Kept on Wikipedia:Msikaba Bridge
Msikaba Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 31°17′31.5″S 29°47′49.2″E / 31.292083°S 29.797000°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Carries | N2 |
| Crosses | Msikaba River |
| Locale | Nkcele, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed |
| Height | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Longest span | 580 m (1,900 ft)[1] |
| History | |
| Construction cost | R1.7 billion[2] Msikaba Bridge opens to retender – SANRAL Stop Over |
| Opened | Expected 2024 |
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The Msikaba Bridge is a proposed bridge that if built will be the largest cable-stayed bridge in South Africa.[3]
The 580-metre-long (1,900 ft) bridge will cross the Msikaba River gorge and will be the longest span cable-stayed suspension bridge in South Africa and the second largest in Africa.[4] Reaching heights of around 220 metres (720 ft), it will take over the title as the highest bridge in Southern Africa.[5][5] The construction of the 1.13-kilometre-long (0.70 mi) bridge in a remote location is a major undertaking that requires specialised engineering skills and building techniques. It will take around three to four years to build the two bridges, according to the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL). South Africa has confirmed plans to construct the bridge as part of the N2 Wild Coast project.
SANRAL has confirmed that the project would be undertaken through a joint venture between South Africa's Concor and MotaEngil, a leading international construction firm.
This mega development will be a major job creator in an area that has a high unemployment rate. SANRAL's direct job creation forecast highlighted an estimation of 1.8 million man-days or 8,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs over a four- to five-year construction period.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Dissing+Weitling | Msikaba and Mtentu Bridges". dissingweitling.com.
- ↑ "Msikaba Bridge opens to retender – SANRAL Stop Over". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ↑ "Msikaba Span Contract Let By South Africa Road Agency". www.enr.com.
- ↑ de Villiers, James (21 September 2018). "Africa's second longest main span bridge is to be built in the Eastern Cape – this is what it will look like". Business Insider South Africa. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "South Africa bridge deals for Msikaba and Mtentu rivers by end 2016". World Highways.
- ↑ "Msikaba Bridge tender process reopened". Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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