Permas Jaya Bridge is a river bridge in Arch shape near Johor Bahru

Johor Bahru

Johor Bahru is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland...

 in Malaysia. The bridge crosses Tebrau River

Tebrau River

Tebrau River is a river in Johor state, Malaysia....

 and Plentong River. The bridge is built to shorten the travel distance between Bandar Baru Permas Jaya to Johor bahru town area from 18 km (estimated) to 6 km (Estimated). The bridge was once the longest Arch bridge in Southeast Asia in 1994, which is about 1.5 km long.

History

The construction of the bridge was proposed when Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, a new neighborhood town was first launched in 1984, however, the construction only finished in 1994 but still better than nothing.

The new second Permas Jaya Bridge

The construction of the new second Permas Jaya Bridge was proposed in 2006 under the Iskandar Development Region plan. The construction started on February 2008.

It should be completed in middle of 2011, however, base on Malaysia "Boleh" records, it will definitely delay the date of completion.