Incheon 3rd Yeonryuk Bridge on Track for 2025 Opening... Construction of Sections 1 and 2 Bridge Starts on 22nd

Completion of Section 3 for Installation of Wharf and Construction Access Road

Incheon Third Interconnection Bridge Bird's-eye View [Provided by Incheon City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] The construction project of the Incheon Third Connecting Bridge, scheduled to open in 2025, is about to begin full-scale bridge construction.

The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority announced on the 15th that the third section, which is the priority construction part among the three sections of the Third Connecting Bridge project, has been completed. This means that the preparatory work to start the bridge construction immediately has been completed.

The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority invested 10.9 billion KRW in the third section to install a 2,400㎡ marine work yard (wharf) and an 892m-long access road for construction vehicles.

In addition, to secure the water depth for construction vessels to move between the wharf and the bridge construction site, 84,043㎥ of marine dredged soil was processed.

Along with this, through the technical proposal evaluation for detailed design conducted last August, Hanwha Construction was awarded the first section, and POSCO Construction was awarded the second section. The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority completed administrative procedures such as supplementary design for three months, value engineering (VE) review, and marine area use consultation, and signed contracts with the contractors for the first and second sections on the 13th.

With the completion of preparations for the Third Connecting Bridge construction, the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority plans to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the first and second sections at Yeongjong Seaside Park and Cheongna Lake Park on the 22nd.

The groundbreaking ceremony will feature a main performance including a drone light show using 300 drones and a fireworks show with 2,025 fireworks symbolizing the opening in 2025.

The Third Connecting Bridge is the third marine bridge connecting Yeongjongdo, where Incheon International Airport is located, to the mainland, following Yeongjong Bridge and Incheon Bridge.

The Third Connecting Bridge, connecting Yeongjongdo and Cheongna International City, will be constructed with a length of 4.67 km and six lanes (three lanes each way), aiming for completion in December 2025.

Among the three bridges connecting Yeongjongdo, it is the only one to have pedestrian and bicycle paths and will be built as an experiential tourism cultural space where visitors can enjoy the sunset over the West Sea from the bridge’s main tower observatory.

The total project cost is 650 billion KRW. The Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) will bear 521.2 billion KRW (80.2%), Incheon Urban Corporation 98.2 billion KRW (15.1%), Incheon International Airport Corporation 14.9 billion KRW (2.3%), Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority 13.1 billion KRW (2%), and Hansang Dream Island 2.5 billion KRW (0.4%).

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