Housing minister departs for China for bridge beams
Muiz told reporters at the airport that he would “watch the fabrication work at the factory, seek detailed information, meet with engineers, and see how the work is going.”
28 Sep 2017, 9:00 AM
Housing Minister Dr Mohamed Muiz departed on a five-day visit to China Wednesday night to observe the construction of steel box girder beams for the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge.
Muiz told reporters at the airport that he would “watch the fabrication work at the factory, seek detailed information, meet with engineers, and see how the work is going.”
Three 50-meter-long fully manufactured box girders will be brought over by the end of December and installed in the span between each of the four pillars of the bridge, he explained with a chart drawing.
Launched in December 2015 with a concessional loan and grant aid from the Chinese government, the US$200 million bridge will connect the capital with the airport island and is expected to be completed by mid-2018. Work on the I-beams and superstructure began in July.
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