LONG AND WINDING ROAD TOWARDS SUNDA STRAIT BRIDGE By Fardah

   Jakarta, Nov 29, 2012 (ANTARA) - Indonesia has been dreaming of building the Sunda Strait Bridge, a mega project that will connect Indonesia's two major islands, Java and Sumatra.

         The initiative to construct the 31-kilometre-long bridge was introduced in 1960 when Prof Sedyatmo of the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) conceived the plan to connect the two islands, which are currently separated by the Sunda Strait.

SUNDA STRAIT BRIDGE PROJECT TO BOOST ECONOMIC GROWTH by Fardah

      Jakarta, May 10, 2012 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is likely to start construction on its most ambitious project - the 31-km-long Sunda Strait Bridge that will connect the islands of Java and Sumatra - in 2014.
      The bridge will significantly cut travel time between the islands, which currently takes several hours by ferry. Some 20 million people crossed the strait in 2006, and this figure is predicted to double by 2020.