Durin Bridge

Durin Bridge
Jambatan Durin
Carries Motor vehicles
Crosses Rajang River
Locale Jalan Sibu-Durin
Official name Durin Bridge
Maintained by Sarawak Public Works Department (JKR) Sibu Division
Characteristics
Design Arch box girder bridge
Total length 1.19 km
History
Designer Government of Malaysia
State Government of Sarawak

Phase 1
Sarawak Public Works Department (JKR)

Phase 2
Lebuhraya Borneo Utara Sdn Bhd (LBU)

Durin Bridge (Malay: Jambatan Durin) or Sibu-Durin Bridge is a bridge connecting Sibu and Durin in Sarawak, Malaysia. The bridge is part of the Jalan Sibu-Durin of the Pan Borneo Highway.

History

The bridge was opened on 2006 to replace the ferry service between Sibu and Durin.

Phase 2

During upgrading of the Pan Borneo Highway from two lane carriageway to four lane carriageway on 2015. The phase 2 of the Durin Bridge will be build under the Pan Borneo Highway project. Construction is led by Lebuhraya Borneo Utara Sdn Bhd as a turnkey contractor. The phase 2 of the bridge is expected to be completed on 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/13/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.