History
It was constructed between 2002 and 2005. During the construction, many fisherman lost their livelihoods due to the machinery used for the project which prevented them from catching fish around Pulau Bunting.
The bridge is now remains underused since it became a white elephant and has been widely criticised for the facts that it had served no purpose of linking to an unpopulated island which incurred a project cost of RM 7 billion. This bridge, funded by the tax payers' money, is considered by locals as a waste of money.
Disenchantment of the locals remains unknown to the rest of the country.
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