Innovative bridge project for Indonesia

A highly innovative bridge project is planned for Indonesia. A specialist firm from the Netherlands, Tidal Bridge, has been contracted to construct the new Pancasila Palmerah Bridge in East Nusa Tenggara. The project involves constructing a 1.3km suspension bridge that will span the Larantuka Strait and connect Flores with Adonara Island. The project is expected to cost US$400 million and construction work is due to commence in December 2016. Of the bridge's 1.3km total length, around 800m will span Larantu
May 6, 2016 Read time: 1 min

A highly innovative bridge project is planned for Indonesia. A specialist firm from the Netherlands, Tidal Bridge, has been contracted to construct the new Pancasila Palmerah Bridge in East Nusa Tenggara. The project involves constructing a 1.3km suspension bridge that will span the Larantuka Strait and connect Flores with Adonara Island. The project is expected to cost US$400 million and construction work is due to commence in December 2016. Of the bridge's 1.3km total length, around 800m will span Larantuka Strait. An innovative feature of this project will be the turbines installed that will be able to generate up to 30MW of electrical power by harnessing the tidal flow through the Larantuka Strait.

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