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Kuching, Sarawak’s capital<br />
city, is very similar <strong>to</strong><br />
many cities in Asia; they<br />
are mostly sited near <strong>to</strong> a river for<br />
convenience and also accessibility. A<br />
number of bridges have been built<br />
for city folks <strong>to</strong> access either side of<br />
the river in Kuching and also one<br />
can take the ‘Water taxi’ or sampan<br />
across at the famed Waterfront.<br />
The city’s rapid growth necessitate<br />
another bridge for increasing traffic<br />
volume crossing the river between<br />
City South and City North and a <strong>to</strong>ll<br />
bridge completed in 2003 provided<br />
the solution <strong>to</strong> the issue.<br />
Tun Salahuddin Bridge<br />
gives Kuching commuters<br />
a timely and convenient route<br />
in crossing the river<br />
reached one million, majority of<br />
whom preferring the short distance<br />
travelled when compared <strong>to</strong> the long<br />
about way through the Sa<strong>to</strong>k side<br />
bridge. The 16-lane mo<strong>to</strong>rist access<br />
bridge with its fully computerized<br />
system makes it very convenient for<br />
mo<strong>to</strong>rist and mo<strong>to</strong>rcyclist alike. Since<br />
its commencement in 2003 it has<br />
become the best alternative route<br />
crossing the Sarawak River <strong>to</strong> one<br />
of the major crossings <strong>to</strong>day with<br />
average daily users of almost 26,000.<br />
The good news is that commuters<br />
now have even more reasons <strong>to</strong><br />
smile as the <strong>to</strong>ll opera<strong>to</strong>r has new<br />
savings plans for them.<br />
Located at Tanah Puteh, between<br />
the State Administrative enclave of<br />
Petra Jaya and the industrial areas<br />
of Pending, the Tun Salahuddin<br />
bridge has been very popular with<br />
commuters in the city, so much<br />
so that within first four months<br />
of operation, the number of users<br />
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