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Muar Second Bridge

Malaysia / Johor / Bandar Maharani / Alor Gajah - Muar Johor Highway

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Coordinates:   2°4'37"N   102°33'13"E

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    Project Name: Muar Bypass Start Date: March 2001 Completion Date: June 2004 Construction of a 632 metre landmark single-plane semi harp cable-stayed bridge with a 132 metre mid-span across Sungai Muar and a 13 kilometre road bypassing the town of Muar inclusive of one Parit Bunga Interchange. This project had two key briefs - to alleviate traffic congestion in the Muar area by constructing a major bypass road with an elevated interchange over the existing junction, and to design and build a landmark bridge across Sungai Muar. The project involved Ranhill undertaking the engineering, design, construction, engineering, and environmental impact assessments and controls. Creativity was the key to the bridge design, with a need for aesthetic as well as functional considerations. With the rapid growth in the region, the bridge is set to become a defining feature of the local landscape, and had to be designed with this level of impact in mind. The result is a spectacular structure that is sympathetic to its surroundings, taking into account various environmental aspects. Use of new technology, combined with the unique method of construction - a cast-in-situ bridge deck segmental box girder – using the traveler formworks has increased ease of construction, minimised use of materials and proved to be cost-effective. At the same time, the construction of the 13 kilometre bypass road also includes seven grade signalised intersections and five grade unsignalised junctions, cross culverts and drainage, as well as an elevated interchange over the existing junction. Ranhill also conducted a separate traffic study to ensure that the needs of the local community were being fully met. With construction taking place within a mangrove area, the bridge and the earthworks for the road construction is carefully monitored through a specific government-approved environmental management plan, with the objective of retaining as much of the natural surroundings as possible.
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