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Better Infrastructure, Better Life

CCCC's Top 10 Projects to Make Dreams Come True

Dedicated to the 10th Anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (2013-2023)

In the past ten years since the Belt and Road Initiative was proposed, CCCC has participated in over 1,000 projects in planning, consulting, design, investment, construction, and operation in various countries and regions along the routes. These projects include highways, railways, ports, bridges, airports, port dredging, and urban construction, which not only boosted the social and economic development of these countries and regions but also promoted cultural exchanges, cultivated local talent, and actively contributed to building a community with a shared future for mankind.

Among the projects constructed by CCCC, there are several significant projects such as "bridge of dreams," "first highways," and "first subways" that have helped local people achieve their long-standing aspirations. Let us have a look at some of the "dreamed projects" realized with the assistance of CCCC.

Cambodia

Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway

Cambodia's first expressway
187.05kilometers

With a total length of about 187.05 kilometers, the expressway connects Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, and Sihanoukville, the largest port city of the country.

After its opening to traffic, the driving time from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville is shortened from more than 5 hours to less than 2 hours, which will greatly reduce the logistics cost, facilitate the local people's travel and boost the economic development of Cambodia.

HIGHLIGHTS

Trial operation on October 1, 2022

Over one million vehicles have passed through the Cambodian Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway during the first 3 months since its inauguration.
VIEWS OF THE PROJECT

Montenegro

North-South Expressway

Montenegro's first-ever highway
180kilometers

About 180 kilometers long, North-South Expressway links the southern port city Bar and the northern city Boljare. It is also Montenegro's important access to Europe.

CRBC built the 41-km priority Smokovac-Matesevo section, with a bridge-to-tunnel ratio of about 60%, making many records on rigid-frame bridge construction in the Balkans. The section is the most difficult part of the project.

HIGHLIGHTS

Smokovac-Matesevo section was opened on July 13, 2022.
VIEWS OF THE PROJECT

Kenya

Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway

Kenya's long-awaited railway
472kilometers

Travel time between Mombasa and Nairobi was reduced from 10 hours to less than 5 hours.

The project was awarded the 2018 ENR's Best Project Rail/Transit.

By the end of December 2022, the Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway had transported 8.75 million passengers and 1.98 million TEUs.

HIGHLIGHTS

Opened for operation on May 31, 2017

5th anniversary of the operation of the Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway

The Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway boosts Kenya's GDP growth by 2%.
VIEWS OF THE PROJECT

  • "Today, our dream has come true!"

    —— Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said at the opening ceremony of Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway.

  • "It is the first choice for travel. it's affordable, it's quick and easy to get to for most people."

    ——local citizen

Serbia

Budapest-Belgrade Railway

Serbian people's dream for a high-speed rail realized
341.7kilometers

The railway connects Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, and Budapest, the capital of Hungary, and is an electrified mixed railroad. The total length of the railroad is 341.7 kilometers, with a design speed of 200 kilometers per hour, of which the Serbian section is 183 kilometers. 

After the opening of the Belgrade-Novi Sad railway, the running time between Belgrade and Novi Sad is shortened from 90 minutes to 30 minutes, and the quality and efficiency of transportation are greatly improved.

HIGHLIGHTS

On March 19, 2022, the Belgrade-Novi Sad section (80 kilometers long) of the Budapest-Belgrade Railway in Serbia was opened.

2.93 million passengers were transported by Belgrade-Novi Sad Railway during the first anniversary of its operation.
VIEWS OF THE PROJECT

  • "The opening of the new railway has put us on the fast track of high-speed rail development, making my business better and more convenient." 

    ——Novi Sad businessman Ivan

  • "This railway has improved the transportation conditions in our country, brought closer business connections between cities, and brought a better future for the local economy."

    ——Stepan, who has lived along the railway for more than 20 years.

Colombia

First Metro Line of Bogota

70-year dream of Bogota citizens for a subway comes true
23.96kilometers

As the largest municipal project in the history of Colombia, the first Metro Line of Bogota project (PLMB) is a model of win-win cooperation between China and Colombia. 

The line will use the highest level automated driverless system, the UTO fully automated driverless system.

The completion of the Bogotá Metro is expected to save citizens 839,000 hours of travel time per day.

HIGHLIGHTS

It is expected to be operational in 2028.
VIEWS OF THE PROJECT

  • "(The line) will improve transportation quality, and people will get to their workplaces comfortably"

    ——local citizen

Maldives

China-Maldives Friendship Bridge

Maldives' dream for a bridge across the sea realized
2000meters

China-Maldives Friendship Bridge is a 2-kilometer-long cross-sea bridge to connect Male, the capital of the Maldives, to the airport island. 

