Incheon Bridge Project - The role of the Contractor's Checking Engineer

摘要

A 12.3 km long sea crossing is currently under construction at Incheon in South Korea. At a cost ofUS$1.4 billion, the crossing will link the new Incheon International Airport on Yeongjong island toSongdo (New City) and the new International Free Enterprise Zone (IFEZ) which are both currentlyunder construction. A cable stayed bridge will cross the 625.5m wide by 74m high navigationchannel leading to the Port of Incheon. With an 800m long main span, this will be the longestspanning bridge in South Korea and will form part of one of the longest sea crossings in the world.A joint venture team comprising Halcrow, Arup and local consultant Dasan was appointed bydesign and construct contractor Samsung Construction JV (SCJV) as the Contractor's CheckingEngineer (CCE) in March 2005.