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HULHULE-MALE’ BRIDGE PROJECT

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EIA for the proposed Hulhule-Male’ Bridge Project<br />

7.7 Alternative Scheduling<br />

One of the most critical elements for the success of the bridge project would be the<br />

implementation of the planned relocation of the existing airport runway. If the relocation of the<br />

runway does not materialise by the time the bridge becomes operational, the bridge may be<br />

virtually unusable at certain times of the day due to road closure. All road traffic will have to<br />

cease during take-off and landing as the road is too close to the runway. Traffic lights will be<br />

controlled by the Air Traffic Control and may involve unscheduled closures as well. This may<br />

make the traffic unpredictable and unreliable forcing people to use ferry services.<br />

An alternative option would be to either delay the construction of the bridge or the operation of<br />

the bridge until the runway is relocated. However, delaying construction may not be an option<br />

due to the advanced stage of negotiation with the Chinese Government and funding sources.<br />

Delaying the opening of the bridge is an option but is difficult to predict given that the opening<br />

is scheduled for an election year.<br />

Thus, even if the most ideal scheduling will be to delay the project until there is a guarantee on<br />

the start of the runway relocation project, the only practical option at this stage it to move<br />

forward with currently proposed scheduling.<br />

Prepared by: CDE Consulting & China Shipping Environment Technology<br />

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