Taiwan's island link

A new bridge is being built in Taiwan and is due for completion by June 2016.
March 1, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A new bridge is being built in Taiwan and is due for completion by June 2016. The bridge will be constructed at Kinmen and will measure 5.4km long. The structure will link Little Kinmen (Lieyu) with Kinmen Island (Greater Kinmen). The project is costing US$239 million. The progress of the construction work is being monitored by the Taiwan Area National Expressway Engineering Bureau.
Road Structures

Related Content

  • Chile’s Chacao Bridge project - futuresecured
    July 19, 2018
    Chile’s landmark Chacao Bridge project now looks to be back on a sound footing, with completion expected in late 2022 or early 2023. This projects for the 2.6km-long bridge was to have been built jointly by Brazilian firm OAS and South Korean company Hyundai. However OAS hit financial difficulties and had to withdraw from the project. As a result, Hyundai will now buy the 49% stake OAS had in the project. As Hyundai already has a 51% stake in the bridge project, this will give the firm total ownership ove
    Read More
  • Metro Pacific Tollways starts work on Cebu-Cordova Link bridge
    July 10, 2018
    Metro Pacific Tollways has started construction of a toll bridge to connect Mactan island to mainland Cebu.
    Read More
  • Bangladesh elevated expressways moving ahead
    July 17, 2017
    New elevated expressways will improve transport in Bangladesh. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing US$1.2 billion in financing for the new Dhaka-Northwest international project. This will be managed by the country’s Roads and Highways Department under the Road Transport and Bridges Ministry's Road Transport and Highways Division.
    Read More
  • US$1.54 billion Chinese mega bridge planned
    April 1, 2024
    A US$1.54 billion Chinese mega bridge project is being planned.
    Read More

Highlighted Content