Maputo — The China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), the contractor building the suspension bridge across the bay of Maputo, linking the centre of the city to the outlying municipal district of Katembe, on Sunday put into place the first of the 57 metallic modules that will form the deck of the bridge.
The deck weighs more than 7,000 tonnes. Each of the parts is 12 metres wide, 26 metres long and three metres thick.
Speaking at Sunday's ceremony, the Minister of Public Works, Carlos Bonete, said the deck should be assembled in 45 days, if the weather remains favourable.
