Bukit Bunga–Ban Buketa Bridge
Sungai Kolok Bridge Jambatan Persahabatan สะพานมิตรภาพ | |
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| Coordinates | 5°50′20″N 101°53′33″E / 5.8389°N 101.8924°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles |
| Crosses | Kolok River, Malaysia-Thailand Border |
| Locale | Bukit Bunga, Kelantan |
| Official name | Friendship Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Box girder bridge |
| Total length | 120 m |
| Width | 16.9 m |
| History | |
| Opened | 21 December 2007 |
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Bukit Bunga–Ban Buketa Bridge (Malay: Jambatan Bukit Bunga–Ban Buketa, Template:Lang-th) is a bridge crossing Kolok River (Malay: Sungai Golok) of the Malaysia–Thailand border, connecting Bukit Bunga town in Kelantan with Buketa village in Waeng District, Narathiwat Province, Thailand.[1] It is the newest border crossing between Malaysia and Thailand and the second bridge crossing the Kolok river. The project was one of cooperative projects under the framework of Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT).
The bridge project cost RM9.2 million, as both governments paid half each, and was given to a Malaysian contractor. The groundbreaking for the bridge had been held since 14 October 2004 by prime ministers of both countries. The construction, however, was delayed especially on Thai side, since the insurgency around Thai provinces nearby was escalated. It took 11 months to be completed in 3 years later. It was officially opened on 21 December 2007 by both Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ "Friendship Bridge Linking Thailand and Malaysia". Thai Public Relations Department. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "The Official Opening Ceremony of the Second Bridge Crossing the Kolok River". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand. Archived from the original on 27 December 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
- ^ "Construction of additional bridge between Malaysia, Thailand to start next year". Bernama. Astro Awani. 26 April 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
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