75% of work complete on Thilamale’ Bridge

The Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development Ministry states that 75 percent of the work is now complete on the Thilamale’ Bridge – a 6.7-kilometer bridge that is set to link Male’ City with Vilimale’, Thilafushi and Gulhifalhu.

The ministry said Wednesday that workers were currently mainly casting and installing the segments needed for the bridge deck.

According to the ministry, workers have already finished casting 90.4 percent of the 1,222 segments needed for the bridge deck, and installed 72.9 percent.

The ministry said that work is progressing speedily on developing roads in Gulhifalhu that will be linked to the bridge.

Meanwhile, work is also in progress in Thilafushi to install revetments as part of the project.

The 6.7-kilometer bridge linking Male’, Vilimale’, Thilafushi and Gulhifalhu features the tallest precast segments to be produced in the world at 8.2 meters high and 25.3 meters wide.

The project is financed through an Indian grant of USD 100 million and a USD 400 concessional credit line from India’s Exim Bank.

It was awarded to India’s Afcons Infrastructure in August 2021.

The company expects to complete and open the Male’-Vilimale’ section of the bridge for public use by the end of this year.