Butterworth Outer Ring Road

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(Insert image logo here) Lingkaran Luar Butterworth Sdn Bhd (LLB)
E 17 E17 expressway
Length:	km
Direction:	half circular
Start:	Sungai Dua
Main destinations:	Bagan Ajam Bagan Lalang Butterworth Ferry Terminal
End:	Perai
Construction dates:	2003 - 2005
Expressway joined:	E 1 AH 2 North-South Expressway Northern Route E 1 Penang Bridge E 15 Butterworth-Kulim Expressway
Asian Highway Network:	{{{Asian Highway Network}}}
Technical specifications
Development Cost:
Number of lanes:	6 lanes
Interchanges:	8
Toll plazas:	2
P Layby:	^{[citation needed]}
R&R Rest and Service Area:	^{[citation needed]}
R&R Overhead Bridge Restaurant:	none
V Vista Point:	none
Highway tunnels:	none
Type of roads:	Tarmac
Toll systems:	Opened toll systems

Butterworth Outer Ring Road or BORR E 17 is an expressway in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia.

1 History
2 Features
3 Toll rates
4 List of Interchanges
5 External links

[edit] History

Construction began in 2003, and was completed in 2006. Began usage in January 2007. Sg Nyior residents protested high toll rate in February 2007. Sg Nyior toll booth collection had been postponed by the Minister of Works.

[edit] Features

Notable features of the expressway include Sungai Prai Bridge, which bridges Perai River and Sungai Maklom Bridge, which bridges Maklom River.

[edit] Toll rates

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
0	Motorcycles, bicycles or vehicles with 2 or less wheels	Free
1	Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis	RM 1.20
2	Vehicles with 2 axles and 5 or 6 wheels excluding buses	RM 2.40
3	Vehicles with 3 or more axles	RM 3.60
4	Taxis	RM 0.60
5	Buses	RM 1.20

(Starting 6.00 am on 21 February 2007)

[edit] List of Interchanges

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			SOUTHEAST 1Bukit Mertajam 1Nibong Tebal 1Ipoh
1 137 BUTTERWORTH-KULIM HIGHWAY JKR border limit
E 17 BUTTERWORTH OUTER RING ROAD Start/End of expressway KLBK border limit
	1708	Perai	E 1 AH 2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTE NORTH Bukit Kayu Hitam Alor Setar Seberang Jaya SOUTH Kuala Lumpur Ipoh E 1PENANG BRIDGE Penang Island George Town Bayan Lepas	Parcelo interchange
	1707	Deepwater Wharves	NORTHEAST JALAN CHAIN FERRY Perai Industrial Area SOUTHWEST JALAN PERUSAHAAN Perai Power Station	Diamond interchange
		Perai toll plaza PRI		Bukit Mertajam bound
Perai toll plaza PRI RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll system Pay toll
Sungai Perai Bridge 1.5 m Seberang Perai Tengah-Seberang Perai Utara district border
	1706	Perai Roundabout	Perai Industrial Area	Roundabout interchange
	1705	Chain Ferry	WEST Pengkalan Sultan Abdul Halim (Ferry Terminal = Ferry to Penang Island) EAST JALAN CHAIN FERRY Perai Industrial Area	Diamond interchange
	1704	North Butterworth Container Terminal	North Butterworth Container Terminal EAST Butterworth town centre E 15BUTTERWORTH-KULIM EXPRESSWAY Baling Kulim Permatang Pauh	Diamond interchange
	1703	Bagan Ajam	NORTH 1Bagan Ajam 1Kepala Batas 1Sungai Petani	Diamond interchange
Bagan Ajam toll plaza BGA RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll system Pay toll
		Bagan Ajam toll plaza BGA		Butterworth bound
	1702	Bagan Lalang	Bagan Lalang	Diamond interchange
E 17 BUTTERWORTH OUTER RING ROAD Start/End of expressway KLBK border limit
JKR border limit
	1701	Sungai Dua	E 1 AH 2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTE NORTH Bukit Kayu Hitam Alor Setar Bertam SOUTH Kuala Lumpur Ipoh Penang	Diamond interchange
			EAST P--Sungai Dua

[edit] External links

The Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR)

v • d • e Malaysian Expressway System
Interstate	E 1 North-South Expressway Northern Route (including New Klang Valley Expressway and Penang Bridge) • E 2 North-South Expressway Southern Route • E 6 North-South Expressway Central Link (NSECL/ELITE) • E 8 Karak Expressway and East Coast Expressway (LPT) • E 15 Butterworth-Kulim Expressway (BKE) • E 21 # Kajang-Seremban Highway (KASEH) • E 28 ^ West Coast Expressway
Klang Valley and Selangor	E 4 ^ Shah Alam-Kemuning Highway • E 5 Shah Alam Expressway (SAE/KESAS) • E 7 Cheras - Kajang Expressway (CKE/Grand Saga) • E 9 Sungai Besi Expressway (SBE/BESRAYA) • E 10 New Pantai Expressway (NPE) • E 11 Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP) • E 12 Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) • E 16 # Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE) • E 18 Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway (SILK) • E 20 # Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya Expressway (KLPE) • E 23 Sprint Expressway (Kerinchi Link, Damansara Link and Penchala Link) • E 25 ^ Assam Jawa-Templer Park Highway (LATAR) • E 26 South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) • E 27 Salak Expressway (East-West) • E 30 New North Klang Straits Bypass (NNKSB) • E 35 Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GCE) • E 38 Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART Tunnel)
Johor	E 3 Second Link Expressway (Malaysia-Singapore Second Link) (MSSC/LINKEDUA) • E 13 ^ Muar-Segamat Highway • E 14 ^ JB Eastern Dispersal Link • E -- # Senai-Desaru Expressway (SDE)
Penang	E 17 Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) • E -- # Penang Outer Ring Road (PORR) • E 22 # Penang Second Bridge
Others	E 19 ^ Ipoh-Lumut Expressway • E 29 Seremban-Port Dickson Highway (SPDH)
Legend - # denotes highway under construction, ^ for under development.

v • d • e Highways of the 1 Malaysia Federal Route 1
Darul Aman Highway • Sultan Abdul Halim Highway • E 17 Butterworth Outer Ring Road • Kuala Lumpur-Rawang Highway • Cheras Highway • E 7 Cheras - Kajang Expressway • Skudai Highway • Johor Causeway