Bukit Bunga–Ban Buketa Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Bukit Bunga–Ban Buketa Bridge
Official Name:Friendship Bridge
Native Name:Malay: Jambatan Persahabatan
Thai: สะพานมิตรภาพ
Locale:Bukit Bunga, Kelantan
Carries:Motor vehicles
Crosses:Kolok River, Malaysia-Thailand Border
Length:120 m
Width:16.9 m
Open:21 December 2007
Design:Box girder bridge

Bukit Bunga–Ban Buketa Bridge (Malay: Jambatan Bukit Bunga–Ban Buketa, Thai: สะพานบูเก๊ะตา) is a bridge crossing the Kolok River (Malay: Sungai Golok) at the Malaysia–Thailand border, connecting Bukit Bunga town in Kelantan with Buketa village in Waeng District, Narathiwat Province, Thailand.[1] It is the newest border crossing between Malaysia and Thailand and the third bridge crossing the Kolok river. The bridge was one of the co-operative projects under the framework of the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT).

The project, costing RM9.2 million with each both governments paying half, was given to a Malaysian contractor. The groundbreaking for the bridge was held on 14 October 2004 by the prime ministers of both countries. Construction was delayed, especially on the Thai side, with escalations in the insurgency in nearby Thai provinces, and it took 11 months of work to be completed 3 years later. It was officially opened on 21 December 2007 by the Malaysian prime minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, and the Thai prime minister, Surayud Chulanont.[2]

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References

  1. Web site: Friendship Bridge Linking Thailand and Malaysia. The Government Public Relations Department. Thailand. 18 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160317161714/http://thailand.prd.go.th/mobile_detail.php?cid=5&nid=797. 17 March 2016. dead.
  2. The Official Opening Ceremony of the Second Bridge Crossing the Kolok River . Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand. 21 December 2007 . 4 January 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071227170634/http://www.mfa.go.th/web/2642.php?id=23029 . 27 December 2007 .
    - Web site: Construction of additional bridge between Malaysia, Thailand to start next year. Bernama. Astro Awani. 26 April 2015. 16 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160317163655/http://english.astroawani.com/business-news/construction-additional-bridge-between-malaysia-thailand-start-next-year-10263. 17 March 2016. dead.

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