Second Penang Bridge
Coordinates: 5 ° 15 ′ 15 ″ N , 100 ° 21 ′ 42 ″ E
| Second Penang Bridge (Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge) |
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| Official name | Jambatan Kedua Pulau Pinang (Jambatan Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah) |
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| use | Motor vehicles | |
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| Crossing of | Selatan Strait between Penang Island and the mainland | |
| place | Penang | |
| Entertained by | Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd (JKSB) | |
| construction | Concrete girder bridge with a cable stayed bridge over the shipping route | |
| overall length | 24 km | |
| width | 6 tracks | |
| Longest span | 240 m | |
| Load capacity | 1200 t | |
| Clear height | 30 m | |
| building-costs | 4.5 billion ringgit | |
| start of building | November 8, 2008 | |
| opening | March 1, 2014 | |
| toll | Yes | |
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The Second Penang Bridge or the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge ( Malay : Jambatan Kedua Pulau Pinang or Jambatan Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah ) is a bridge in Malaysia that connects the southern part of Penang Island with the mainland.
history
The Penang Bridge , which opened in 1985, was no longer sufficient for the steadily increasing traffic, so the Malaysian government included a second bridge connection in the ninth Malay Development Plan, which was passed by parliament in 2007.
The state-owned company Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd (JKSB) received the concession in August 2008 , according to which it is responsible for the construction, management, operation and maintenance of the bridge. The construction work was entrusted to a consortium led by China Harbor Engineering Co Ltd (CHEC) . The preparatory work for the construction of the bridge began in 2007, the official start of construction work in the sea was November 8, 2008.
On June 6, 2013, shortly before the construction work was completed, part of the ramp collapsed at the end of the island. One driver was killed and three others were injured. On October 17th, the load tests of the bridge began.
Completion was originally planned for January 2011, but was later postponed to May 2012; However, both dates could not be kept, so that the completion was initially postponed to November 8, 2013, but was postponed to February 2014 after additional technical certifications and an expansion of the toll station .
The construction costs were initially estimated at around 3 billion ringgit , and in September 2013 construction costs of 4.5 billion ringgit were finally mentioned. The People's Republic of China is supporting the construction of the bridge with a loan.
The bridge was officially opened on March 1, 2014 by the sixth Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and was named after the fourteenth elected Malaysian elected king , Yang di-Pertuan Agong , Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah of Kedah .
Building
The 16.4 km long bridge leads from Batu Kawan in Seberang Perai to Batu Maung on the island of Penang and is part of a newly built 23.37 km long highway. A little more than a kilometer away from the island, the shipping route is crossed with a 475 m long cable-stayed bridge with a span of 240 m. The clearance height for ships is 30 m. The remaining part of the bridge consists of 298 precast concrete elements , each 55 m long.
Initially, two pearl-shaped rest stops were planned in the middle, but these were not implemented. The bridge has six lanes , one in each direction reserved for motorcycles .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Second Penang Bridge passes new load test. The Malay Mail Online, accessed November 4, 2013 .
- ↑ a b c Phuah Ken Lin: JKSB: Second Penang Bridge to be completed on Nov 8. (No longer available online.) New Straits Times, September 16, 2013, archived from the original on October 15, 2013 ; accessed on October 11, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d Priscilla Dielenberg: Work on sea portion of second Penang bridge begins. The Star Malaysia, November 9, 2008, archived from the original on October 1, 2011 ; accessed on October 12, 2013 .
- ^ Penang Second Bridge, Penang, Malaysia. In: roadtraffic-technology.com. Retrieved October 11, 2013 (English, overview of the bridge project).
- ^ A b c Second Penang Bridge Project. (PDF; 581 KB) Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd (JKSB), September 18, 2012, accessed on October 13, 2013 (English, project overview).
- ↑ a b Work begins on Penang Second Bridge. The Star Malaysia, December 10, 2007, archived from the original on May 2, 2008 ; accessed on October 12, 2013 .
- ^ Despite ramp collapse, Second Penang bridge still ahead of schedule. Department of Occupational Safety and Health Malaysia, accessed October 13, 2013 .
- ↑ Phuah Ken Lin: 2nd Penang bridge to be opened in Feb 2014. (No longer available online.) New Straits Times, December 12, 2013, archived from the original on March 16, 2014 ; accessed on April 1, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Hakim Joe: A Bridge Too Far. (No longer available online.) In: Malaysia Today. November 13, 2009, archived from the original on October 16, 2013 ; accessed on October 13, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Jennifer Pak: Will China's rise shape Malaysian Chinese community? In: BBC News . December 30, 2011, accessed October 13, 2013 .
- ↑ Winnie Yeoh: Toll rates on Second Penang Bridge yet to be decided. The Star Malaysia, April 22, 2013, accessed October 13, 2013 .
- ^ Looi Sue-Chern: Najib opens second Penang bridge, naming it after the King. (No longer available online.) The Malaysian Insider, March 1, 2014, archived from the original on March 5, 2014 ; accessed on May 25, 2014 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
