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Kinmen Bridge

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President Ma explained the reason for building a bridge linking Kinmen and Lieyu (Little Kinmen) as follows: With the resident population of Lieyu Township being only between 2000-3000, transportation is not the primary reason. With what the central government most concerned is Kinmen's status in
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on Lieyu Island. It spans over 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) in length and is supported by five towers separated 280 metres (920 ft) apart. The bridge surface is 15 metres (49 ft) wide, and consists of two lanes for vehicles, one lane for pedestrians, and one lane for bicycles.
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invited new contractor companies to complete the remaining project. The bureau announced the tender winner on 31 August 2016. Work resumed on 28 December 2016 and was at that point expected to be completed by 25 September 2020. However, in February 2017,
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the overall cross-strait relation and its competition with Xiamen. He believed that with the completion of the construction, Kinmen Bridge would become a marvelous tourist landmark in Kinmem [
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traveled to Kinmen to host the groundbreaking ceremony. The bridge construction commenced in 2013. However, on 29 June 2016, the construction work was suspended when the
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In August 2019, the last pile of the bridge was installed and was expected to be completed by mid-2021. The Kinmen Bridge was opened to the public on 30 October 2022.
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terminated the contract with Kuo Teng Construction Co. (the construction company which had been building the bridge), due to the poor
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from Kuo Teng Construction Co. was taken to cover the extra cost incurred. However, there is still a shortfall of NT$ 500 million.
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A total of NT$ 7.39 billion was originally budgeted for the bridge construction, of which NT$ 3.96 billion came from the
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requested the bridge completion date to be moved earlier to the end of 2019.
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On 28 February 2010, this project of constructing the bridge was approved by
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that had caused the project to be seriously behind schedule.
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Buildings and structures under construction in Taiwan
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Golden Gate Bridge

Coordinates
24°27′03″N 118°16′59″E / 24.45083°N 118.28306°E / 24.45083; 118.28306
Jinning
Lieyu
Kinmen
Fujian
Republic of China
bridge
lanes
traditional Chinese
simplified Chinese
pinyin
bridge
Kinmen
Fujian
Republic of China
Lieyu Island
Council for Economic Planning and Development
Republic of China
Ma Ying-jeou
Government of the Republic of China
construction management
Taiwan Area National Expressway Engineering Bureau
Public Construction Commission
Wu Hong-mo
Jinning Township
Lieyu Township
central government

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