The Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge or Penang Second Bridge ( ms, Jambatan Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah or ''Jambatan Kedua Pulau Pinang'';) is a dual carriageway

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in Penang,

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. It connects

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(

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) in

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on mainland

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with

Batu Maung Batu Maung is a residential neighbourhood in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located within the Southwest Penang Island District, near the southeastern tip of Penang Island, and adjacent to the town of Bayan Lepas and the Penang Internation ...

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. It is the second bridge to link the island to the mainland after the first

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. The total length of the bridge is with length over water at , making it the longest bridge in Malaysia and the second longest in

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. China Harbour Engineering Co Ltd (CHEC), a main contractor for the second bridge was expected to start work on the second Penang bridge in November 2007 and complete the project in 2011, but the completion date was then postponed to May 2012, and later to February 2014. It originally was given route code but later changed to and was used by

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. Construction started in November 2008. To reduce the cost of construction, its design was then modified to resemble the first cable stayed Penang Bridge. The bridge has been built with a large loan from the

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to continue and maintain the economic relationship between China and Malaysia. The bridge was officially opened on 1 March 2014 at 20:30 MST and was named after the fourteenth

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, the late Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah of

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and was assigned with the route number E28.

Overview

The Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge is a High Impact Project (HIP) launched under the

Ninth Malaysia Plan The Ninth Malaysian Plan ( ms, Rancangan Malaysia ke-9), abbreviated as '9MP', is a comprehensive blueprint prepared by the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) of the Prime Minister's Department and the Finance Ministry of Malaysia with approval by the ...

. Being a High Impact Project, it is seen as a key catalyst in the socio-economic development of the

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(NCER) of Malaysia. The project is being delivered by a special purpose Concession Company formed by the

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, Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd (JKSB). The bridge measuring a total of 24 km in length is being constructed by UEM Builders Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of the UEM Group Malaysia, as well as

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(CHEC), a subsidiary of the

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(CCCC). Construction of the bridge, linking Batu Kawan on the mainland and Batu Maung on Penang Island, began in November 2008 and is projected completed in February 2014. The bridge was opened to traffic on 2 March 2014.

Route background

The E28 expressway consists of the bridge and a land expressway linking the bridge to the

North–South Expressway Northern Route The North–South Expressway Northern Route is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The expressway forms the north section of the North–South Expressway, passing thr ...

E1, the main expressway of

. The Kilometre Zero of the expressway is located at its interchange with the North–South Expressway Northern Route E1. The westbound lanes towards the bridge feature a collector-express lanes system, where the collector lanes have an interchange at Exit 2801 to

and

while the express lanes continue uninterrupted to the bridge. The bridge and expressway end in

on Penang Island at the interchange with Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway.

History

Planning

The idea to build a second bridge linking

was suggested in 1995 by the fourth

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's Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the 3rd

Chief Minister of Penang The Chief Minister of Penang is the head of government in the Malaysian state of Penang. According to convention, the chief minister is the leader of the majority party or largest coalition party of the Penang State Legislative Assembly. The chi ...

's Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon. In August 2006, the Malaysian federal government unveiled a plan to build the Penang Second Bridge in the

. On 12 November 2006, the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Penang Second Bridge was performed by the 5th

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, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Construction

After months of soil survey work and test piling work, CHEC and UEM announced that the project was on track for completion in 2011. Construction work was expected to begin in January 2008. In April 2008, the government announced that the project was to be delayed by 9 months due to land acquisition, design issues, and also the rising costs of building materials. Newly elected Penang Chief Minister,

Lim Guan Eng Lim Guan Eng (; born 8 December 1960) is a Malaysian politician and accountant from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bagan, Member of t ...

proposed a toll discount for any delays on the project and also expressed disappointment regarding the construction delay. In July 2008, Jelutong MP

Jeff Ooi Ooi Chuan Aun (; born 2 November 1955), better known as Jeff Ooi, is a Malaysian IT consultant, blogger, photographer and politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jelutong for two terms from March 2008 to May 2018. He i ...

