Editing Penang Bridge (section)

==History==
===Chronology===
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|Early 1970s||The idea to build a bridge linking Seberang Perai to Penang Island was suggested by Prime Minister [[Abdul Razak Hussein]] and Chief Minister of Penang [[Lim Chong Eu]].
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|23 July 1981||Works Minister [[Samy Vellu]] announced that Penang Bridge would be constructed using the cable-stayed concrete girders of the San Francisco's [[Golden Gate Bridge]] instead of the steel-tied arch in the style of the [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Jambatan Pulau Pinang telan $530 juta|publisher=[[Berita Harian]]|date=20 November 1981|page=1|language=ms}}</ref> Speaking after his first cabinet meeting, prime minister [[Mahathir Mohamad]] said the government had picked the contractor for the job, though he declined to specify who it was.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 July 1981 |title=What Penang Bridge will look like... |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19810724-1.2.93 |website=The Straits Times}}</ref>
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|1982||Construction of Penang Bridge officially began.
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|3 August 1985||Official opening of Penang Bridge by Prime Minister Mahathir.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/beritaharian19850801-1.2.36.2|title=Setelah 45 tahun kini jadi kenyataan|publisher=[[Berita Harian]]|date=1 August 1985|accessdate=31 May 2019|page=4|language=ms}}</ref>
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|14 September 1985||Penang Bridge is officially opened to traffic.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jambatan Pulau Pinang dirasmi|publisher=[[Berita Harian]]|date=16 September 1985|page=6|language=ms}}</ref>
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===Bridge widening===
When the bridge was initially constructed, the central span had six lanes, while the rest of the bridge had four. Widening of the entire bridge to six lanes began in January 2008 and was completed in late 2009.