The first steel box girder of Xiamen-Kinmen Bridge Xiamen section was successfully set on Saturday in east China's Fujian Province, indicating a significant progress of the cross-sea bridge project.
The installed steel box girder measures 142.5 meters in length, 44 meters in width, and 4.5 meters in height, weighing a total of 4,586 tons.
To ensure the successful lifting, the project construction unit, Xiamen Road and Bridge Engineering has established a comprehensive support system covering the entire process from manufacturing and transportation to installation. An intelligent monitoring system was employed throughout the lifting process, allowing for real-time oversight of each stage. After six hours of operation, the steel box girder was precisely positioned.
It is reported that the Xiamen section will feature a total of 92 steel box girders.
"Based on the current supply schedule for the steel box girders, we plan to hoist and install one girder approximately every seven days, depending on weather conditions," said Xu Datong, Executive Deputy Manager of the Xiamen-Kinmen Bridge Xiamen Section A3 project, China Railway.
The construction of the Xiamen section of the Xiamen-Kinmen Bridge commenced in October 2023. After the full opening of the Xiamen section, it will work together with Xiang'an Airport and the Xiamen-Kinmen air route to establish a new three-dimensional transportation pattern across the Taiwan Strait.
After the Xiamen-Kinmen Bridge opens to traffic, it will bring convenience for people to travel between these two places and enable the supply of water, electricity and gas to Kinmen, thus adding impetus to Kinmen's economic development and improvement of the well-being of local residents.
Construction of Xiamen-Kinmen Bridge makes progress
