ell u ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Pen ang ▁Bridge ▁would ▁be ▁constructed ▁using ▁the ▁cable - st ay ed ▁concrete ▁gir der ▁of ▁the ▁Golden ▁Gate ▁Bridge ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁steel - t ied ▁arch ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Har bour ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁Pen ang ▁Bridge ▁officially ▁began . ▁The ▁bridge ▁was ▁constructed ▁by ▁the ▁Hy und ai ▁Engineering ▁and ▁Const ruction ▁Company ▁( K ore a ) ▁Ltd ▁from ▁South ▁Korea ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Engine ers ▁Malays ia ▁Ber had . ▁Two ▁man - made ▁is lets ▁at ▁South ▁Channel ▁were ▁created ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁cable - st ay ed ▁bridge ▁and ▁the ▁Gel ug or ▁coast line ▁was ▁rec laimed ▁into ▁a ▁c ape ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Gel ug or ▁inter change . ▁ ▁Open ing ▁On ▁ 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁the ▁Pen ang ▁Bridge ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁by ▁the ▁then ▁ 4 th ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Malays ia ▁Tun ▁Dr . ▁Mah ath ir ▁Bin ▁Moh am ad . ▁He ▁drove ▁across ▁the ▁bridge ▁in ▁a ▁red ▁Pro ton ▁S aga ▁( the ▁national ▁car ), ▁carrying ▁the ▁national ▁flag ▁to ▁offici ate ▁the ▁opening ▁ceremony . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁the ▁Pen ang ▁Bridge ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁to ▁traffic ▁by ▁the ▁fourth ▁Yang ▁di - P ert ua ▁Neg eri ▁( G overn or ) ▁of ▁Pen ang , ▁Tun ▁Dr