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Chinese consortium to build Latin America's longest bridge in Brazil

A consortium of Chinese companies, including China Railway Construction Corporation, will construct the Salvador-Itaparica Bridge in Brazil. This project, set to be Latin America's longest cable-stayed bridge, will span 46.8 km across the Bay of All Saints and is scheduled for completion by 2031. A specialized piling ship has already departed from China to aid in the construction. AI

RANK_REASON Major infrastructure project involving international consortiums and significant engineering. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Chinese consortium to build Latin America's longest bridge in Brazil

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Ralph Jennings ·

    Chinese consortium to build Latin America’s longest cable-stayed bridge in Brazil

    Chinese contractors will build Latin America’s longest cable-stayed bridge, a trans-bay span in Brazil, as their latest stamp on new infrastructure overseas. A consortium of Chinese companies is set to construct much of the Salvador-Itaparica Bridge, which is due to become the re…