4 Europe-Africa Bridge
Radio Tech presenter Tom Burns interviews engineer Galal Hamdy.
Tom: What project ara you working on now?
Galal: We’re designing the world’s longest bridge
Tom: Where will it be?
Galal: Between Morocco and Spain. lt’ll connect Europe with Africa.
Tom: What are the specifications of the bridge?
Galal: lt will be almost 15 km long. Ln our design, the bridge will have two spans. Each span will be 4800m long.
Tom: That’s a very long span. How will that be possible?
Galal: The bridhe will have three steel pylons, on concrete piers. The pylons will be 1000 m high The deck will be very light and strong. lt’ll be made of fiberglass.
Tom: Many engineers think you won’t be able to build this bridge.Galal: l don’t agree. l think we’ll complete it around 2023