01 December 2007

Bahrain has signed a $108.9 million contract with South Korea’s Sungwon Corporation to construct a massive flyover aimed at easing the traffic bottleneck at the kingdom’s busy Isa Town Gate Intersection.

Commenting on the contract, founder and chairman of Sungwon Corporation, Yoon-Soo Jeon, said: “Work has commenced on the Isa Town Gate Intersection, which will become a construction showpiece that will set new trends in the booming construction industry in Bahrain. This project is a great opportunity for Sungwon to showcase its expertise not only in the construction of high rise development but also in civil works for the region. It will enable us to offer our range of world-class services, wealth of expertise and long years of experience to a country like Bahrain that is committed to accelerated economic development”.
Sungwon, one of the largest integrated construction companies in South Korea, has flown into Bahrain a number of top Korean civil engineers, in addition to mobilising the special construction equipment that is required to construct the intersection, the first of its kind in the region. The mobilisation of labour and equipment will involve an initial investment of over $50 million.
Sungwon will introduce innovative construction techniques and practices, and Bahrain’s construction sector will, for the first time, be able to witness the construction of a major flyover using “a launching girder”, thereby eliminating the need to use elaborate scaffolding that disrupt traffic during the 33-month construction stage.
The multi-lane intersection will have five different arteries on three layers to help maintain the current volume of traffic flow at the Isa Town Gate Intersection, which handles 6,000 cars per hour at peak time. Once the project is finished in three years’ time, it will be sufficient to accommodate any increase in traffic that is anticipated over the next few years.

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