Labuan–Menumbok Bridge

Labuan–Menumbok Bridge
Jambatan Labuan–Menumbok
Carries Motor vehicles
Crosses Labuan Strait
Official name Labuan–Menumbok Bridge
Characteristics
Total length 11 km

Labuan–Menumbok Bridge (Malay: Jambatan Labuan–Menumbok) or Labuan Bridge is a new planned bridge connecting Labuan Island in Federal Territory of Labuan and Menumbok in Sabah, Malaysia.

History

The proposal to develop a bridge between Labuan and Sabah has been met with a positive welcomed by both residents in the island and Sabah as well from various local politicians.[1][2][3][4][5] However, there is still no commitment from the Sabah state government to develop such project although a China's firm has shown an interest to build the bridge without any cash payment by only giving them a land swap near the proposed bridge area as a return.[6][7][8] An economic investment vehicle linked with Labuan Corporation (LC) also willing to undertake the project for the same reason as the LC chairman, Rozman Isli has stated "any further indecision would result in higher cost to build the bridge in the future".[9] Rozman as well has urging the Sabah state government to include the bridge development as part of the Sabah Pan Borneo Highway.[10]

On 11 November 2016, the Minister in the Prime Minister Department Abdul Rahman Dahlan said the full study on the proposed bridge project to complete in early 2017.[11]

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ "Yong questions Labuan-Sabah bridge project". The Borneo Post. Sabah Progressive Party. 25 August 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Proposed bridge linking Labuan to Menumbok gets more support". Bernama. The Sun. 14 November 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Labuan MP speaks up on bridge project". The Borneo Post. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Govt obliged to build Labuan bridge: PKR". Daily Express. 25 September 2015. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  5. ↑ John Joseph (23 December 2015). "EPU asked to respond on Labuan-Sabah bridge". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Sabah-Labuan Bridge Almost Ready to Be Built". The Borneo Post. Property Hunter. 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "China's Firm to Build Labuan Bridge". Property Hunter. 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  8. ↑ John Joseph (9 December 2015). "Harris: Labuan not a bridge too far". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Offer to build Labuan bridge if condition met". Daily Express. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "MP wants Labuan 'plugged' into Pan Borneo". Daily Express. 16 March 2016. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  11. ↑ Shahrim Thamrin (11 November 2016). "Study for Labuan bridge to Sabah to complete early 2017". The Sun. Retrieved 11 November 2016.


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