The only access from Surabaya to Madura Island and vice versa is to use the ferry crossing of the Perak Port-Kamal Port. His condition is now very congested. Total fleet of ferries which used as many as 18 units, the average age has also been very old.
The ferries run by six companies, through its three docks at each port. With the number of ferries and defector who could not balanced, causing long waiting time. Obtained from a survey conducted ferry traffic volume per direction per day in the year 2002 is 315 units of light vehicles, small trucks in 1036, 324 large trucks, 260 buses and 8128 pieces of fruit a motorcycle. The available capacity of the ferry is already saturated, indicated by the average waiting time of vehicles which occurred at the port end and Kamal port is 30 minutes. Except for the type of motorcycle is more freely through the queue. While the time spent to raise the passengers from the ferry port to over 15 minutes. Travel time required for 30-minute crossing, and the time to unloadung process is 15 mins. The total time it takes about 60 minutes or one hour. This time will become longer when a weekend or holiday season.
The ferries run by six companies, through its three docks at each port. With the number of ferries and defector who could not balanced, causing long waiting time. Obtained from a survey conducted ferry traffic volume per direction per day in the year 2002 is 315 units of light vehicles, small trucks in 1036, 324 large trucks, 260 buses and 8128 pieces of fruit a motorcycle. The available capacity of the ferry is already saturated, indicated by the average waiting time of vehicles which occurred at the port end and Kamal port is 30 minutes. Except for the type of motorcycle is more freely through the queue. While the time spent to raise the passengers from the ferry port to over 15 minutes. Travel time required for 30-minute crossing, and the time to unloadung process is 15 mins. The total time it takes about 60 minutes or one hour. This time will become longer when a weekend or holiday season.
Lebaran Great Day Islam and instead often uncontrollably. Culture "toron" (home town) for communities of Madura as mandatory for their menu. As a result, increased mobility of people and goods can not be avoided. In another aspect of the capacity ferries can not be added because it can interfere with the existing navigation channel. The existence of Madura Bridge is expected to reduce travel time by 60 minutes for vehicles that came and went Kec. Kamal, Socah, and Bangkalan, 110 minutes for a vehicle that did not belong and toward Kec. Kamal, Socah, and Bangkalan.
Bridge Construction Suramadu not just build the bridge alone, but more important is to improve the lagging economy Madura comparison with other areas in East Java.
So the advantages that Indonesian People get from Suramadu Bridges are:
- It's only take 20 minutes across the bridge from Surabaya-East Java to Bangkalan-Madura, and vice versa. 70% Faster then previous method of crossing the island by ferry.
- The economy activity is getting faster.
- No more queuing during crossing the island.
- One of The best Landmark of Indonesia.
- The longest bridge in Indonesia, and had been booked by MURI (Indonesian Record Museum).
It's great to enjoy the view of Suramadu Bridge from the top of it.
* Source : http://www.suramadu.com/
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