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Tun Dr. Lim Chong Eu (simplified Chinese: 林苍祐; traditional Chinese: 林蒼祐; pinyin: Lín Cāngyòu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Chhong-iū; 28 May 1919 – 24 November 2010) was a Malaysian politician who served as the 2nd Chief Minister of Penang from May 1969 to October 1990 and the longest serving Chief Minister of Penang.
The four-lane Ayer Itam – Lebuh Raya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Bypass will serve as an alternative route to the northern and southern parts of Penang Island, leading to better traffic management and sustainability of existing and new growth centres.
Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway (Chinese: 林倉祐大道; Malay: Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu) or Federal Route 3113, is an expressway on Penang Island, that connects the city centre of George Town with Batu Maung at the city's south.
Tun Dr. Lim Chong Eu (28 Mei 1919 – 24 November 2010) merupakan mantan Presiden MCA, mantan Presiden Parti Demokratik Bersatu (UDP) serta mantan Presiden Gerakan yang pertama selama 9 tahun. Beliau pernah berkhidmat sebagai Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang selama 21 tahun mulai 19 Mei 1969 sehingga 25 Oktober 1990.
Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway is an expressway that runs along the eastern coast of Penang Island. Also known as Federal Route 3113, this 17.84 km expressway starts at the junction with Prangin Road Ghaut , across from Weld Quay , and ends in Batu Maung , at the junction with Jalan Batu Maung and Jalan Permatang Damar Laut .
The construction of the Package Two bypass connecting Air Itam to the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway reached a 42% completion stage in January this year.
The Ayer Itam–Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Bypass is a dual carriageway under construction in the city of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. The 6 km (3.7 mi) road will connect the inland neighbourhood of Farlim to the coastal Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway.
GEORGE TOWN: Works on the first project under the state's highly ambitious Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) — the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway - Air Itam bypass — have started and achieved eight per cent progress. The 6km bypass, to be built at a cost of RM851 million, is expected to be completed in 2025.
ON the day Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu died on Nov 24, 2010, I sat in front of Datuk Seri Chet Singh at my then office at the Penang Institute, listening to Chet reading out loud his draft eulogy for Dr Lim. I thought to myself, “We must get a book out on Dr Lim and his time”.
He was one of the founder members of the Opposition Party Gerakan before the 1969 General Election. The formation of Gerakan has thrown the Chinese into a dilemma, weakened their political strength and above all, eroded the political representation of the MCA as the only party for the Chinese community.
