Merah Putih Bridge 416.75 billion and was expected to be completed in 2014, however, this earlier schedule was not met as a result of weather problems which impeded the delivery of bridge materials. Per June 2015, 90% of the bridge is completed. The bridge construction process was delayed due to the earthquake that shook Ambon on December 29, 2015. The cost also grew to Rp 779.2 billion. The bridge was completed and inaugurated on 4 April 2016. The bridge was named after the "Bendera Merah Putih", the flag of Indonesia. But there is another meaning behind the naming this bridge. During the occurrence
Bawang Merah Bawang Putih that Bawang Merah is beautiful, he requests that she show him how she sang in the magical swing. Bawang Merah and mother reluctantly follow the Prince and his advisors back to the magic swing. Bawang Merah sits in the swing and attempts to sing so that it will move, but she cannot. The Prince, now angry, ordered Bawang Merah's mother to tell the truth. Bawang Merah's mother is forced to confess that she has another daughter hidden in her house. The Prince brings Bawang Putih back to the swing, and as she had done many times before, the magic swing