This is the Phase One of the Penang Bicycle Route Masterplan covering a distance of 12.5 kilometres starting from Pragin Road - Carnarvon Street intersection to Queensbay roundabout. |
It was reported that the cost for this phase was RM30 million with a distinguish bridge crossing over Sg.Pinang connecting Kapal Singh Drive and the old development of Macallum. |
After the bridge the path runs parallel with the river side towards Kapal Singh Drive of a newer and nicer surrounding. |
The start of Karpal Singh Drive is one of the remarkable features of this east coat bicycle lane. |
A beautiful promenade renamed as Karpal Singh Drive in honour of the late Mr. Karpal Singh also known as The Tiger of Jelutong.
Celebration of Our Blue Sky sculpture is one of the several sculptures found at the promenade. |
At the end of the promenade at McDonald is a new food court as we were coming to the rear of the court. |
It is BSP Waterfront Food Court and Market, just wondering how popular is this food court. |
It was a great relief after a short encounter with the heavy traffic at the expressway we then found ourselves in a nice landscaped environment. |
Even though there are measure to prevent motor cyclists to use the lane, there were several motorbikes we met "sharing" the lane. |
Two nice running statues positioned strategically along the lane. |
We love this part of the bicycle lane, the trees have already maturely grown and a perfectly shaded area for cycling.
It is definitely quiet on a weekday there wasn't any cyclists during our our ride except a few motor cyclists and a jogger. |
One of the couple of bridges along this route. |
The bridge at The Light Waterfront Linear Park. |
A blend of old and modern features seen along the route. |
Fishing boats seen under neath of the Penang Bridge. I like cycling through this huge concrete structure as it is very cooling. |
Jabatan Laut Jetty nearby the huge bridge. |
A development of modern dwelling on a reclaimed land that aims to place Penang in the international scene for property investment. |
Passing by Pulau Jerejak Jetty. |
An interesting piece of cycling structure hidden in the lush of greenery. |
The path behind the vicinity of Gold Coast Resort Condominium. |
That was it, Queensbay Roundabout is just right in front and we are turning back to the city. Mission accomplished. |
The connection from the rear of the high rise dwellings to the main road. |
The route along Bayan Mutiara. |
This is a narrow crossing and it needs improvement. |
Green dedicated bicycle lane connecting back to the old heritage city. |
These are some negative elements noted at this bicycle route, such as construction debris found on the lane, thick and slippery steel cables that can easily cause a moving bicycle to slip and fall.
The missing lane that breaks the rhythm of the ride and one has to be careful when cycling at this area. |
Vehicles blocking the flow in front of a warong (something that must be good & popular at the stall) |
Let us hope that these areas can be improved immediately and making this route a super friendly place to cycle for all. Thumb up for Penang and we shall be back. |
Many thanks for sharing! This is very useful information. I am visiting Penang in November and was actually looking for a long running route. This is perfect!!
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