mageba – Project information 2nd Penang Bridge (Malaysia) Project description mageba scope Highlights & facts The Second Penang Bridge is the longest mageba has supplied TENSA®MODULAR bridge in Southeast Asia with a total length expansion joints of type LR2 to LR5 for the mageba products: of 24 km. It connects Batu Kawan on the bridge, as well as TENSA®GRIP single gap Type: TENSA®MODULAR Type mainland of Malaysia with Seberang Perai expansion joints of type RS-B. LR & LR-LS and Batu Maung on Penang Island. All TENSA®MODULAR expansion joints TENSA®GRIP Type RS-B It features a dual pylon cable-stayed are designed with a special seismic Features: Anti-seismic design and noise-reducing structure with a main span of 250 m and protection feature which allows transverse sinus plates a clearance height of 30 m above sea level. movements of up to 200 mm. Four of Installation: 2013 The bridge has a dual carriageway with two the TENSA®MODULAR expansion joints lanes and a separate motorcycle lane on are Type LR-LS (featuring noise reducing Structure: each side, allowing motorcycles to cross surface plates), especially suitable for Location: Penang the bridge safely. locations close to residential areas. Country: Malaysia Construction: 2008–2014 The first Penang Bridge was opened in The TENSA®GRIP single gap expansion Type: Cable-stayed bridge 1985 and was also supplied with mageba joints of type RS-B are very robust and can Length: 24 km TENSA®MODULAR expansion joints. With hence very easily cater for the 100,000 Builder: UEM Builders Berhad, this second crossing, the traffic congestion vehicles crossing the bridge every day. China Harbour (CHEC) on the first bridge is significantly reduced. mageba TENSA®MODULAR expansion joint of type LR TENSA®MODULAR expansion joints of type LR-LS, Location of the 2nd Penang Bridge, Malaysia 5 during installation ready for shipment to Malaysia Tailand Malaysia © 2014 Google Switzerland www.mageba.ch Version 2014.09 CH-EN ©mageba mageba sa - Solistrasse 68 - 8180 Bülach - Switzerland - T +41 44 872 40 50 - [email protected].