Building a bridge in New Caledonia

1 December 2016 - Projects update and handover - France

Near Touho, on the north-east coast of New Caledonia, a VINCI Construction Dom-Tom joint venture composed of Dumez GTM Calédonie, Fondacal and Nord Equipement is currently building the Grand Kokingone Bridge, a 74 m-long girder bridge with an embedded deck.

Given the site’s sensitive location, a full-time environmental adviser has been appointed to monitor operations and numerous protection measures have been taken (an anti-silt dam, settling ponds, systems to recover the laitance on the embankments, the moving of mangrove trees alongside the structure). Once opened to traffic, in December 2016, the new bridge will open up the communes situated in the north of the east coast.
Contract value: €3.5m.