Planned Bridge
In the 1960s proposals were made for a bridge across the Sunda Strait and in the 1990s further suggestions arose. A new plan was announced in October 2007 which would entail utilising the islands of Ular, Sangiang and Prajurit to create a four-part suspension bridge reaching 70 metres (230 ft) above sea level with a maximum span of 3 kilometers, nearly 50% longer than the current record holder, the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge. Construction may begin in 2014 if funding, estimated to be at least US$10 billion, can be secured.
An accord was signed in April 2012 with the China Railway Construction Corp for a $11bn road and double track rail bridge.
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