Chinanews.com, Kuala Lumpur, January 20 (Chen Yueweiyuan) The largest single bridge project in Johor, Malaysia, the Pulai River Bridge in Johor, built by China Communications Construction (CCCC), was successfully opened on the 19th.
Ong Hafiz, Minister of State of Johor, Malaysia, attended the opening ceremony held on the main bridge and personally waved the opening signal flag.
The Pulai River Bridge in Johor is located at the southern tip of Peninsular Malaysia, adjacent to Singapore. The main line of the project is 7.5 kilometers long. It is a two-way four-lane highway project, mainly including a 2.1-kilometer river-crossing bridge, 2 small land bridges, and about 4 kilometers of roadbed project.
The main line of the Pulai River Bridge Project in Johor is 7.5 kilometers long.
Photo courtesy of China Communications Construction
The Pulai River Bridge in Johor is also a key economic and livelihood project in Johor.
It is located in the upper reaches of Tanjung Pelepas Port, the second largest port in Malaysia, connecting the southern Iskandar Special Economic Zone and the Tanjung Bin Industrial Zone.
The completion and opening of the project will shorten the travel time between the two places from 1 hour to 15 minutes, which is of great significance to speed up logistics transportation, promote regional development, and promote regional economic development.
According to relevant personnel from China Communications Construction, since the start of construction in 2017, the construction team of the China Communications Construction project has successively overcome the deep water, shallow covering soil and complicated construction technology in the pile foundation construction area, the large size of the steel hanging box of the cap platform in the high pile deep water area, and the difficulty of sealing the bottom. And a series of construction problems.
Especially since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, China Communications Construction’s overseas builders have faced the challenge of the epidemic, strictly implemented the requirements of the Malaysian government, and always adhered to the normal management of epidemic prevention and control. The goal of opening to traffic as scheduled.
The Pulai River Bridge in Johor was successfully opened to traffic on the 19th.
Photo courtesy of China Communications Construction
Before the project was opened to traffic, it accepted the acceptance of the delivery acceptance committee composed of Johor State Transportation Bureau, Electricity Bureau, Audit Bureau, the owner and other units. After on-site investigation, data inspection, discussion and demonstration, the delivery acceptance committee unanimously determined that the project conforms to the design And relevant specification requirements, strict process control, reliable project quality, and meet the acceptance conditions for delivery.
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