A bridge across the sea

23 February 2011 - New contracts - South Korea

December saw Freyssinet and Freyssinet Korea, both Soletanche Freyssinet (VINCI Construction) companies, completing their construction of a cable-stayed bridge with two towers on the 8.2 km- long road between Busan, a coastal town in the south of the country, and the island of Geoje, a major tourist destination on the Pacific coast. The teams supplied, installed and adjusted 160 stays for this 975 m-long bridge, which has a 475 m-long main span.

Freyssinet Korea also participated in the construction of the towers, and the deployment of the prestressing of the deck.