KOTA TINGGI, April 21 -- The Kota Tinggi Bypass Bridge project, built at a cost of more than RM104 million, is now 85 per cent complete and scheduled to be operational on July 28, said Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

He said the steel arch bridge will feature four lanes in two directions, spanning 464 metres in length and 22.6 metres in width.

"In addition, a 1,359-metre road leading to the bridge will be built in both directions.

"The old bridge will be demolished to make way after this project is completed," he told reporters at the Kota Tinggi Public Works Department (JKR) office here today.

Ahmad said the new bridge is higher than the existing one, which currently sits lower and interferes with the waterway.

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