Malaysia–Singapore Second Link, Road bridge in Tuas, Singapore, and Gelang Patah, Malaysia
The Malaysia-Singapore Second Link is a road bridge in Tuas, Singapore, and Gelang Patah, Malaysia, stretching 1920 meters across the Straits of Johor. Six lanes of concrete roadway rest on 26 piers, carrying traffic between both shores.
The idea of a second crossing was raised in July 1980 by Johor Menteri Besar Othman Saat to ease jams on the Causeway, with Gelang Patah proposed as the site. A concession agreement with UEM followed in July 1993, and an inter-government agreement was signed on 22 March 1994. The bridge opened to traffic on 2 January 1998 and was officially opened on 18 April 1998 by Mahathir Mohamad and Goh Chok Tong.
The name "Second Link" sets it apart from the Johor–Singapore Causeway, the older crossing further east. The bridge is known officially in Singapore as the Tuas Second Link and in Malay as Laluan Kedua Malaysia–Singapura. Its Malaysian approach runs through Gelang Patah, the site proposed in 1980 by then-Menteri Besar Othman Saat.
Each end features its own immigration checkpoint: the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex in Malaysia and the Tuas Checkpoint in Singapore. Wait times vary by time of day and day of the week, so traveling outside rush hours helps.
The bridge deck rests on 840 precast box-girder segments, with a longest span of 165 metres. Its three sea channels are sized 75 m wide by 25 m high, 50 m wide by 9 m high, and 75 m wide by 12 m high, marked by lights on the piers and lighted buoys.
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