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Montevideo, November 22nd 2024 - 07:54 UTC

Tag: Itaparica Island

  • Wednesday, December 18th 2019 - 09:18 UTC

    Chinese consortium wins contract to build and operate Brazil's second longest bridge

    The bridge, with an investment of US$ 2.2 billion and a 35-year franchise, is set to boost the development in the south of Bahia

    A consortium of state-owned Chinese companies was awarded the contract to build and operate what will be the second-longest bridge in Brazil. Under the project, a bridge will be built spanning the famed Bay of All Saints, which connects Salvador, the capital of the northeastern Bahia state, with Itaparica Island. The project also involves the construction of related roads.