Connecting Bridge Construction
Description of Project
Malacca Coastal Bridge (also known as Jambatan Pantai Melaka) is a river bridge in box girder shape in Malacca City in Malacca, Malaysia. The bridge crosses Malacca River. The bridge is built as a bypass of Malacca City and is built to shorten the travel distance between Bandar Hilir to Kampung Limbongan town area from 10 km to around 5 km.
Details:
The construction of the bridge was proposed in 1996 and it was part of the Malacca coastal development project such as Mahkota Parade, Taman Melaka Raya, Taman Kota Laksamana and Malacca Island, when the land reclamation work for these projects were done in the late 1990s. Construction of the bridge began in 1998 and was completed in 2001.
