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Penang Route 21
Jalan Song Ban Kheng (Malay) 宋万庆路 (Chinese)
Route information
Maintained by the Penang State Government
Length	3.597 km (2.235 mi)
History	Opened 1999
Major junctions
East end	Jalan Maju
Major intersections	P18 Jalan Kebun Sireh Jalan Chian Heng Kai Jalan Nangka Jalan Binjal Jalan Tembikai Jalan Betek Jalan Kota Permai Jalan Bukit Kecil P18 Jalan Sri Bukit/Jalan Megat Harun Jalan Maju
West end	Jalan Kebun Sireh (near to Bukit Tengah)
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Bukit Tengah, Taman Sri Rambai, Kota Permai, Sungai Rambai
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Song Ban Kheng Road or Jalan Song Ban Kheng (P21) is one of the main roads in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. It runs east–west to connect with Jalan Kebun Sireh in the west, and the Jalan Maju flyover in the east. It is the main road to reach Bukit Mertajam Town from the west. From the Exit 160 (Juru Interchange) of the North–South Expressway, drivers can take Jalan Kebun Nenas followed by Jalan Chian Heng Kai to reach here.

Lined with a number of commercial centers such as the Pusat Perniagaan Gemilang Jaya, this Road also connects to Jalan Betik, where the Bukit Mertajam Branch of Seberang Perai Municipal Council is located, with a lot of government agencies available such as the Bukit Mertajam Magistrate Court and District Land Office.

History

Serving as a bypass from the city centre, Song Ban Kheng Road was built in 1999 outside Bukit Mertajam to cater for traffic from Bukit Tengah to Maju Jaya. It was named after Song Ban Kheng, who had been the principal for Jit Sin High School for about 20 years and was a state assemblyman for the former state constitute Pekan Bukit Mertajam in 1983. Nowadays, this road has helped in creating some new townships such as Kota Permai, Taman Gemilang Jaya, Taman Desa Damai and others. This road was made into 4 lanes with bridges on 21 March 2015.

This road is also nearby Jalan Betik, also known as Government Road, where a lot of government agencies are located, including:

• Jabatan Kerja Raya
• Bukit Mertajam High Court
• MPSP Stadium
• Central Seberang Perai District Land Office
• Seberang Perai Municipal Council Bukit Mertajam Branch

References

1. "Senarai Jalan Persekutuan dan Negeri Daerah Seberang Perai Tengah, Negeri Pulau Pinang" (PDF). Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia.
2. "宋万庆路大山脚旺区" (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2017-05-09.
3. "smoother-rides-ahead-penang-to-initiate-projects-worth-rm86mil-to-upgrade-roads-and-bridges". Retrieved 2017-05-09.

v t e Bukit Mertajam
Local Government:Seberang Perai Municipal Council
Administration and Electoral Constituency	Bukit Mertajam (federal constituency) Bukit Mertajam Bukit Tengah Bukit Minyak Juru Alma Cherok To'kun Machang Bubok Permatang Tinggi Penanti
Geography	Tokun Hill Seraya Hill Mengkuang Dam Juru Forest Park Bukit D.O
Tourist Attraction	Pek Kong Cheng St. Anne Church Jalan Pasar Auto City Icon City Bukit Mertajam station Summit Hotel AEON Bukit Mertajam
Culture	Bukit Mertajam Yulam Festival Penang Hokkien
Transport	KTM Komuter Northern Sector KTM Intercity KTM ETS North–South Expressway Butterworth–Kulim Expressway(BKE)
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