Towers rise to support new east-west Honghe Bridge

The final concrete is being poured for the first two main pylon piers of the 9.65-km (6-mile) Honghe Bridge.

The 168-m (551-ft) tower designated as Pier 8 has begun to take shape in the form of a diamond while the other, Pier 6, is to break surface soon.

Transition and auxiliary piers will help with intermediate construction on Piers 3 and 9, the rest main bearing platforms, according to a project head from China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group.

Cranes at tower piers

Costing 4 billion yuan ($626 million), the dual six-lane Honghe Bridge is designed as a key East-West Wing passage with speed of up to 100 kph (62 mph). It starts from Hongwan of Nanping Town, joins the link line of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB), and accesses the Guangzhou-Macao Expressway in its Zhuhai section.

The main section consists of two 500-m (1,600-ft) double-pylon double-plane cable-stayed spans that cross both the Hongwan and Modaomen waterways.

Bridge components delivered [Photos by Zhong Fan / Zhuhai Daily]