Asia

03 Oct 24

Contract signed for Korea–Cambodia friendship bridge

Korean company signs contract for design and supervision of friendship bridge.
01 Oct 24

Korean-built bridge crosses bay in Philippines

Panguil Bridge in the Philippines officially opened.
19 Sep 24

Oman signs up for bridge with 46m decorative arch

US$23.3 million crossing in Oman to attract tourists.

05 Sep 24

Complex Singapore active travel crossing

October start for Singapore’s longest walking and cycling link project.
02 Jul 24

Macau Bridge to open later this year

A 3.1km bridge in Macau connects land claimed from the sea.

30 May 24

Tajikistan gets US$75.5 million loan for border crossing bridge

Chinese loan for crossing on road between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
21 Feb 24

Maldives signs contract for design and survey of atoll bridge

Maldives signs contract for design and survey of bridge between Hithadhoo and Hulhudhoo-Meedhoo, two communities on the southern atoll of Addu.
17 Oct 23

Vietnamese PM views joining of expressway bridge

Cable-stayed bridge linking Mekong Delta to Ho Chi Minh nears completion.
21 Sep 23

India funds new bridge for Himalayan kingdom

A prestressed concrete bridge for mountain highway in Bhutan.
20 Sep 23

Roads agency promises to rebuild washed-out bridge

A 1974 road bridge that collapsed in flood conditions will be replaced shortly, says Azerbaijan government roads agency.
14 Sep 23

Contract awarded for Dubai Islands mainland bridge

New 1.4km bridge to connect UAE city islands with mainland.
03 Aug 23

President promises to correct bridge flaws

Indonesian president asks people not to slam rail bridge over early problems 
03 Aug 23

Security stepped up on delayed Pakistan bridge project

Frontier Corps deployed to stop bandits from kidnapping construction workers on Pakistan bridge project
26 Jul 23

US$9.1 million Split bridge contract awarded

Croatia Roads has awarded the contract for a bridge linking the city of Split with a northern suburb to China Bridge and Road Corporation.
25 May 23

Mega in China

There are several long-span bridges currently under construction in China that have been designed by Dissing+Weitling. Poul Ove Jensen and Jesper Henriksen talk to Jose Sanchez about suddenly finding themselves in the design ‘hotspot’.

21 Feb 23

Ready to take flight

Two highway bridges under construction in Japan’s largest island of Honshu reveal some of the varied and sophisticated design and construction methodologies exacted by their wild and rugged surroundings. José María Sánchez de Muniáin writes
21 Feb 23

Arch mastery

The restoration of a 150-year-old historical masonry arch bridge that unexpectedly collapsed in Spain nearly five years ago has been successfully completed using a combination of almost-forgotten construction techniques and modern equipment. Javier León writes
03 Jan 23

Work begins on new crossing of Mekong River

Construction is now under way of a major bridge that will cross the Mekong River in Cambodia’s Kratie province.

29 Nov 22

Cambodia gets set to build Mekong bridge

The Ministry of Public Works in Cambodia is finalising preparations for the start of work on a major bridge over the Mekong River.

22 Mar 22

Bridge design & engineering podcast #2

For this episode, we travelled from the UK to Denmark to meet Tina Vejrum, who has been elected by the Permanent Committee of IABSE as President for the 2022-25 period. She has been an active member of he group for over 25 years, and is currently one of IABSE’s Vice Presidents. 

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