Thursday, August 20, 2009

Indonesian History on August 20, 2003

The beginning construction of The Suramadu Bridge (Jembatan Surabaya-Madura) located in Province of East Java was opened by (the former) Presiden Megawati Soekarnoputri on August 20, 2003. The bridge with three cable-stayed sections constructed between Surabaya on the island of Java and the town of Bangkalan on the island of Madura in Indonesia.

The lenght of this bridge is 5.438 metres (17,841 ft) and the longest bridge in Indonesia untill now.

The development this bridge is intended to speed up the economics and infrastructure developments in East Java especially around Madura islands.

The bridge was built by a consortium of Indonesian companies PT Adhi Karya and PT Waskita Karya working with China Road and Bridge Corp. and China Harbor Engineering Co. Ltd. The total cost of the project, including connecting roads, has been estimated at 4.5 trillion rupiah (US$445 million).

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