Bunting Island Bridge
Bunting Island Bridge is a new bridge that connects Bunting Island to mainland Yan, Kedah state, Malaysia. The bridge was built by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) while the main contractor was Gamuda Berhad.
Bunting Island Bridge Jambatan Pulau Bunting جمبتن ڤولاو بونتيڠ | |
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| Coordinates | 5°53′N 100°21′E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, Pedestrians |
| Crosses | Straits of Malacca |
| Locale | Jalan Jambatan Pulau Bunting, Yan |
| Official name | Bunting Island Bridge |
| Maintained by | Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Yan |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | tied arch bridge |
| Total length | 2.3km |
| Width | 13m |
| Longest span | 80m |
| History | |
| Designer | Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Gamuda Berhad |
| Constructed by | Gamuda Berhad |
| Opened | 2005 |
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History
It was constructed between 2002 and 2005.
The bridge remains underused and has become a white elephant project. It has been widely criticised for the facts that it had served no purpose of linking to an unpopulated island which incurred a project cost of RM 120 million. [1]
Disenchantment of the locals remains unknown to the rest of the country.
Features
It is a 2.3-kilometre-long (1.4 mi) × 13.0-metre-wide (42.7 ft) sea crossing consisting of a 1.8-kilometre-long (1.1 mi) bridge, a 0.1-kilometre-long (0.062 mi) causeway connecting Bunting Island to the bridge and a 0.4-kilometre-long (0.25 mi) causeway connecting mainland Kedah to the bridge. The bridge is an arch cable-stayed bridge with a main suspended span of 80 m in length and approach spans of precast concrete box beams with spans of 30 m in length. The causeways have fill embankments on piled foundations with rock armouring.
References
- Christopher, Quah (5 June 2012). "Property News | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 21 October 2013.