A Key Economic Link Highlights Complex Deals and Contractor Revisions
At opposite ends of South Korea, two monumental bridges are emerging from the mainland. Both are technically daring, but the 12.3-kilometer-long Inchon Bridge is breaking new ground in Korea by using foreign leadership and excluding contractors from its investors.
The Inchon Bridge linking the mainland to Yeongjong Island and Seoul's international airport, and the 8.2-km-long Busan-Geoje crossing, on the southeast coast, together cost some $2.5 billion. Both are long sea crossings incorporating major cable-stayed spans.