History
The pioneer route for the expressway was constructed on 1983 during the Penang Bridge was built and was completed in 1985. Later, the expressway was extended northwards as the Jelutong Expressway, and southwards as the Bayan Lepas Expressway.
After the former second Penang chief minister, Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu passed away on 24 November 2010. On 7 December 2010, the Penang state government decided that the expressway was renamed as Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway in honor of the former Penang's second chief minister and also the 'Architect of Modern Penang'.
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