{"id":1147,"date":"2011-01-01T12:02:12","date_gmt":"2011-01-01T12:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ibt\/?post_type=projects&p=1147"},"modified":"2026-04-02T02:52:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T02:52:21","slug":"hodariyat-bridge-abu-dhabi-uae","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ibt\/project\/hodariyat-bridge-abu-dhabi-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"Hodariyat Bridge – Abu Dhabi, UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC)<\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n
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Dates<\/div>\n

Construction Completed: 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Localisation<\/div>\n
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Partners<\/div>\n
Overseas AST CO. LLC. – VSL Middle East LLC. Joint Venture<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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DESIGN-BUILD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Main Span: <\/strong>200 m (656 ft)
Total Length:<\/strong> 1.3 km (0.8 mi)
Width: <\/strong>36.3 m (119 ft) (six lanes, shoulders, and two walkways).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Hodariyat Bridge connects Abu Dhabi’s southern coastline to the Hodariyat Island coastline. The 1.3 km (4,265 ft) long bridge provides a 29 m (95 ft) vertical clearance for the 170 m (557 ft) wide navigation channel. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The superstructure carries six lanes of traffic and two walkways. It consists of a 36.3 m (119 ft) wide single-cell precast segmental concrete box girder with stiffening struts inside and outside the box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main span of the Hodariyat Bridge spans 200 m (656 ft) and is supported by a single plane of stay cables within the bridge median. The foundations consist of 1.2 m (3 ft) and 1.5 m (4 ft) diameter drilled shafts socketed into the bedrock. The 55 m (180 ft) long approach spans are built by incremental launching from the abutments, while the main spans are built in a balanced cantilever using a beam and winch system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To construct the bridge approach piers, precast segments were cast using the long-line method. The pile caps are formed with permanent precast shells supported by the pile casings. Construction started on site in January 2009 following the design-build contract award the previous September. The formal handover took place just 27 months later, in April 2012.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Construction Week Awards 2012 honored the Hodariyat Bridge as the Infrastructure Project of the Year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Judges recognized the Hodariyat Bridge as a remarkable accomplishment, acknowledging its status as a “huge, challenging, and complex project” that was successfully delivered to the client ahead of schedule.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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