Description

The Penang Second Bridge (Malay: JambatanKeduaPulau Pinang) is a new bridge under construction inPenang,Malaysia. It will connect Batu Kawan on the mainlandSeberang Peraiand Batu Maung on Penang Island. It will be thesecond bridge tolink the island to the mainland after PenangBridge. The totallength of the RM 3 billion bridge is 24 km (15 mi)and will becomethe longest bridge in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.China HarbourEngineering Co Ltd (CHEC) expected to start work onthe secondPenang bridge in November 2007 for completion in 2011,but it wasthen postponed for completion in May 2012, and later toNovember2013 as the construction started late in November 2008. Toreducethe cost of construction, its design was then modified toresemblethe first cable stayed Penang Bridge. The bridge will bebuilt witha large loan from the People's Republic of China tocontinue andmaintain the economic relationship between China andMalaysia.