Lanang Bridge

Lanang Bridge

Jambatan Lanang
Lanang Bridge; Jambatan Lanang
Coordinates	2°14′40″N111°50′0″E / 2.24444°N 111.83333°E
Carries	Motor vehicles
Crosses	Batang Rajang, Sarawak, Malaysia
Locale	Q326 Jalan Lanang Barat / Jalan Teluk Assan
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
Construction end	2006
Opened	11 April 2006
Location

Last updated December 23, 2024

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 Shin Yang Group, 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 (Jalan Teluk Assan Q326, Jalan Tanjung Genting Q576, Jalan Kelupu Q206, Sarikei-Bintangor Highway Q345, and Sarikei-Pasi-Meradong Highway 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]

Overview

The bridge is built at 6 km upstream of the Sibu town centre with dual carriageway. The bridge joins Lanang road and Paradom road across the river.^[3]

Toll collection and subsequent abolishment

Source:^[4]

A toll plaza was built at 435 metres away from the bridge on the side of the Paradom road. The bridge was meant for toll collection for 22 years.^[3]

Class	Type of vehicles	Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM))
1	Motorcycles	Free (starting 11 May 2011)
2	Cars (including taxicabs and MPVs)
3	Vans, minibuses, pickup trucks, SUVs and light trucks (less than 5 tonnes
4	Buses
5	Lorries (excluding trailers)
6	Trailers

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.^[4]^[5]

On 29 April 2015, the then-Chief Minister (nowadays Premier) of Sarawak Adenan Satem announced that the toll were completely abolished on May 25 that year, along with the other 2 toll bridges in the state.^[6]

List of junctions

Km	Interchange/Junctions	To	Remarks
	Sibu	East FT 1 Bintulu FT 1 Miri North Sibu town center South Upper Lanang Industrial Estate	4-way signalised intersection Start/End of dual-carriageway
Q326 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 toll plaza RM (Cash) Toll operation discontinued
Q326 Lanang Bridge Start/End of bridge
		West Q326 Jalan Teluk Assan Bintangor Sarikei	Start/End of dual-carriageway

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References

1 2 Upper Lanang bridge, Sibu Archived 2015-02-23 at the Wayback Machine URL assessed on 15 December 2009
1 2 "Tol Jambatan Lanang membebankan". The Borneo Post (in Malay). 3 January 2013. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
1 2 "Getting to know Lanang Bridge". The Borneo Post. 18 May 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
1 2 "Cadangan Ambil Alih Jambatan Lanang Telah Dikemukakan Kepada Kerajaan Pusat" (in Malay). Bernama. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
↑ "Kerajaan Persekutuan sedia ambil alih Jambatan Upper Lanang". Berita Harian (in Malay). 13 April 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
↑ "Toll on Lanang Bridge abolished". Borneo Post Online. Retrieved 2022-06-02.

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[IUL-1] 1 2 Upper Lanang bridge, Sibu Archived 2015-02-23 at the Wayback Machine URL assessed on 15 December 2009

[borneopost-2] 1 2 "Tol Jambatan Lanang membebankan". The Borneo Post (in Malay). 3 January 2013. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

[know_Lanang_bridge-3] 1 2 "Getting to know Lanang Bridge". The Borneo Post. 18 May 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

[bernama-4] 1 2 "Cadangan Ambil Alih Jambatan Lanang Telah Dikemukakan Kepada Kerajaan Pusat" (in Malay). Bernama. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

[bharian-5] "Kerajaan Persekutuan sedia ambil alih Jambatan Upper Lanang". Berita Harian (in Malay). 13 April 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

[6] "Toll on Lanang Bridge abolished". Borneo Post Online. Retrieved 2022-06-02.

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