Ayer Itam-Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Bypass (Outer George Town Bypass)

Ayer Itam-Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Bypass

Ayer Itam-Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Bypass is a 5.7km road planned to connect Ayer Itam with the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway. It is also known as the George Town Outer Bypass. The road is Package 2 of the Penang Transport Master Plan. 65% of the road is elevated, 20% through tunnels and the balance is at grade.

Map of Ayer Itam-Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Bypass

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Updates on the Ayer Itam-Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Bypass

4 March 2025
Penang Property Talk reports that the bypass road linking Bandar Baru Air Itam to the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway is progressing ahead of schedule. According to State Infrastructure, Transport and Digital Committee Chairman Zairil Khir Johari, the project had reached 73% completion as of 28 February 2025. The RM851.04 million project is spearheaded by Consortium Zenith Construction under the Penang Infrastructure Corporation.

10 June 2023
Buletin Mutiara reports that the Ayer Itam-Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway bypass is now 35.14% completed. Although the project is 2% behind schedule, the project deadline will still be 31 January 2025.

27 May 2023
The Star reports that the Ayer Itam-Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu bypass (Package Two) is now 33% done, with full completion expecting in 2025.

9 January 2021
Free Malaysia Today reports that work on the RM851 million elevated bypass will start in February 2021. Executive councillor Zairil Khir Johari said that the state remained committed to ensuring the delivery of the project. Work is expected to take three years from date of commencement.

2 11 November, 2019
The Penang State Government held the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ayer Itam-Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Bypass in Bandar Baru Ayer Itam (Farlim).

23 August, 2019
Buletin Mutiara reports Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow saying that construction of the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway-Air Itam bypass (Package Two) can only begin after the construction agreement is signed.

1 July, 2019: The Star reports that Consortium Zenith Construction (CZC), the project delivery partner for Penang's mega infrastructure project, has awarded the first of the three highway infrastructure packages - the 5.7km highway from Ayer Itam to the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway, to a related company, Vertice Bhd, in September 2018, for RM815million. Work is expected to begin on 1 September 2019 after a groundbreaki9ng ceremony at the end of August.

20 February, 2019
The Edge Collection reports that work on the 5.7 km Ayer Itam-Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Bypass will begin on 31 August, 2019. The Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow announced this. It is one of the components of the RM46 billion Penang Transport Master Plan.

12 December, 2018
The Star reported that a community engagement session was held at the Karpal Singh Learning Centre in Jalan Kaki Bukit, Gelugor. It was attended by Zenith Group Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Fong Lai Kiat, Zenith Group Sdn Bhd executive vice-chairman Datuk Lee Chen Hoe and Zenith Group senior vice president Hamdan Abdul Aziz. In that session, Fong stated that there was strong check and balance (on the project) as the state has engaged independent bodies to check on the project.

Map of Ayer Itam-Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Bypass

The map below shows the approximate route of the Ayer Itam-Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway. This map will be improved over time when the exact alignment is made known.

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