The Batam-Bintan Bridge ( id, Jembatan Batam-Bintan), also known as the Babin Bridge (from Batam and Bintan) is a proposed series of

cable-stayed bridge A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature are the cables or stays, which run directly from the tower to the deck, normally forming a fan-like pattern o ...

s crossing the

Riau Strait Riau Strait ( id, Selat Riau) is a strait in Riau Archipelago. The ''Riau Strait'' separates islands of Batam and Bintan. It is an important commercial waterway to the port of Singapore. The planned Batam-Bintan Bridge The Batam-Bintan Bridge ( ...

between the islands of

Batam Batam is the largest city in the province of Riau Islands, Indonesia. The city administrative area covers three main islands of Batam, Rempang, and Galang (collectively called Barelang), as well as several small islands. Batam Island is the cor ...

and

Bintan Bintan Regency (formerly Riau Islands Regency; id, Kabupaten Kepulauan Riau) is an administrative area in the Riau Islands Province of Indonesia. Bintan Regency includes all of Bintan Island (except for the city of Tanjung Pinang which is sepa ...

in the

Riau Islands The Riau Islands ( id, Kepulauan Riau) is a province of Indonesia. It comprises a total of 1,796 islands scattered between Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, and Borneo including the Riau Archipelago. Situated on one of the world's busiest shipping la ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

, near

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. Construction is scheduled to start in 2022 at a cost of 13.66 trillion

rupiah The rupiah (symbol: Rp; currency code: IDR) is the official currency of Indonesia. It is issued and controlled by Bank Indonesia. The name "rupiah" is derived from the Sanskrit word for silver, (). Sometimes, Indonesians also informally use the ...

(US$938 million), which was planned to be provided under a joint government-enterprises financing scheme. It was targeted to be finished at 2024. Totaling , the construction of the bridge will involve three separate sections spanning four islands: from Batam to Tanjung Sauh (), from Tanjung Sauh to Buau () and from Buau to Bintan (). If built, it will become the longest bridge in Indonesia. The total length of the toll road will be .

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