Bunting Island Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Bunting Island Bridge
Official Name:Bunting Island Bridge
Native Name:Jambatan Pulau Bunting
جمبتن ڤولاو بونتيڠ
Locale:Jalan Jambatan Pulau Bunting, Yan
Carries:Motor vehicles, Pedestrians
Crosses:Straits of Malacca
Mainspan:80m
Length:2.3km
Width:13m
Open:2005
Maint:Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Yan
Design:tied arch bridge
Designer:Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR)
Gamuda Berhad
Builder:Gamuda Berhad

Bunting Island Bridge is a 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.

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 2.3adj=midNaNadj=mid × 13adj=midNaNadj=mid sea crossing consisting of a 1.8adj=midNaNadj=mid bridge, a 0.1adj=midNaNadj=mid causeway connecting Bunting Island to the bridge and a 0.4adj=midNaNadj=mid 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Christopher . Quah . Property News | The Star Online . Thestar.com.my . 5 June 2012 . 21 October 2013.