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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Butterworth Outer Ring Road | |
![]() BORR shown in red | |
Route information | |
Maintained by Lingkaran Luar Butterworth Sdn Bhd (LLB) | |
Length | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
Existed | 2003–present |
History | Completed in 2005 |
Major junctions | |
Beltway around Butterworth, Penang | |
From | Sungai Dua |
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To | Perai |
Location | |
Country | Malaysia |
Primary destinations | Bagan Lalang, Sungai Puyu, Bagan Ajam, Butterworth |
Highway system | |
Route background
The Kilometre Zero 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 Sg Nyior residents protested against high toll rate in February 2007, the Sg 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
Notable features of the expressway include Sungai Prai Bridge over the Perai River and Sungai Maklom Bridge over the Maklom River.
Tolls
The Butterworth Outer Ring Road uses open toll systems.
Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)
As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transactions at the Perai and Bagan Ajam Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at the two toll plazas are conducted electronically using Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs since 1 June 2016.
Perai Toll Plaza
Class | Type of vehicles | Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)) |
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0 | Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels | Free |
1 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis | RM 1.50 |
2 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses | RM 3.00 |
3 | Vehicles with 3 or more axles | RM 4.50 |
4 | Taxis | RM 0.80 |
5 | Buses | RM 1.20 |
Bagan Ajam Toll Plaza
Class | Type of vehicles | Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)) |
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0 | Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels | Free |
1 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis | RM 1.50 |
2 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses | RM 3.00 |
3 | Vehicles with 3 or more axles | RM 4.50 |
4 | Taxis | RM 0.80 |
5 | Buses | RM 1.20 |
Sungai Nyior toll plaza
Class | Type of vehicles | Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)) |
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0 | Motorcycles | Free |
1 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis | RM 1.20 |
2 | Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses | RM 1.00 |
3 | Vehicles with 3 or more axles | RM 2.00 |
4 | Taxis | RM 0.50 |
5 | Buses | RM 0.90 |
(Starting 6.00 am on 15 October 2015)[2]
List of interchanges
Legend:
- I/C - interchange, I/S - intersection, RSA - Rest and service area, OBR - overhead bridge restaurant, L/B - layby, V/P - vista point, TN - tunnel, T/P - toll plaza, BR - bridge
Main Route
Km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
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Southeast![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||
![]() JKR border limit | |||||
![]() ![]() Start/End of expressway LLB border limit | |||||
EXIT 162 | Perai Interchange | ![]() ![]() North Bukit Kayu Hitam Alor Setar Seberang Jaya South Kuala Lumpur Ipoh ![]() Penang Island George Town Bayan Lepas | Parcelo interchange | ||
EXIT 1701 | Perai Jaya Interchange | Southwest Perai Jaya | Crossroad interchange | ||
EXIT 1702 | Deepwater Wharves Interchange | North![]() Perai Industrial Area Southwest ![]() Perai Industrial Area I and II Perai Power Station | Diamond interchange | ||
![]() 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 | |||||
EXIT 1703 | Bulatan Perai Interchange | Perai Industrial Area | Roundabout interchange | ||
EXIT 1704 | Chain Ferry Interchange | West Pengkalan Sultan Abdul Halim (Ferry Terminal = Ferry to Penang Island) East ![]() Perai Industrial Area | Diamond interchange | ||
EXIT 1705 | NBCT Interchange | West North Butterworth Container Terminal East Butterworth town centre ![]() ![]() 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 | |||||
![]() BGA | ![]() | Butterworth bound | |||
EXIT 1706 | Bagan Ajam Interchange | North![]() ![]() ![]() | Diamond interchange | ||
Northeast![]() Sungai Puyu | |||||
EXIT 1707 | Bagan Lalang Interchange | Bagan Lalang Mak Mandin Sungai Puyu | Diamond interchange | ||
Northwest![]() Permatang Chetak Sungai Lokan | |||||
![]() ![]() Start/End of expressway LLB border limit | |||||
JKR border limit | |||||
![]() 0 | EXIT 165 | Sungai Dua Interchange | ![]() ![]() North Bukit Kayu Hitam Alor Setar Bertam South Kuala Lumpur Penang Permatang Pauh | Diamond interchange | |
East![]() Sungai Dua |
NBCT-Sungai Nyior Side
km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
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![]() | North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT) North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT) Interchange ![]() | ![]() ![]() North ![]() ![]() South ![]() ![]() ![]() | Diamond interchange | ||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (NBCT-Sungai Nyior Side) Start/End of Expressway LLB border limit | |||||
![]() | Butterworth Butterworth Interchange | North ![]() ![]() ![]() South ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Diamond interchange | ||
![]() | Sungai Nyior Interchange | North Jalan Raja Uda ![]() ![]() South Jalan Sungai Nyior Jalan Chain Ferry ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange | ||
Sungai Nyior Toll Plaza SNTP RM (Cash) Touch 'n Go SmartTAG MyRFID SmartTAG Touch 'n Go RM (Cash) Opened toll system Pay toll | |||||
![]() SNTP | ![]() | East bound | |||
Sungai Perai Bridge | |||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (NBCT-Sungai Nyior Side) LLB border limit | |||||
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() PLUS Expressways border limit | |||||
East![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
References
- "BORR, Butterworth Outer Ring Road (E17) | Malaysia Airport KLIA2 info". www.klia2.info. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- "Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) toll rates up 20-70 sen". Paul Tan's Automotive News. 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2019-02-17.