Project reference - Desaru Highway

Desaru Highway

Malaysia’s biggest bridge is now finally on its way to becoming a reality. The bridge over Sungai Johor has been underway for many years, the first steps having been taken as far back as 1997, but owing to the Asian currency crisis the project was brought to a halt.

Now, however, the construction company Ranhill has made serious inroads into what will be Malaysia’s biggest bridge, in about 2½ years, 20 km or so north of Singapore.

The Expressway which is divided into three packages should be ready and opened to public in August 2008.” However, staged completion is being targeted to allow early tolling of the completed packages. The Expressway will feature a state-of-the-art cable-stayed bridge which will be one of the longest in the region. The bridge is set to be a landmark attraction and will serve as a signpost of this Expressway.


A complete sets of temperature monitoring units consists of 4 units of Shinko ACS Digital temperature controllers and 4 units of Vitar PT100 and 1 units of Gewiss Box, Blue Line isolator switch and Shinko LMD.

The 77-km Expressway that will be developed at a total cost of approximately RM1.4 billion will link Senai in the west coast of Johor to the industrial town of Pasir Gudang in the south and the coastal resort of Desaru in the east of Johor. The Expressway will not only help alleviate the traffic congestion on the existing Pasir Gudang Highway, it will also serve as a catalyst for growth for the relatively underdeveloped areas of the east coast of Johor.

Temperature monitoring during curing for the casting of the pylon legs.

The 77-km Expressway that will be developed at a cost of approximately RM1.4 billion will link Senai in the west coast of Johor to the industrial town of Pasir Gudang in the south and the coastal resort of Desaru in the east of Johor. The SPGDE will not only help alleviate the traffic congestion on the existing Pasir Gudang Highway, it will also serve as a catalyst for growth for the relatively underdeveloped areas of the east coast of Johor. Besides economic growth, the Johor tourism sector is expected to reap the benefits of this project. The Expressway is seen as a shot in the arm for Desaru, as the main obstacle in the success of resorts in the area has been inaccessibility. Aside from the much needed East – West link, the Expressway will also be able to reduce travel time by as much as 75%.



Concrete maturity monitoring
Application: to monitor the concrete at the right temperature before removing the frame.

RTD’s are “permanently” placed in block outs using a tight seal to limit possible measuring errors.







The Sungai Johor Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge. Its total length is 1.9 km - with a main span of 500 metres. The bridge is being built with cables in the central plane, extending just less than 1,000 metres. It is the first time a bridge is being built with a central cable plane over such a long span.





Our project king Mr. Simon Ng with the photo taken at the landmark 1.9km cable-stayed bridge over Sungai Johor.