reported that the loan for the bridge risked being withdrawn if the shareholder agreement between UEM Builders Berhad and its joint-venture partner CHEC was not inked by August 2008. It was reported that there were disagreements between the two parties on the apportionment of the cost of building the bridge although the issue was expected to be resolved quickly due to UEM having a variation on the price on its portion. On 8 November 2008, the construction of the Penang Second Bridge by CHEC finally commenced. On 3 October 2012, media reports indicated that the bridge was 84% complete, and that the bridge was due to be completed approximately two months ahead of the deadline of September 2013. On 20 April 2013, the final closure of the cable stayed bridge at the main navigational span of the Penang Second Bridge was completed and thus signified the completion of the construction of the bridge and physically connecting Batu Maung on the Island and Batu Kawan on the Mainland. On 30 April 2013, the sixth Prime Minister

Najib Tun Razak Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak ( ms, محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, ; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th prime minister of Malays ...

became the country's first leader to use the 24 km Penang Second Bridge to cross from the island to the mainland to attend a function in Kepala Batas, Seberang Perai. The bridge had been planned for completion on 8 November 2013 and to be opened to the public by the end of November. However, the opening day of 8 November 2013 was postponed and the bridge would be opened to traffic on 1 March 2014.

Opening

The opening ceremony of the Penang Second Bridge was held at 20:30 MST on 1 March 2014 and was officially opened by the

. The bridge was official named as Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge after the fourteenth

, the late Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah of

. At midnight on 2 March 2014, the bridge was opened to traffic at 00:01 MST after the official opening ceremony.

Incidents

As with most bridges, the bridge has also been subject to a number of road accidents and suicides.

Penang Second Bridge ramp collapse

On 6 June 2013, a ramp leading to the still under construction Penang Second Bridge at Batu Maung interchange collapsed at around 7:00 pm, burying a car and two motorcycles under the debris. One person was killed in the incident. The ramp which is part of the Package 3A of the bridge project was built by the contractor Cergas Murni Sdn Bhd and not UEM Builders Berhad.

Design specifications

Bridge

The Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge is designed based on the double "S" curvy concept due to the geological reasons.The numerous "S"-like curves along the 24 km stretch are a requirement under the Road Safety Audit. The Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge is the longest bridge in the world installed with High Damping Natural Rubber (HDNR) Bearing, an effective seismic isolation system that enables the bridge to withstand high intensity

earthquake An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, fr ...

s. The bridge is the first in Malaysia to be installed with seismic expansion joints, which will allow movements during an earthquake.

Bridge specifications

* Overall length: * Length over water: * Main span: Length – 250 m * Height clearance (above water): 30 m * Number of vehicle lanes: 2 (with

road shoulder A shoulder, hard shoulder (British) or breakdown lane, is an emergency stopping lane by the verge of a road or motorway, on the right side in countries which drive on the right, and on the left side in countries which drive on the left. Many wid ...

) + 1 for motorcycles (each direction) * Targeted date to be opened to the public: 2 March 2014 * Overall cost: RM 4.5 Billion * Average time taken to drive from Batu Kawan to Batu Maung: 20 mins * Proposed speed limit on bridge: 80 km/h (50 mph) * Percentage of local contents to be used: 60%

Land expressway

The land expressway is the first in Malaysia to be designed based on an upgraded secondary consolidation criterion of 50mm settlement in the next 20 years.

Tolls

Overview

The bridge and the link road to the North–South Expressway are maintained by a private concession company, Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd (JKSB). The toll for the bridge is similar to the toll scheme for the

, where a fee is collected one way when crossing the bridge from the mainland to Penang Island, while no fee is imposed for mainland-bound motorists coming from the island. On the other hand, the toll for the link road between the bridge and the North–South Expressway is collected in both directions. There was a toll-free trial period during the opening month from 2 March until 31 March 2014. Toll collection began on 1 April 2014 at 6am. Toll for motorcyclists was abolished from 1 January 2019. There are two toll plazas on the route: the Penang Second Bridge Integrated Toll Plaza (Bandar Cassia PLUS Toll Plaza) and the Penang Second Bridge Toll Plaza (JK2PP Toll Plaza).

