Brunei will soon have the longest bridge in Southeast Asia, taking the title away from its current holder, the Second Penang Bridge (Sultan Abdul Halim Muazam Shah Bridge) in Penang, Malaysia.
The Temburong Bridge is currently under construction in Brunei and is not going to only be the longest in Borneo, but probably within the region as well. It is 30km long and juts into the Gulf of Brunei and can connect two enclaves of the sultanate, currently physically bisected by the Limbang district of Sarawak.
It is the most important infrastructure project Brunei has ever undertaken, and upon completion it immediately becomes a landmark.
The bridge is predicted to be accomplished in November 2019. Once accomplished, Bruneians is not going to should cross Sarawak when traveling from the Brunei-Muara district (the foremost population center that features the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan) to the wilderness that is principally Temburong district.
Temburong is known for its lush, pristine rainforests and little else. Bruneians from the foremost a part of the country will travel to this wilderness primarily to experience nature. It isn’t even clear whether large-scale nature tourism is the foremost economic justification for such a big infrastructure investment, or whether it’s even desirable, if indeed it was the foremost reason for the bridge connection.
