The construction of the Cooper River Bridge was a design/build project to replace two old bridges in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina and Charleston. The new bridge, which opened in July 2005 connects two major municipal areas and offers eight lanes for traffic plus a pedestrian/bike lane. The bridge measures 2.5 miles in length and has  [ Read More ]

Manukau Harbour Bridge Auckland, New Zealand. The Manukau Harbour Bridge is a new 48 km long bridge from Aukland, New Zealand. The goal of the project is to relieve congestion through Auckland, to make travel times shorter and more predictable and allow more room for bus lanes. The aims are: To improve efficiency and safety,  [ Read More ]

The Herren Tunnel is a 780 metre-long road-tunnel underneath the river Trave. The city of Lübeck in the Hanseatic League region of Northern Germany had a major traffic congestion problem across the Trave River, which divided the old city from the new regions of the city.The traffic used to run across the Trave River via  [ Read More ]

The Incheon Bridge, bridge currently under construction, will become the second connection between Incheon and Yeongjong Island, in South Korea. It will be finished in 2009. The Incheon Bridge will be 18,2 km long, of which the most difficult part will be cable-stayed bridge portion over the main sea route to Incheon port. The Incheon  [ Read More ]