China, Maldives eye proposed bridge project
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THE Chinese and Maldives governments have signed a memorandum of understanding for a pre-feasibility study of a proposed bridge connecting the international airport to the capital Male, an official said yesterday.
Housing Minister Mohamed Muiz signed the MOU on behalf of the Maldivian government and said current research programs on building the bridge as well as future feasibility assessments and design work fall under the mandate of the MOU.
“The bridge project is high on the Maldivian government’s priority list,” Muiz said. “Most of the preparation work is now complete.”
The preliminary study will be followed by a project feasibility study. A design plan will then be determined, and the two governments will explore options to finance the project.
Chinese President Xi Jinping previously expressed his hope that the bridge would be named the “China-Maldives Friendship Bridge” during a visit to the Indian Ocean group of islands in September.
The construction of a bridge was first announced during former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s re-election campaign in 2008.
Former President Mohamed Nasheed also pledged to link Male to its four suburb islands via a bridge.
The project’s cost is yet to be announced.
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