Indonesia studies building record suspension bridge

The study on the bridge, which has been mulled since the 1960s, is to be undertaken jointly by Wiratman Associates and Artha Graha Network, a press release said, without giving figures.

Wiratman said that if the project was given an initial green light, a feasibility study would be conducted from 2009 to 2013 and construction would follow from 2013, with its opening due in 2025.

Around 20 to 30 ageing passenger ships ferry around 350,000 people and 25,000 vehicles daily between the densely populated islands of Java and Sumatra each day, the Jakarta Post reported.