Penang Bridge
The Penang Bridge was inaugurated on 14 September 1985.[1] The current concession holder and maintainer is PLUS Expressways. Penang Bridge Sdn Bhd was the concession holder before it was merged with the current concessionaire.[when?] HistoryChronology
Bridge wideningWhen the bridge was initially constructed, the central span had six lanes, while the rest of the bridge had four. Widening of the entire bridge to six lanes began in January 2008 and was completed in late 2009. FeaturesPenang Bridge has an overall length of 13.5 km (8.4 mi): 8.4 km (5.2 mi) above water, 1.5 km (0.93 mi) on Penang Island, and 3.6 km (2.2 mi) in Prai. The 255 m (837 ft) main span is 33 m (108 ft) above water, held up by four 101.5 m (333 ft) towers. The carriageway has three lanes in each direction and a speed limit of 70–80 km/h (43–50 mph).[8] The bridge has an emergency lay-by equipped with an SOS phone.[citation needed] Traffic CCTV and VMS are installed at various locations.[citation needed] The bridge carries a Tenaga Nasional 132kV power cable.[citation needed] Tolls Since 1985, Penang Bridge has been tolled. Fees are charged only when entering from the mainland and travelling towards Penang Island. Since 1994, the tolls have been collected by a private concession company, Penang Bridge Sdn Bhd, which has become a member of PLUS Malaysia Berhad. Beginning 1 January 2019, toll collection for motorcyclists, which used to be RM1.40, was abolished for both Penang bridges.[9][10][11] Electronic toll collectionAs part of an initiative to facilitate faster transactions at the Perai toll plaza, they have been exclusively conducted via electronic toll collection with the use of Touch 'n Go cards and SmartTAGs since 9 September 2015.[citation needed] Fares(Since 1 February 2020)
List of interchanges
3602B Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) link
Commemorative events Commemorative postage stamps to mark the opening of Penang Bridge were issued by the Malaysian Postal Services Department (now Pos Malaysia) on 15 September 1985.[12] The denominations for these stamps were 20 sen, 40 sen, and RM 1.00. Incidents and accidentsOver the years of its operation, the bridge has been a frequent spot for road accidents[13] and suicides. On 20 January 2019, two cars travelling mainland-bound collided, with one plunging into the Strait of Malacca.[14] A search operation was launched for the submerged car, and the victim was later found dead.[15] In popular culturePenang Bridge became a subject matter in Lat's 1987 comic book Lat and Gang. On page 58, Lat illustrates various situations taking place on the bridge.[16] See alsoReferences
External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Penang Bridge. KML is from Wikidata
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