Dans le cadre de son programme annuel de remise de prix Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL), l’Amercian Society of Civil Engineers a choisi le projet du pont Sutong d’AECOM, dans la province de Jiangsu en Chine, comme la réalisation de génie civil la plus remarquable au monde pour 2010. Selon les termes des juges, le pont Sutong a repoussé la frontière technologique en ce qui concerne la construction de ponts à longue portée.
The Sutong Bridge crosses the Yangtze River, connecting the cities of Suzhou and Nantong. With a main span of 1,088 meters, it is the world’s longest cable-stayed bridge – and the first cable-stayed bridge to surpass a 1,000-meter span. Since opening to traffic during 2008, the bridge has reduced the commute between the two cities from four hours to one hour.
AECOM provided design and construction engineering services to China Communications and Construction Company, Second Navigational Engineering Bureau, for the bridge, which was one of five projects considered for the ASCE honor as part of the organization’s annual Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) awards program.
“The Sutong Bridge serves as a great example of what can be achieved when a client who is committed to the sustainable advancement of infrastructure partners with a professional technical services leader like AECOM to transform a vision into reality,” said AECOM President and Chief Executive Officer John M. Dionisio.
“The Sutong Bridge pushed the technological frontier of long-span bridge construction,” said Dionisio. “We are honored by this recognition of a critical project that balances the need to advance a society with a commitment to environmental conservation.”
This year’s OPAL awards were presented on March 25 in Washington, D.C.
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