The bridge was built by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) while the main contractor was Gamuda Berhad.

The bridge remains underused and has become a white elephant project.

As Bunting Island is uninhabited, the project has been widely criticised for serving no purpose while incurring a cost of RM 120 million.

[1] The disenchantment of the locals remains unknown to the rest of the country.

The causeways have fill embankments on piled foundations with rock armouring.