Penang Second Bridge Integrated Toll Plaza (Bandar Cassia PLUS Toll Plaza)

The Penang Second Bridge Integrated Toll Plaza or Bandar Cassia PLUS Toll Plaza, also known as Gateway Arch Toll Plaza after its gateway arch design, is the main toll plaza for Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge. Upon completion in February 2014, it is the largest toll plaza in Malaysia, overtaking the Sungai Besi Toll Plaza of the

North–South Expressway Southern Route The North–South Expressway Southern Route is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the southwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The expressway forms the south section of the North–South Expressway, connecting the sta ...

E2. The toll plaza is Malaysia's longest non-vehicular span steel arch structure. It is also the first in Malaysia to be awarded with a Platinum rating in the Green Building Index (GBI). Situated between the North–South Expressway (Exit 157) and Bandar Cassia (Exit 2801) interchanges, the Bandar Cassia PLUS Toll Plaza is managed by

PLUS Expressways The PLUS Expressways Berhad () is the largest highway concessionaries or build–operate–transfer operator company in Malaysia. A member of the UEM Group, the company is also the largest listed toll expressway operator in Southeast Asia and t ...

, the highway concessionaire of the North–South Expressway. In the westbound direction towards the bridge, the toll plaza is the starting point of the collector-express lanes system with division into two sections: Plaza A for the express lanes to the bridge and Plaza B for the collector lanes to the Bandar Cassia interchange. At Plaza A, three tolls are collected from motorists: the PLUS closed toll collection for the North–South Expressway, the toll for the link road and the toll for the bridge; the latter two are collected on behalf of JKSB. At Plaza B, only the first two tolls are collected without the bridge component, as it is intended for motorists heading towards Bandar Cassia and Batu Kawan without using the bridge. Motorcyclists are not charged any tolls, instead using the

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on the collector lanes' side to bypass the toll plaza. In the eastbound direction towards the North–South Expressway, the toll plaza serves as the entry point into the PLUS closed toll system. The toll for the link road is collected together with the PLUS closed toll when the motorist exits the closed toll system.

Penang Second Bridge Toll Plaza (JK2PP Toll Plaza)

The Penang Second Bridge Toll Plaza or JK2PP Toll Plaza is located on the collector lanes after the Bandar Cassia interchange (Exit 2801), before merging with the express lanes towards the bridge. The toll plaza is managed by Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd (JKSB). The toll for the bridge is collected from motorists going towards the bridge from the Bandar Cassia interchange, as well as from those who had used Plaza B at the Bandar Cassia PLUS Toll Plaza and travelled on the collector lanes to the bridge. Motorists travelling on the express lanes bypass the JK2PP Toll Plaza, as they had already paid the toll for the bridge at Plaza A of the Bandar Cassia PLUS Toll Plaza.

Toll rates

Penang Second Bridge Integrated Toll Plaza (Bandar Cassia PLUS Toll Plaza)

The toll rates in the table are for the link road only. The toll is collected in conjunction with other tolls (toll for the North–South Expressway and/or toll for the bridge, depending on travel direction and the plaza section used). Beginning 26 April 2017, only Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG is accepted for toll payment. PLUS transit ticket is no longer issued for entry at Bandar Cassia toll plaza.

Penang Second Bridge Toll Plaza (JK2PP Toll Plaza) (For Bandar Cassia Interchange–Penang Second Bridge bound only)

Since 1 June 2016, all electronic toll transactions have been conducted using Touch 'n Go and SmartTAG. The

SmartTAG SmartTAG (acronym in Malay for Sistem Membayar Automatik Rangkaian Tol or "Toll Network Automatic Payment Systems") is an on-board unit (OBU) vehicle-based device used as an electronic toll collection (ETC) system over long distances (maximum ...

lane is for light vehicles only. Cash payment is not accepted.

