George Town Inner Ring Road

{{Short description|Ring road in George Town, Penang, Malaysia}}

{{infobox road

| country = MYS

| name = George Town Inner Ring Road

| maint = Penang Island City Council

| length_km = 4.2

| length_round = 1

| history =

| direction_a = North

| direction_b = South

| terminus_a = Gurney Drive

| terminus_b = Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway

| junction = Northam Road
Kelawei Road
Burmah Road
Macalister Road
Anson Road
Dato Keramat Road
Patani Road

| beltway_city = George Town

| destinations = George Town Central Business District

| map = {{maplink-road|13|5.4132|100.3222|stroke-width = 2.5|id=Q47089884}}

| map_custom = yes

}}

George Town Inner Ring Road is an urban ring road within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.{{Cite journal|last=Mak Hoy Ken|first=Tan Ee Zhio|date=3 December 2014|title=Penang Transport Master Plan: Convergence of Connectivity and Rising Land Values|url=http://cdn1.i3investor.com/my/files/dfgs88n/2014/12/03/1481920274--1115941318.pdf|journal=AmResearch}}{{Cite web|url=http://pgmasterplan.penang.gov.my/index.php/en/2016-02-26-03-12-57/jalanraya-lebuhraya/highways|title=Highways|website=pgmasterplan.penang.gov.my|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-11-23|archive-date=2017-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043223/http://pgmasterplan.penang.gov.my/index.php/en/2016-02-26-03-12-57/jalanraya-lebuhraya/highways|url-status=dead}} It comprises the eastern end of Gurney Drive, Jalan Pangkor, Jalan Perak and Jalan Sungai Pinang, forming a loop within the city centre.

The ring road serves to alleviate traffic congestion by acting as a bypass between the city's northern coastline and the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway to the southeast.{{Cite journal |last1=Nugmanova |first1=Assel |last2=Arndt |first2=Wulf-Holger |last3=Hossain |first3=Md Aslam |last4=Kim |first4=Jong Ryeol |date=January 2019 |title=Effectiveness of Ring Roads in Reducing Traffic Congestion in Cities for Long Run: Big Almaty Ring Road Case Study |journal=Sustainability |language=en |volume=11 |issue=18 |pages=4973 |doi=10.3390/su11184973 |doi-access=free |issn=2071-1050}} Whilst the ring road is presently formed by municipal roads, infrastructural plans have been drawn up to turn the roads into a proper expressway, including the construction of elevated bypasses and a tunnel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.penang.gov.my/index.php/component/content/article/2488|title=Portal Rasmi Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang - Portal Rasmi Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang|last=Zabidi|first=Nor Diana|website=www.penang.gov.my|language=ms-my|access-date=2017-11-23|archive-date=2017-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040614/https://www.penang.gov.my/index.php/component/content/article/2488|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.penangpropertytalk.com/2013/03/malaysia-china-firm-wins-rm8bil-road-and-tunnel-projects/|title=Malaysia-China firm wins RM8bil road and tunnel projects|date=2013-03-01|work=Penang Property Talk|access-date=2017-11-23|language=en-US}}