JEway

The Jelutong Expressway (JEway) is a Penang State Goverment privatisation project. The expressway will stretch across the eastern coastline of George Town for a distance of 4.8 km from Jalan Tengku Kudin to Pengkalan Weld.

The cost of JEway including relocation of squatters and land acquisition is about RM310 million. The project is being handed by IJM Corporation. When completed, it will act as a bypass for vehicles from the south of the island and Penang Bridge heading to the eastern part of George Town and the city centre.

The construction works will be carried out in 3 phases which are as follows:-

1) 3.2km - From Jln. Tengku Kudin to Jln Sungai Pinang April 2003(Completed)
2) 1.6km - From Jln. Sg. Pinang to Pengkalan Weld June 2006
3) Construction of interchanges and linkages and upgrading of
the expressway to provide dual 3-lane carriageway. June 2009


Jelutong Expressway will help relieve the traffic congestion presently experienced along local roads leading to the city centre especially on Jalan Jelutong, Jalan Sungai Pinang, Jalan Gurdwara, Lebuh McNair and Jalan C.Y.Choy. Furthermore, the expressway corridor will be expanded to a township of its own comprising of residential, commercial industrial areas.