Prai River Bridge
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Prai River Bridge is a dual-three lane cable stayed bridge connecting the banks of the Prai River in Prai, Penang
. It is part of the Butterworth Outer Ring Road
(BORR).
Designed by Dar Al-Handasah
Consultants, it won the IStructE Award for Transportation Structures and the prestigious Supreme Award in 2006. Constructed by Lingkaran Luar Butterworth (Penang) Sdn. Bhd. on a turnkey contract.
Penang
Penang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...
. It is part of the Butterworth Outer Ring Road
Butterworth Outer Ring Road
Butterworth Outer Ring Road or BORR is an expressway in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia. This expressway connects Sungai Dua in the north until Perai in the south.- History :...
(BORR).
Designed by Dar Al-Handasah
Dar Al-Handasah
Dar Al-Handasah is an international leading project design, management and supervision consultancy and founding member of the Dar Group. It is a multidisciplinary consulting organization for engineering, architecture, planning, environment, project management, and economics...
Consultants, it won the IStructE Award for Transportation Structures and the prestigious Supreme Award in 2006. Constructed by Lingkaran Luar Butterworth (Penang) Sdn. Bhd. on a turnkey contract.
Project overview
The project was carried out by Turnkey contractor, Lingkaran Luar Butterworth (Penang) Sdn. Bhd. The main sub-contractors to the Turnkey contractor are Ballast Needam International, IJM Construction Sdn. Bhd. in joint venture with Zublin International (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. and consists of the following works:- Approach viaducts consisting of twenty-two 50 m long precast concrete, post-tensioned, glued segmental spans constructed by the use of an overhead launching gantry.
- Two 40 m high, reinforced concrete (grade 80 N/mm2) cable stay pylons, with each pylon accommodating 14 pairs of stay cables.
- A 185 m glued segmental, cable stayed main span constructed by cantilever erection method.
- Three precast segmental exit/entry ramps constructed both by the use of an overhead launching gantry and, for some spans, a heavy duty falsework support system.
- The dual three lane approaches on either side of the main bridge are 27.8 m wide, the width of the main bridge deck is 28.8 m and the ramp structures are 9.8 m wide.
- Other items in the IJM-Zublin JV contract are the supply and erection of parapets, application of anti-carbonation paint and superstructure electrical works.