UDC’s Gewan Bridge reaches significant completion milestone

Doha: United Development Company (UDC), the master developer of The Pearl-Qatar and Gewan Island, announced that Gewan Bridge’s construction, spanning The Pearl-Qatar’s main entrance Boulevard, has reached a significant milestone completion.

The first half of the bridge’s main span segments is now fully connected to its associated pylon, via a series of stay cables which are fully tested and further complemented by post-tensioning within each individual segment. The required concrete quantity will exceed 10,000 cbm while stay cable strands will reach up to 63 meters, and the length of the post tensioning tendons will be up to 3,000 meters. Vehicles can drive safely under the bridge during the construction stage while complying with road guidance signs installed on The Pearl-Qatar’s main entrance Boulevard regarding speed limits and height restrictions, in addition to all other safety directives provided on site.