Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha Bridge

Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha Bridge
Coordinates4°52′36″N 114°57′00″E / 4.876528°N 114.949944°E / 4.876528; 114.949944
Carriesmotor vehicles, pedestrian
CrossesBrunei River
LocaleBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Other name(s)Sungai Kebun Bridge
Maintained byPublic Works Department
Characteristics
Designcable-stayed bridge
Total length622 m (2,041 ft)[1]
Height157 m (515 ft)[2]
Longest span300 m (984 ft)[1]
History
Constructed bySouth Korea Daelim Industrial[3]
Brunei Swee[4]
Built2014–2017
Construction costB$139,000,000[5]
Inaugurated14 October 2017 (2017-10-14)[6]
Location
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The Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha Bridge (Malay: Jambatan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha; Jawi: جمبتن راج استري ڤڠيرن انق حاجه صاليها), also commonly known as Sungai Kebun Bridge (Jambatan Sungai Kebun), is a cable-stayed bridge which connects the Pusat Bandar and Mukim Lumapas in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. It is named after Queen Saleha, the queen consort of the current Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. Officially inaugurated on 14 October 2017,[7][8] it became the country's first cable-stayed bridge,[6] and its tower has since been the tallest structure.[2]

Design and features

The bridge's initial plan has a total length of 622 metres (2,041 ft) and the main span is 300 metres (980 ft).[1] It is a cable-stayed bridge with one tower which rises to the height of 157 metres (515 ft).[2][7] At the top is an Islamic dome with a diameter of 8.7 metres and weight of 9.5 tonnes (9.3 long tons; 10.5 short tons).[2][7] On the bridge is a dual-carriageway road with interchanges at both ends, as well as pedestrian sidewalks.[5] The bridge's lone tower, which mimics the dome of a mosque and has plans for a prayer area on the first level, was designed to represent Brunei's Muslim culture.[9]

The Sungai Kebun Bridge in April 2016

Construction

The Ministry of Development reached a success to begin the construction of the bridge in June 2013 as part of the 10th National Development Plan. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on 16 January 2014, officiated by the Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah.[1] The joint-venture between the South Korean company Daelim Industrial and local Swee constructed the bridge, which took about three years and cost 139 million Brunei dollar (B$100 million as of October 2017).[3][4][7][1][10]

The bridge began to open to the public on 2 October 2017 on a trial basis.[11][5] On the 14th in the same month, it was finally inaugurated in a grand opening ceremony as part of the Golden Jubilee of Hassanal Bolkiah, which included fireworks display by Howard & Sons, Hunan Dream Fireworks and Liuyang Intently Fireworks, as well as procession of decorated floats.[12][6][13]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d DAELIM. "Read - News | DAELIM". www.daelim.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  3. ^ a b "Daelim Industrial to Build Sungai Brunei Bridge in Brunei". Korea IT Times. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  4. ^ a b Chua, Bobby. "Swee Sdn Bhd - Brunei - Construction Bridge -". The Business Report. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  5. ^ a b c Hj Abu Bakar, Rasidah; Hazair, Hadthiah (2017-10-03). "Motorists eager to drive across new Sungai Kebun bridge". The Scoop. pp. The Scoop. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  6. ^ a b c "Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha Bridge inaugurated – Borneo Bulletin Online". Borneo Bulletin Online. 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  7. ^ a b c d "Brunei's landmark bridge opens, heralds new era of development". The Scoop. 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  8. ^ "Temburong Bridge to be completed by 2019 end | Borneo Bulletin Online". Borneo Bulletin Online. 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  9. ^ BRUNEI MUARA DISTRICT PLAN. Bandar Seri Begawan: Department of Town and Country Planning, Ministry of Development. January 2015. pp. 3-34 and 3-36.
  10. ^ "XE: Convert BND/USD. Brunei Darussalam Dollar to United States Dollar". www.xe.com. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  11. ^ "Trial opening of new Sungai Kebun Bridge". Borneo Bulletin Online. 2017-10-01. Archived from the original on 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  12. ^ "Opening of Sungai Kebun Bridge, the Decorated Floats and Boats Procession and Fireworks Display | Brunei's No.1 News Website". www.brudirect.com. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  13. ^ "Pyrotechnic marvel to illuminate bridge launch – Borneo Bulletin Online". Borneo Bulletin Online. 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-10-15.