Lanang Bridge

Lanang Bridge Jambatan Lanang
Coordinates	2°14′40″N 111°50′0″E / 2.24444°N 111.83333°E / 2.24444; 111.83333Coordinates: 2°14′40″N 111°50′0″E / 2.24444°N 111.83333°E / 2.24444; 111.83333
Carries	Motor vehicles
Crosses	Batang Rajang, Sarawak, Malaysia
Locale
Maintained by	Sarawak Public Works Department (JKR) Woodville Development Sdn. Bhd.
Characteristics
Design	box girder bridge
Total length	1.2 km
History
Designer	State Government of Sarawak Sarawak Public Works Department (JKR) Woodville Development Sdn. Bhd.
Constructed by	Woodville Development Sdn. Bhd.
Construction start	2003 [1]
Construction end	2006
Opened	11 April 2006
Location

The Lanang Bridge, Sarawak State Route Q326, is a 1.2-km toll bridge in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia. It was constructed in 2003 by a local concessionaire, Woodville Development Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of , to replace the former river ferry service crossing the Batang Rajang.^[1] The bridge, together with a series of states highways linking Sibu to Sarikei (, Q576, Q206, Q345, and Q575), forms an alternative route for the Sarikei-Sibu section of the Pan Borneo Highway. Built at the total cost of RM 180 million, the bridge was opened to motorists on 11 April 2006.^[2]

Controversy and criticism[]

Sunset on the Lanang bridge

The bridge was heavily criticised by motorists, especially the residents of Sarikei and Sibu, who regularly use the toll bridge for its ridiculously expensive toll rates. For instance, cars are charged at RM3.00 per crossing, which translates to RM2.50 per kilometre. Motorcycles are also charged at RM0.50. As a result, car drivers frequently commuting from Sarikei to Sibu and vice versa may need to spend as much as RM300 monthly for the toll bridge alone.^[2]

Due to the criticisms by local residents, on 2011 the federal government proposed to take over the bridge and abolish the toll collection.^[3][4]

List of junctions[]

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Km	Exit	Interchange/Junctions	To	Remarks
		Sibu	East Bintulu Miri North Sibu town center South Upper Lanang Industrial Estate	4-way signalised intersection Start/End of dual-carriageway
Lanang Bridge Start/End of bridge
		Petronas Layby	Petronas	Sarikei bound
		Batang Rajang bridge Lanang Bridge 1.2 kilometres		Start/End of bridge
Sibu Division Sibu district border
Batang Rajang Bridge Rajang Bridge 1.2 kilometres Sibu-Sarikei division border
Sarikei Division Meradong district border
		Batang Rajang bridge Lanang Bridge 1.2 kilometres		Start/End of bridge
		U-turn	U-turn	Sibu bound
Lanang Bridge Start/End of bridge
			West Bintangor Sarikei	Start/End of dual-carriageway

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