Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge

Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge
(Penang Second Bridge)

Jambatan Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
(Jambatan Kedua Pulau Pinang)
Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge; (Penang Second Bridge); Jambatan Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah; (Jambatan Kedua Pulau Pinang)
Coordinates	5°14′59″N 100°21′05″E
Carries	Motor vehicles
Crosses	South Channel, Malaysia
Locale	Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge
Official name	Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge
Maintained by	Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd (JKSB)
Characteristics
Design	Cable stayed bridge; Box girder bridge;
Total length	24 km
Width	--
Longest span	250 m
History
Designer	Primary Government of Malaysia; Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM); ; Secondary Package 1: China Harbour Engineering Co Ltd (CHEC); Package 2: UEM Builders Berhad; ;
Constructed by	Primary Package 1: China Harbour Engineering Co Ltd (CHEC); Package 2: UEM Builders Berhad; Package 3A: MAZELE; Package 3B: IJM Construction Sdn Bhd; Package 3C: HRA Teguh Sdn Bhd; Package 3D: SU Citra Bina Sdn Bhd; ; Secondary Minconsult Sdn Bhd (C&S Consultant) (Consulting Engineer); ;
Construction end	February 2014
Opened	2 March 2014 at 00:01 MST
Inaugurated	1 March 2014 at 20:30 MST
Location

Expressway 28
Expressway 28
Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge; (Penang Second Bridge); பினாங்கு இரண்டாவது பாலம்; 檳威二橋
Route information
	Maintained by Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd (JKSB)
Length	24 km (15 mi)
Existed	2006–present
History	Construction works started November 2008 to be completed in May 2012, but was later delayed to February 2014.; Opening ceremony on 1 March 2014 at 20:30 MST.; Opened to traffic on 2 March 2014 at 00:01 MST.;
Major junctions
East end	Bandar Cassia (Batu Kawan),; Seberang Perai
	North–South Expressway Northern Route AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route; Lebuhraya Bandar Cassia; P10 Jalan Batu Maung; FT 3113 Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway;
West end	Batu Maung, Penang Island
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary; destinations	George Town, Bukit Tambun, Bandar Cassia, Batu Kawan, Simpang Ampat, Juru, Bayan Lepas, Bayan Baru, Batu Maung, Teluk Tempoyak, Permatang Laut, Serdang, Selama, Jelapang, Ipoh
Highway system
	Highways in Malaysia; Expressways; Federal; State;

The Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (Malay: Jambatan Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah), also known as the Penang Second Bridge (Jambatan Kedua Pulau Pinang) is a dual carriageway toll bridge in Penang, Malaysia. It connects Bandar Cassia (Batu Kawan) in Seberang Perai on mainland Peninsular Malaysia with Batu Maung on Penang Island. It is the second bridge to link the island to the mainland after the first Penang Bridge.

The total length of the bridge is 24 km (15 mi) with length over water at 16.9 km (10.5 mi), making it the longest bridge in Malaysia and the second longest in Southeast Asia. China Harbour Engineering Co Ltd (CHEC), a main contractor for the second bridge was expected to start work on the second Penang bridge in November 2007 and complete the project in 2011, but the completion date was then postponed to May 2012, and later to February 2014.

It originally was given route code E22 but later changed to E28, and E22 was used by Senai–Desaru Expressway. Construction started in November 2008. To reduce the cost of construction, its design was then modified to resemble the first cable stayed Penang Bridge. The bridge has been built with a large loan from the People's Republic of China to continue and maintain the economic relationship between China and Malaysia. The bridge was officially opened on 1 March 2014 at 20:30 MST and was named after the fourteenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the late Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah of Kedah and was assigned with the route number E28.

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