Sai Van Bridge is the third crossing linking Macao Peninsula and Taipa Island. it is a harp-shape cable-stay bridge with a total length of 2,200 metres and a width of 28 metres. It is the first concrete two-level bridge in the world.

The upper deck will have six lanes and the lower deck, which will be open under extreme weather conditions, will have four lanes and could also accommodate a future light railway.

Construction of the bridge begun on 7 November 2002 and the contract cost is just over MOP 560 million.

On Sunday afternoon, accompanied by Edmund Ho Hau Wah, President Hu Jintao attended the inauguration ceremony of the Sai Van Bridge in Macao.

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