Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Penang Bridge Collapsed on 6 June 2013

Another project by Malaysian Federal Government collapsed just three months before its official opening. A section of the ramp linking it to the expressway collapsed and it was feared that 4 peoples were killed.

The Star 7 Jun 2013
 The concessionaire, Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd said that the collapsed part was being casted at the time, when scaffolding supporting it collapsed.

The 24km long bridge is set to be the longest in SE Asia and the 20th longest in the world scheduled to be completed in July and road tested in Aug and officially opened in Sept 2013.

star 8 jun 2013
Tajuddin Zainal Abidin was killed when 500 tonnes of concrete fell into his car.He was burried at Kampong Perlis in Bukut merah. He survived by his wife Sharifah and daughter Nur Aina Syazwani. 




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