Five weddings took place at the same time on the US$200 million bridge.
The cutout was in place for the inauguration of a US$200 million bridge.
The surf point was fenced off in 2016 for the construction of the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge.
Public ferry services to the airport island and Hulhumalé will be affected.
Lovebirds wanting to tie the knot on the bridge must apply before Monday.
Couples can choose from five different wedding themes: Maldivian, Chinese, floral, sunset and vintage.
The three largest Chinese projects are together worth $1.5 billion and there will be repayment problems, a think-tank says.
Inmates who got work were the 'obedient' ones, the Maldives prisons commissioner said previously.
The opposition has long criticised the cost of the current administration's flagship projects as wildly inflated, alleging graft and misuse of public funds.
"The first two pillars out of CMFB's main pillars (pier 22 and pier 23) to be connected with the superstructure were connected last night," Housing Minister...
The bridge project was launched in December 2015 with a concessional loan and grant aid from the Chinese government.
The bridge will will span from the capital Malé’s eastern edge to the western corner of the island of Hulhulé.
Maldivian surfers have been catching waves in a pristine spot in the north Malé atoll since the closure of a popular break in the capital almost...
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...
During the three-day visit, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou visited the project site of the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge and inspected expansion work at both the...
Some 18 massive steel pipes imported for the ongoing construction of the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge are being kept on top of a coral reef near Malé.
A man arrested Friday for surfing at Malés surf point was denied access to a lawyer based on a new regulation that bars detainees from legal...
