CCCC opens bridge maintenance training for Maldivian engineers in China

A bridge maintenance special training for Maldivian engineers opened at the Second Engineering Company of CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co, with six engineers from Maldives' Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development participating.

The training was conducted under an agreement between China and the Maldives to help Maldivian engineers develop the skills needed to inspect and maintain the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge.

The curriculum combined lectures, site visits, hands-on drills, and workshops in Chongqing, Wuhan and Guangzhou. Participants learned how to inspect bridges, identify and repair structural defects, prevented corrosion in marine environments, used digital monitoring and management systems, and inspected underwater foundations. Course content was adapted to the Maldives' high salt-spray environment and coral reef geology. Trainees visited a bridge exhibition hall to review the company's major projects and technical experience.

The China-Maldives Friendship Bridge is a Belt and Road project and the world's first sea-crossing bridge built on exposed deep-ocean coral reef foundations. Since its completion, Chinese teams have continued helping with maintenance and training locals.

The bridge maintenance special training for Maldivian engineers. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Trainees visit a bridge exhibition hall. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Trainees pose for a group photo. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]