Jalan Datuk Ooh Chooi Cheng, Bukit Mertajam

Jalan Datuk Ooh Chooi Cheng, Bukit Mertajam (3 January 2024)


Jalan Datuk Ooh Chooi Cheng is one of the main roads in Bukit Mertajam. It runs parallel to Jalan Aston. A one way street, Jalan Datuk Ooh Chooi Cheng runs from south to north. It starts at the intersection with Jalan Murthy, where Jalan Kulim ends. At the northern end, Jalan Datuk Ooh Chooi Cheng terminates at the junction with Jalan Arumugam Pillai. In between, it also forms a junction for Jalan Stesen to branch off from it.

Jalan Datuk Ooh Chooi Cheng was originally known as Straight Street. It was renamed in honour of the politician from the Gerakan party who won the election against the incumbent chief minister Wong Pow Nee in 1969. Datuk Ooh Chooi Cheng then served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Penang under Dr Lim Chong Eu.

Datuk Ooh Chooi Cheng was one of the victims of the first fatal air crash involving Malaysian Airlines System, when its Boeing 737 Flight 653 from Penang to Kuala Lumpur crashed at Tanjung Kupang, Johor, after it had apparently been hijacked.

Map of Jalan Datuk Ooh Chooi Cheng, Bukit Mertajam

Sights along Jalan Datuk Ooh Chooi Cheng

Jalan Datuk Ooh Chooi Cheng roadsign (3 January 2024)


Shophouses along Jalan Datuk Ooh Chooi Cheng, at the junction with Jalan Stesen (10 December 2016)


The late Ooh Chooi Cheng
Courtesy of Keith Ooh

The late Ooh Chooi Cheng
Courtesy of Keith Ooh

The late Ooh Chooi Cheng greeting Crown Prince Akihito (now Emperor Akihito) during his visit to Penang.
Courtesy of Keith Ooh

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