A second main tower of the Lupar Cross-Sea Bridge, a key engineering project along the coastal highway in Sarawak, Malaysia, was successfully topped out on January 20.
The second main tower of Malaysia’s Lupar Cross-Sea Bridge is capped. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
The Lupar Cross-Sea Bridge, undertaken by China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of China Railway Engineering Co., Ltd., is the largest individual bridge project in Malaysia.
With a total length of 4,844 meters, the bridge comprises a 1,197.6-meter southern approach bridge, a 598.8-meter main navigation channel bridge, and a 3,047.6-meter northern approach bridge. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
With a total length of 4,844 meters, the bridge comprises a 1,197.6-meter southern approach bridge, a 598.8-meter main navigation channel bridge, and a 3,047.6-meter northern approach bridge, constructed entirely without a trestle.
The main navigation channel bridge features a double-tower, three-span, double-cable-plane concrete cable-stayed design with the main tower standing 111.575 meters tall. The construction of the main tower utilizes standardized hydraulic climbing formwork technology.
The second main tower of the Lupar Cross-Sea Bridge, a key engineering project for the coastal highway in Sarawak, Malaysia, is successfully capped. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
During construction, the project team drew on experience from the first main tower. Despite challenges such as intense equatorial heat, heavy sea rains, and strong winds, they completed the second tower in just nine months, nearly four months faster than the first.
As an important project of the Belt and Road cooperation, the bridge will connect seamlessly with the existing Pan-Borneo Highway and become the longest bridge in east Malaysia upon completion. It is expected to significantly enhance local transportation infrastructure and reshape regional connectivity.
(Executive editor: Zhu Zeya)
