interchange To Remarks
  Butterworth Outer Ring Road
North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT) Interchange
   Butterworth Outer Ring Road Butterworth Outer Ring Road

North
  Butterworth Outer Ring Road Sungai Dua
  FT 1 Teluk Air Tawar

South
  Butterworth Outer Ring Road Bagan Dalam
  Butterworth Outer Ring Road Railway Station
  Butterworth Outer Ring Road Bus Terminal
Diamond interchange
   Butterworth Outer Ring Road   FT 4   AH140 Butterworth Outer Ring Road
(NBCT-Sungai Nyior Side)
Start/End of Expressway
LLB border limit
  Butterworth Outer Ring Road Butterworth
Butterworth Interchange

North
  FT 1 Bagan Ajam
  Butterworth Outer Ring Road Sungai Puyu
  FT 1 Sungai Petani

South
  FT 1 Ferry ( ) = Pengkalan Sultan Abdul Halim
  FT 1 George Town
  FT 1 Batu Feringgi
Diamond interchange
  Butterworth Outer Ring Road Sungai Nyior Interchange North
Jalan Raja Uda
 P191 Butterworth town centre
  FT 1 Alor Setar

South
Jalan Sungai Nyior
Jalan Chain Ferry
  FT 1 Perai
 P17 Kuala Lumpur
 P17 AutoCity/Juru
Interchange
Sungai Nyior Toll Plaza
SNTP
RM (Cash) Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go RM (Cash)
Opened toll system
Pay toll
  Sungai Nyior Toll Plaza
SNTP
  East bound
Sungai Perai Bridge
   Butterworth Outer Ring Road   FT 4   AH140 Butterworth Outer Ring Road
(NBCT-Sungai Nyior Side)
LLB border limit
  Butterworth–Kulim Expressway
0

  FT 4

  AH140
0
   Butterworth–Kulim Expressway   FT 4   AH140 Butterworth-Kulim Expressway
PLUS Expressways border limit
East
   Butterworth–Kulim Expressway   FT 4   AH140 Butterworth-Kulim Expressway
  Butterworth–Kulim Expressway   FT 4   AH140 Kulim
  FT 67 Baling
  FT 4   AH140 Gerik
  North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Alor Setar
  North–South Expressway Southern Route   AH2 Kuala Lumpur

References

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  1. ^ "BORR, Butterworth Outer Ring Road (E17) | Malaysia Airport KLIA2 info". www.klia2.info. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Highway toll systems to go cashless". TheStar.com.my. 24 May 2016.
  3. ^ "It's cashless now at three toll plazas". TheStar.com.my. 1 June 2016.
  4. ^ "federal roads". lom.agc.gov.my.
  5. ^ "Kadar Tambang – Lebuh Raya Lingkaran Luar".
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