Facilities

JKSB Ronda

JKSB Ronda is the

highway patrol A highway patrol, or state patrol is either a police unit created primarily for the purpose of overseeing and enforcing traffic safety compliance on roads and highways, or a detail within an existing local or regional police agency that is prima ...

unit to patrol along the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge and land expressways and also to provide assistance to commuters on the bridge. The current highway patrol vehicles are the Japanese made

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and the

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, the four-seater electric vehicle, with similar dimensions of a

Perodua Viva The Perodua Viva is a city car manufactured by Malaysian automaker Perodua since 10 May 2007. At launch, Perodua marketed the Viva as a Kelisa replacement only. Later in the Viva's life, with the introduction of the 660 BX variant, the Viva fin ...

, is able to travel 150 km after an eight-hour full charge. Seven charging stations were also set up at the toll plaza on the mainland, two of them being rapid chargers which are able to give an 80 percent charge in 30 minutes.

Inventory

Rest and service areas (R&R)

The future two rest and service areas (R&R) is located at

on the mainland. It will be built in six months' time. The plan had been the floating rest and service area on the middle of the bridge. However, the plan was scrapped due to high cost.

List of interchanges

Major Routes

JKP

PLAZA B
(To Bandar Cassia Interchange only)

Closed toll system
Pay a distance toll , - , 0.7 , , , , Penang Second Bridge Integrated Toll Plaza
(Gateway Arch Toll Plaza)
JKP, , , , West bound
To Bandar Cassia Interchange only , - , 0.8 , , , , , , , , , - , style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="green", North–South Expressway Northern Route
(Batu Kawan Expressway)
PLUS Expressway border limit , - , style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="green", Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Penang Second Bridge)
(Batu Kawan Expressway)
JKSB border limit , - , 0.9 , , , , , , , , , - ,
1 , , 2801, , Bandar Cassia Interchange, , Lebuhraya Bandar Cassia
(Bandar Cassia Avenue)

North

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Simpang Ampat

Aman Island Aman Island is an islet in South Seberang Perai District, Penang, Malaysia, located off the coast of Seberang Perai. Known as the "Island of Peace", it is a home to a traditional Malay village. Places of interest in Aman Island include Jalan T ...

(Jetty)
Batu Kawan Sports Complex

Southeast
Changkat

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, , Cloverleaf interchange , - , style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="green", Penang Second Bridge Toll Plaza
JKSB

(From Bandar Cassia Interchange only)

Opened toll system
Pay toll , - , 1.5 , , , , Penang Second Bridge Toll Plaza
JKSB, ,
Penang Second Bridge Info Centre , , West bound
From Bandar Cassia Interchange only , - ,
2 , , , , , , , , , - , style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="green", Batu Kawan Expressway , - , , , , , Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge
(Penang Second Bridge)
Length Over Water: 16.9 kilometres, , , , Start/End of bridge , - , , , , , Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge
(Penang Second Bridge)
Batu Kawan Rest and Service Area, , , , Eastern approach span
East bound
Future Rest and Service Area , - , , , , , Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge
(Penang Second Bridge)
Batu Kawan Rest and Service Area, , , , Eastern approach span
West bound
Future Rest and Service Area , - , , , , , Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge
(Penang Second Bridge), , , , Eastern approach span , - , , , , , Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge
(Penang Second Bridge), , , , Eastern approach span , - , style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="blue", Seberang Perai Selatan-Barat Daya district border , - , , , , , Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge
(Penang Second Bridge), , , , Eastern approach span , - , , , , , Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge
(Penang Second Bridge), , , , Main navigational span
Cable stayed bridge
250 m , - , , , , , Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge
(Penang Second Bridge), , , , Western approach span , - , , , , , Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge
(Penang Second Bridge), , , , Western approach span , - , , , , , Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge
(Penang Second Bridge)
Length Over Water: 16.9 kilometres, , , , Start/End of bridge , - ,
24 , , 2802 , , Batu Muang-JKSB, , Batu Muang Expressway

North
Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway
(Bayan Lepas Expressway)

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George Town
Jerejak Island (Jetty)
Penang Hospital

South

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Permatang Damar Laut
Penang War Museum, , Diamond interchange , - , style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="green", Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Penang Second Bridge) , - , style="width:600px" colspan="6" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="blue", Jalan Batu Muang
JKR border limit , - , , , , , , , Southwest
Jalan Batu Maung

List of interchange

Major events

JKSB Ride

Facts and figures

* Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge is the longest bridge in Malaysia and second longest in Southeast Asia, after

Temburong Bridge Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Bridge ( ms, Jambatan Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien, Jawi: ), also known as Temburong Bridge ( ms, Jambatan Temburong, Jawi: ), is a dual-carriageway bridge in Brunei that spans across Brunei Bay, connectin ...

