The 5.4km-long Suramadu Bridge, which links Surabaya in East Java with Madura Island was inaugurated by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on June 10, 2009. The bridge becomes the longest cross-sea bridge in Southeast Asia . Its central cable-stayed main span was built by China Road & Bridge Corporation with a soft loan from the Chinese Government.

President Yudhoyono said at the opening ceremony in Bangkalan, the capital of Madura, that he hoped the bridge would boost the economy of Madura island.