Recently, the Quanzhou Bay cross-sea bridge of the Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway, built by CCCC's Second Harbor Engineering, won the FIDIC's Project of the Year award at the 2024 FIDIC Global Infrastructure Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. This recognition follows its win of the Theodore Cooper Award (Railway Bridge) at the International Bridge Conference (IBC) in April this year.

The FIDIC Project Awards, established in 2013, annually recognize engineering projects worldwide that contribute significantly to global economic and social development. These awards are often referred to as the "Nobel Prize" of the international engineering world.

The bridge spans a total length of 20.3 kilometers, with the sea-crossing section stretching 8.96 kilometers. It is China's first sea-crossing high-speed railway bridge and the world's first sea-crossing high-speed railway bridge designed for an operating speed of 350 kilometers per hour. The bridge officially opened in September 2023, connecting Fuzhou and Xiamen and establishing a "one-hour living circle" between the two cities.