Lanang Bridge
Overview
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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.
Toll collection and subsequent abolishment
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.
Class | Type of vehicles | Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)) | ||
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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.
Due to the criticisms by local residents, on 2011 the federal government proposed to take over the bridge and abolish the toll collection.
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.
List of junctions
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Km | Exit | Interchange/Junctions | To | Remarks | |
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Sibu |
East![]() ![]() North Sibu town center South Upper Lanang Industrial Estate |
4-way signalised intersection Start/End of dual-carriageway | |||
![]() Start/End of bridge | |||||
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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 | |||||
![]() Start/End of bridge | |||||
West![]() Bintangor Sarikei |
Start/End of dual-carriageway |
References
- ^ Upper Lanang bridge, Sibu Archived 2015-02-23 at the Wayback Machine URL assessed on 15 December 2009
- ^ "Tol Jambatan Lanang membebankan". The Borneo Post (in Malay). 3 January 2013. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Getting to know Lanang Bridge". The Borneo Post. 18 May 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "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.