Road Structures

Chile is opening seven major infrastructure projects to tender before March 2018. The projects have a total value of US$1.99 billion in all. The tenders being planned include those for the Camino de la Fruta road project and the Ruta G-21 road project.

Colombia's strong focus on infrastructure development from 2011-2017 has seen the country make vast improvements to its road network. In all the National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) has invested US$7.94 billion in the construction of 1,435km of new roads as well as over 200 new bridges. Colombia’s capital Bogota has benefited from a series of transport projects during this period. Meanwhile four highway projects will improve Bogota’s connections with the rest of the country.

Financing for a 240km toll road project that will connect Padang with Pekanbaru in Indonesia still needs to be finalised. A combination of loans from the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) and PPP funding is expected to pay for the project. In all the project is expected to cost US$2.63 billion, with construction work intended to start in 2018.

The tender process is ending for the tunnel project to construct a new tunnel in New Zealand. The route of the new tunnel runs through the Manawatu Gorge in Tararua District. When the tunnel is complete it will provide and improved link between the east and west at the southern end of New Zealand’s North Island.

Contractor STRABAG is to work on the project to build a new bridge connection in South Africa. This structure is of note as it will be Africa’s highest bridge at 223m high. The 1,132m long bridge will span the Mtentu River in eastern South Africa, close to the town of Flagstaff. The contract has a value of around €106 million and the construction work is expected to take 40 months to complete. STRABAG International is working with the South African contractor AVENG Grinaker-LTA on the project

China’s Guizhou Province is carrying out a major programme of road network expansion and development works. In all the plan calls for the construction of 97,000km of rural roads, which are being built in a bid to boost connectivity. Funding is being provided by the Bank of Guizhou and Bank of Guiyang in the shape of a series of loans.

The cost for Romania’s newest bridge project over Danube River will likely be around €500 million, according to the latest media reports.

The cost for Romania’s newest bridge project over Danube River will likely be around €500 million, according to the latest media reports. Planning and design of the bridge is expected to take 18 months followed by 36 months for construction. The Bridge could be up to 23km including approach roads, depending on routes and geological conditios. It will be built between the towns of Braila and Jijila, in the Dobrogea Region, southeast Romania.