The US$200 million China-Maldives Friendship bridge will be completed in the first week of July, a government minister has said.

The bridge will will span from the capital Malé’s eastern edge to the western corner of the island of Hulhulé.

Housing Minister Dr Mohamed Muiz said the project was on schedule.

The project was launched in December 2015 with a concessional loan and grant aid from the Chinese government.