Bukit Bunga–Ban Buketa Bridge ( Malay: ''Jambatan Bukit Bunga–Ban Buketa'', th, สะพานบูเก๊ะตา) is a bridge crossing the Kolok River ( ms, Sungai Golok) at the

Malaysia–Thailand border The Malaysia–Thailand border divides the countries of Malaysia and Thailand and consists of a land boundary running for 595 km (370 mi) across the Malay Peninsula and maritime boundaries in the Straits of Malacca and the Gulf of Thaila ...

, connecting

Bukit Bunga Bukit Bunga is a village in Tanah Merah District, Kelantan, Malaysia. It is located at the Malaysia-Thailand border and is the latest border crossing between Malaysia and Thailand with the opening of the Bukit Bunga-Ban Buketa Bridge on December ...

town in

Kelantan Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode"). Kelantan is located in th ...

with

Buketa Buke Ta ( th, บูเก๊ะตา, ; ms, Bukit Tar) is a subdistrict municipality (''thesaban tambon'') in Waeng district, Narathiwat Province, Thailand. It covers an area of of the subdistrict Lochut, and as of 2007 has a population of 4,0 ...

village in Waeng District,

Narathiwat Province Narathiwat ( th, นราธิวาส, Malay: Menara) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from west clockwise) Yala and Pattani. To the south it borders the Malaysian state of Kelantan a ...

, Thailand. It is the newest border crossing between Malaysia and Thailand and the second bridge crossing the Kolok river. The bridge was one of the co-operative projects under the framework of the IMT-GT, Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT). The project, costing Malaysian ringgit, RM9.2 million with each both governments paying half, was given to a Malaysian General contractor, contractor. The groundbreaking for the bridge was held on 14 October 2004 by the prime ministers of both countries. Construction was delayed, especially on the Thai side, with escalations in the South Thailand insurgency, insurgency in nearby Thai provinces, and it took 11 months of work to be completed 3 years later. It was officially opened on 21 December 2007 by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Malaysian prime minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, and the List of Prime Ministers of Thailand, Thai prime minister, Surayud Chulanont.
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Bridges in Kelantan Bridges in Thailand International bridges Malaysia–Thailand border crossings Bridges completed in 2007 Box girder bridges {{coord, 5, 50, 20.09, N, 101, 53, 32.74, E, type:landmark, display=title

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