At last (26th April 2010) the consession company of the Second Penang Bridge , JKSB and CHEC Construction (M) Sdn Bhd and UEM Builder Berhad had agreed to sign the COntract Agreement.
The 23.5 km bridge which cost approximately RM4.5 billion will be operational at the end 2013.
Only the marine parts of the bridge had been awarded. The tender for land part of the bridge had been closed and is now being evaluated by JKSB.
