The Thilamale' bridge construction work is 1.11 percent ahead of schedule, the Construction Ministry said yesterday.
The project is now expected to be completed from Male' to Gulhifalhu on March 31, 2026, with Gulhifalhu and Thilafushi to be connected by September 30, 2026, the Construction Ministry said.
With 35.53 percent of the total project done, 43 percent of the pile caps, 40 percent of the pier columns and 58 percent of the piling work for the bridge's pillars have now been completed, the ministry said.
The ministry said 24 percent of the precast segments for the bridge's superstructure have also been manufactured.
Financed with loans from the Indian Exim Bank, the project was awarded to India's Afcons company to be completed in two phases.