. It was listed into the

Malaysian Book of Records The Malaysia Book of Records (or MBR) is a Malaysian project to publish records set or broken by Malaysians. The project complements Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Bin Mohamad's ' Malaysia Boleh!' (''Malaysia Can!'' in English) campaign. As with th ...

. * Penang Second Bridge Integrated Toll Plaza or Gateway Arch Toll Plaza is the largest toll plaza in Malaysia. It was listed into the Malaysian Book of Records. * The longest bridge over the water in Malaysia and Southeast Asia at 16.9 km. * The longest bridge in Malaysia installed with High Damping Natural Rubber Bearing (HDNRB) that provides effective seismic isolation system that enables the bridge to withstand high intensity

s. * The bridge's 2.3 meter diameter bore pile designed for the Main Span bored 127 meter deep is among the deepest in the world. * The Statnamic load test conducted at Pier 24 was the biggest Statnamic load test ever conducted in the world at 54MN. * The first bridge to deploy electric vehicles as its Patrol Vehicle for the bridge and land expressway. * Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah Bridge Toll Plaza Complex (Gateway Arch Toll Plaza) is the first in Malaysia to be awarded with a Platinum rating for the Green Building Index (GBI). * The land expressway is the first in Malaysia to be designed for upgraded secondary consolidation criteria at 50mm settlement in 20 years. * The first bridge in Malaysia installed with seismic expansion joints. * First bridge in Malaysia installed with noise reduction seismic expansion joints. * Malaysia's first third generation saddles at Pylon 25 & 26 for Main Span Stayed Cable Bridge. * Largest Toll Plaza Complex in Malaysia installed with Ethylene Tetrfluoroethylene (ETFE) as its roof canopy (Jambatan Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah Integrated Toll Plaza / Bandar Cassia PLUS Toll Plaza). * Malaysia's longest pre-joined precast spun concrete piles were driven in the construction of this project. * The first bridge in Malaysia to use the TL-4 movable barrier at the median crossing (every 2 km interval), which can stand impact from trucks, busses or other heavy vehicles. * Installation of Dynamic Road Signage, which allow road users to access real time traffic conditions on the first bridge and Jambatan Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah. The first of such system installed in Malaysia. * Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah Bridge Integrated Toll Plaza / Bandar Cassia PLUS Toll Plaza is Malaysia's largest non-vehicular span steel arch structure erected, greeting the road users coming from PLUS Expressway.

Commemorative events

Postage stamps

The commemorative postage stamps to mark the opening of the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge on 1 March 2014 was issued by

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on 31 December 2014. The denominations for these stamps were RM 1.20.

Bridge in popular culture

* The Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Penang Second Bridge) was featured in an episode of ''

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'' on the National Geographic Channel and TV1.

References

External links

Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd (JKSB)

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Overview

Route background

History

Planning

Construction

Opening

Incidents

Penang Second Bridge ramp collapse

Design specifications

Bridge

Bridge specifications

Land expressway

Tolls

Overview

Penang Second Bridge Integrated Toll Plaza (Bandar Cassia PLUS Toll Plaza)

Penang Second Bridge Toll Plaza (JK2PP Toll Plaza)

Toll rates

Penang Second Bridge Integrated Toll Plaza (Bandar Cassia PLUS Toll Plaza)

Penang Second Bridge Toll Plaza (JK2PP Toll Plaza) (For Bandar Cassia Interchange–Penang Second Bridge bound only)

Facilities

JKSB Ronda

Inventory

Rest and service areas (R&R)

List of interchanges

Major Routes

List of interchange

Major events

Facts and figures

Commemorative events

Postage stamps

Bridge in popular culture

See also

References

External links