Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge, Cable-stayed bridge in Penang, Malaysia
The Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge is a 24-kilometer cable-stayed crossing linking Batu Kawan on the mainland with Batu Maung on Penang Island. The structure follows high-tech architectural principles and includes multiple lanes for cars and motorcycles on each side.
The idea of a second island link was raised in 1995 by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Chief Minister Koh Tsu Koon, and the groundbreaking took place on 12 November 2006. Construction by UEM Builders and China Harbour Engineering began on 8 November 2008, funded largely by a loan from China. Prime Minister Najib Razak opened the bridge on 1 March 2014, and traffic crossed from 00:01 on 2 March.
The bridge is named after Sultan Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah of Kedah, the fourteenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, at whose honour the opening ceremony was held on 1 March 2014. Its integrated toll complex, with 28 lanes, was the first and largest of its kind in Malaysia. From 2014 to 2015 the Penang Bridge Run was moved to this crossing near Bayan Lepas.
The bridge carries four lanes, two per direction, plus a motorcycle lane on each side. The E28 expressway links it to the North–South Expressway Northern Route E1 on the mainland and ends at the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway in Batu Maung. The integrated toll plaza has 28 lanes, the largest in Malaysia.
The bridge has Malaysia's first integrated toll complex, with 28 lanes. Its two pylons rise from the main navigational span, where the final cable-stayed closure was completed on 20 April 2013, physically joining Batu Maung and Batu Kawan.
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