Malaysian Government Plans 27-Mile Bridge to Indonesia
03 January 2011 8:19pm
State authorities in Melaka, Malaysia, plan to build the world’s longest sea bridge connecting Melaka to Sumatra, Indonesia. The plan is to construct a 27-mile bridge connecting Melaka to the island of Pulau Rupat, and a further five-mile bridge connecting Dumai in Riau province on the Sumatran mainland, according to reports in the Asian press.
The project is estimated to cost $12.8 billion and take 10 years to build. The project is yet to be approved by the Malaysian and Indonesian governments.
