The first main tower of the Lupar Cross-Sea Bridge, a key engineering project for the coastal highway in Sarawak, Malaysia, has been successfully capped.
The project, undertaken by China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Railway Group Limited, is the largest individual bridge project in Malaysia.
With a total length of 4,844 meters, the bridge consists of a southern channel, a main section, and a northern channel, with offshore construction accounting for 90 percent of the total workload.
The main section comprises a double-tower, three-span, double-cable-plane concrete cable-stayed bridge, with the main tower standing 111.575 meters tall. The construction of the main tower utilizes standardized hydraulic climbing formwork technology.
The bridge is located in a funnel-shaped estuary characterized by challenging terrain. The project team has effectively allocated equipment resources to address the challenges posed by strong tidal surges and the complex geological conditions of the bridge’s foundation, ensuring the steady progress of construction.
As an important project under the Belt and Road Initiative, the bridge will connect seamlessly with the existing Pan-Borneo Highway upon completion. It will significantly enhance local transportation infrastructure and reshape regional connectivity.
(Executive editor: Zhu Zeya)
