Route 8 - Stonecutters Bridge

(updated as at 30.11.2010)

Contract Title :

HY/2002/26 - Stonecutters Bridge

Main Contractor :

Maeda – Hitachi – Yokogawa – Hsin Chong Joint Venture

Construction Commencement Date :

April 2004

Commissioning Date :

December 2009 (Commissioned)

Contract Sum ($Million):

2760

Contract Description :

Stonecutters Bridge is a 1.6 km long dual 3-lane high level cable stayed bridge, with a clear span of 1018 metres. It is a major part of the section of Route 8 between Tsing Yi and Cheung Sha Wan. The bridge will straddle the Rambler Channel at the entrance to the busy Kwai Chung Container port. It will be situated at the back-up land of the Container Terminal 8 (CT8) at the eastern side on Stonecutters Island. At the western side it will be built on the back-up land formed for Container Terminal 9 (CT9) on Tsing Yi Island. The Stonecutters Bridge when completed will be one of the longest span cable-stayed bridges in the world.

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