The CCCC team overcame three world problems: complex coral reefs, long waves in deep water and high temperature and salt corrosion, helping the Maldives to realize the dream of having a bridge across the sea.

HIGHLIGHTS

It was opened on August 30, 2018.
VIEWS OF THE PROJECT

  • "This is a bridge that holds the dream of the Maldivian people, and when other countries said it was impossible for the Maldivian people to have a bridge, it was the CCCC team that finally made our dream a reality. "

    ——Former Minister of Housing and Construction of the Maldives, Umar Zahir, said when visiting the bridge.

Croatia

Peljesac Bridge

First-time connection between Croatia's southern and northern regions
2440meters

The Peljesac Bridge and its linking-up road project are about 3.94 kilometers in length, of which the bridge is 2,440 meters long and 22.5 meters wide. The project stretches across the Little Stone Bay in the Adriatic Sea, and connects the Croatian territory across the sea. 

In 2022, Croatia saw an unprecedented peak in the number of tourists and the development of tourism increased Croatia's income.

HIGHLIGHTS

It was opened on July 26, 2022.

Nominated for IABSE Shortlisted Award for Infrastructure 
VIEWS OF THE PROJECT

Mozambique

Maputo–Katembe Bridge

Mozambique's long-awaited dream for a bridge comes true
Africa's largest suspension bridge

As a shining project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Maputo–Katembe Bridge has a total length of 3,011 meters and a main span of 680 meters.

The completion of the bridge has greatly facilitated transportation between the two sides of Maputo Bay and become an important part of Mozambique's north-south transportation artery connecting to South Africa.

HIGHLIGHTS

Officially opened on November 10, 2018

The bridge was awarded the "Award of Merit" of the Engineering News-Record (ENR) as the winner in the category "Global Best Projects" in 2019, and granted the 2017 and 2019 Fulton Awards of the Concrete Society of Southern Africa NPC for its excellent concrete construction quality.

VIEWS OF THE PROJECT

  • “The project created a total of 3,788 jobs during construction and trained more than 5,000 technical workers, becoming a university for training local industrial workers."

    ——Su Jian, then Chinese Ambassador to Mozambique, said at the opening ceremony of the bridge.

  • "The opening of the bridge has brought tangible benefits to the locals. Now I can take a car directly to work, saving a lot of time."

    ——António, who lives on the south side of Maputo Bay. 

  • "Before the bridge was opened, it took more than 100 kilometers and more than 2 hours to travel from downtown Maputo to the Katembe District. Now it only takes about 10 minutes, which is very convenient."

    ——Taxi driver Mashel

Nigeria

Lekki Deepwater Port

Ending the history of Africa's largest economy not having a deepwater port
Nigeria's largest port

As one of the largest deepwater ports in West Africa, Lekki Port can accommodate ships with up to 18,000 TEUs, and has an annual designed throughput capacity of 1.2 million TEUs. 

The operation of Lekki Port will address the bottleneck issue in the development of Nigeria's southwestern region, enhance the modernization and internationalization of Nigeria's shipping and logistics industries, and further promote the development of Nigeria's international trade.

HIGHLIGHTS

Lekki Port was opened on January 23, 2023.
VIEWS OF THE PROJECT

  • "Lekki Port will become Nigeria's first automated port capable of rapid customs clearance, which will prompt other Nigerian port operators to improve their operating levels and reduce cargo delays."

    ——Head of the Nigerian Ports Authority

  • "Lekki Port can accommodate the world's largest container ships, injecting "fresh vitality" into Nigeria's foreign trade and economy."

    ——Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State 

  • "Without the problem of port congestion and delays, goods can reach us on time, and we will have more opportunities to make money."

    ——A manager of an import and export trading company in Abuja

Cameroon

Kribi Deepwater Port

Cameroon realizes its century-long dream for a deepwater port
Cameroon's largest port

Once completed, the Kribi deepwater port will have an annual throughput of 250,000 TEUs and 1.2 million tons of bulk cargo, making it a major container transshipment port and an integrated hub in Central Africa.

The first phase of the project includes a 40,000-ton multi-purpose berth and a 50,000-ton container berth, as well as supporting facilities such as breakwaters, channel and port dredging, and loading and unloading equipment. The total length of the wharf is 670 meters. The second phase of the project includes a 70,000-ton container berth and a 100,000-ton container berth, with a wharf length of 715 meters.

HIGHLIGHTS

The first phase of Kribi Deepwater Port started operations on March 2, 2018.

As of July 2019, the port has completed approximately 210,000 standard container throughput.

VIEWS OF THE PROJECT