Crooked bridge has its merits

THE crooked bridge heading out of the southern tip of Malaysia towards Singapore has met with many objections.

We may be missing out on the potential of a crooked bridge because we dare not think outside the box.

In the first place, to even refer to the intended project as the “crooked bridge” gives a wrong impression. Perhaps “winding bridge” would have created less anxiety.

When a neighbouring nation is unwilling to collaborate with our country’s pressing need to ease traffic flow on the Causeway, what can we do?

Do we surrender and continue to be saddled with time lost, stress and the associated challenges of massive traffic bottlenecks on a link which tens of thousands of Malaysians use daily to earn a living?

Perhaps we need to be bold enough to imagine farther then we dare. Why can’t Malaysians take this creative solution by having a crooked bridge?

In all likelihood, we will once again have a presence on the world map, drawing curious crowds of tourists too.

The stretch can even capitalise on the attraction with eateries to generate revenue.

Having the world’s first crooked bridge would be a better form of branding then yet another tall tower.

Let the crooked bridge be built as we Malaysians must have the courage to stand united to meet our needs and not be handicapped by other nations’ approvals or policies.