Btg Sejingkat Bridge expected to be completed by August this year

KUCHING, July 8 2026: Batang Sejingkat Bridge project has now reached 94 per cent physical progress, one percent ahead of schedule, and is expected to be completed ahead of the contract date of 22 October this year.

 

Caption: Batang Sejingkat Bridge is now 94 per cent completed

Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Port Development Aidel Lariwoo said that with current developments, the project is expected to be completed in about two months.

"To date, the progress of the Batang Sejingkat Bridge project is at 94 per cent and is slightly ahead of schedule by one per cent.

"Overall, this bridge is expected to be completed in October this year, which is even earlier than the original schedule," he told reporters during a visit to the Batang Sejingkat Bridge project site here on Today.

According to him, the bridge is the first route under the development of the Sarawak Second Trunk Road package that connects Sejingkat, Kuching with the entire state's Second Trunk Road network.

He said that the performance of the entire implementation of the Second Trunk Road package was also very encouraging with some projects being ahead of schedule.

He said work on the bridge is now focused on the construction of the approach road on both sides of the bridge, particularly on the Sejingkat side, while work on the Tanjung Bako side is almost fully completed.

Aidel explained that the 1.2 kilometre long bridge was designed according to the R5 standard with a dual carriageway with two lanes each and will serve as the main route for users approaching from the coastal and interior areas of Sarawak to Kuching.

"When this bridge is completed later, there will be an increase in vehicles from the coastal and interior areas of Sarawak using this route to travel to Kuching," he said.

He also shared that the bridge is estimated to be able to accommodate about 15,000 vehicles a day after it is opened to the public later.

In a related development, he said the Batu Belat Bridge project that connects the Tanjung Embang area has been approved under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) through the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development (KKDW) with an allocation of almost RM300 million.

He added that the Sarawak Government is also planning several more road alignments to support the development of a new airport and deep sea port in Tanjung Embang in the future.

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