A dream that was too long in the making

To be or not to be: An artist’s impression of the crooked bridge.

PETALING JAYA: The crooked bridge, later referred to as the “scenic bridge”, was supposed to replace the Johor-Singa­pore Causeway.

First mooted by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in 1996, it was meant to ease traffic congestion in Johor Baru, improve water quality and reduce pollution in the Straits of Johor.