Marée Channel Bridge-Tunnel

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Marée Channel Bridge-Tunnel
Carries8 lanes of I-90 (6 in use)
CrossesMarée Channel
LocaleEast of Lua and west of Aumiers, Milan
Official nameMarée Channel Bridge-Tunnel and Causeway System
Other name(s)MCBT
Named forMarée Channel
Maintained by
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed
Total length66.1 kilometres (41.1 mi)
Width32.9 metres (108 ft)
Height300 metres (984 ft)
Longest span1,085 metres (3,560 ft)
Clearance above85 metres (279 ft)
Clearance below58 metres (190 ft)
No. of lanes8 (6 in use)
Design life120 years
History
Engineering design byNeptune Engineering Group
Constructed byBurgons and Osfings
Construction startJune 2007
Construction cost$29.6 billion
OpenedJuly 1, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-07-01)
ReplacesMarée Channel Ferry
Location
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The Marée Channel Bridge-Tunnel, officially the Marée Channel Bridge-Tunnel and Causeway System, is a 66.1 kilometres (41.1 mi) crossing over the Marée Channel between the Cartadanian states of Milan and São Ricardo. Connecting the cities of Aumiers and Lua, it forms the eastern portion of the larger Fortuna Expressway and more largely, IH-90.

Completed in 2014, the MCBT was the most expensive individual federal highway project in the country's history. It is part of a sea link complex crossing the state of São Ricardo, along with the Aluna Channel Bridge-Tunnel, which adjoins the Fortuna Expressway and connects São Ricardo to Alexandria.

History

Ferry

Planning for fixed crossing

Current day

Issues

Accessibility and length

Tolls

Traffic

See also