PHOTOS: Amec opens 12km-long Incheon Bridge
09:53 19 Oct 2009
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Project manager Amec has formally opened the 12.3km Incheon Bridge in South Korea, the country's longest spanning cable-stay bridge.
The £1bn public-private partnership project was built by a consortium of Amec and Incheon City, and backed by Australian infrastructure specialist Macquarie plus Korean banks IBK and Kookmin.
The project began in 2005 and was completed on schedule and within budget this week.
The Incheon Bridge provides a vital economic link between the Incheon International Airport on the island of YeongJong, and Songdo, a new free economic zone on the edge of Incheon city. Motorists will now be able to reach the airport from Songdo in about 20 minutes, cutting the previous travel time by two thirds.
In April, Amec formed a JV with the Korea Electric Power Corporation and the Korea Gas Corporation to develop energy-related business opportunities and projects in South Korea and internationally.