Danjiang Bridge Opening Ceremony Gala: Chen Shih-kai Pays Tribute to Construction Heroes, Taiwan Presents New Calling Card
The "Gratitude and Beautiful Night" opening ceremony gala for Danjiang Bridge was held on the bridge tonight. Minister of Transportation Chen Shih-kai stated that the bridge will become a new national gateway landmark for Taiwan, presenting a new calling card to the international community. The Danjiang Bridge will officially open at 11:30 AM on May 12th.
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(Central News Agency reporter Huang Hsu-sheng, New Taipei, 9th) The "Gratitude and Beautiful Night" opening ceremony gala for Danjiang Bridge was held on the bridge tonight. Minister of Transportation Chen Shih-kai stated that in this challenging project, every construction worker is an important hero; Danjiang Bridge is a new national gateway landmark for Taiwan and will present a new calling card to the international community.
Danjiang Bridge will officially open at 11:30 AM on May 12th. A series of activities were held before the opening, with tonight marking the final opening ceremony gala. The main stage was set up on the bridge, attracting many people to participate. Starting from 4 PM, people gradually ascended the bridge from the Tamsui side. Although it was raining, everyone still watched the performances on the screen with umbrellas or raincoats.
Minister of Transportation Chen Shih-kai stated in a joint interview that Danjiang Bridge is another world-first architecture for Taiwan. In the future, Danjiang Bridge will be Taiwan's new national gateway landmark and will present Taiwan's new calling card to the international community.
He said that the gala centered on "paying tribute to the engineering heroes who built Danjiang Bridge," expressing the government's and the public's respect and gratitude, especially as the construction process faced multiple challenges such as northeastern monsoons, tides, sea conditions, high and low temperatures, and high-altitude operations for personnel and equipment.
Chen Shih-kai said that the bridge, combined with the landscape of Tamsui, is an important work of art and carries many transportation modes such as roads, motorcycles, and light rail. He hopes that road users will comply with traffic signs and markings. Regarding public concerns about the width of the motorcycle lanes, he emphasized that it fully complies with construction specifications and will be reviewed dynamically.
The protagonists of the gala were the engineering personnel, including the New Taipei City Police Department's mounted police team, who all came to pay tribute to the heroes. Design teams such as Sinotech Engineering, Zaha Hadid Architects, and construction teams such as RSEA Engineering, successively came on stage to receive tributes.
To allow the public to participate in the gala, the organizing Ministry of Transportation's Directorate General of Highways planned to set up a 700-inch large TV wall in the designated viewing area, allowing synchronous viewing of the gala. Many people took the MRT and shuttle buses to the venue. A Mr. Chen, interviewed by the Central News Agency reporter, said he was very happy to witness this major public construction.
The main bridge of Danjiang Bridge is about 920 meters long, with a main span of 450 meters, making it the world's longest single-tower asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge. It was designed by the internationally renowned Zaha Hadid Architects, whose firm was inspired by the fluid movements of Cloud Gate dancers when designing it.
The opening ceremony gala program also included the O-Kai Singers' "Singing Tamsui" and joyful songs in the Atayal language, creating a lively atmosphere. (Editor: Wu Su-jou) 1150509
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(Central News Agency reporter Huang Hsu-sheng, New Taipei, 9th) The "Gratitude and Beautiful Night" opening ceremony gala for Danjiang Bridge was held on the bridge tonight. Minister of Transportation Chen Shih-kai stated that in this challenging project, every construction worker is an important hero; Danjiang Bridge is a new national gateway landmark for Taiwan and will present a new calling card to the international community.
Danjiang Bridge will officially open at 11:30 AM on May 12th. A series of activities were held before the opening, with tonight marking the final opening ceremony gala. The main stage was set up on the bridge, attracting many people to participate. Starting from 4 PM, people gradually ascended the bridge from the Tamsui side. Although it was raining, everyone still watched the performances on the screen with umbrellas or raincoats.
Minister of Transportation Chen Shih-kai stated in a joint interview that Danjiang Bridge is another world-first architecture for Taiwan. In the future, Danjiang Bridge will be Taiwan's new national gateway landmark and will present Taiwan's new calling card to the international community.
He said that the gala centered on "paying tribute to the engineering heroes who built Danjiang Bridge," expressing the government's and the public's respect and gratitude, especially as the construction process faced multiple challenges such as northeastern monsoons, tides, sea conditions, high and low temperatures, and high-altitude operations for personnel and equipment.
Chen Shih-kai said that the bridge, combined with the landscape of Tamsui, is an important work of art and carries many transportation modes such as roads, motorcycles, and light rail. He hopes that road users will comply with traffic signs and markings. Regarding public concerns about the width of the motorcycle lanes, he emphasized that it fully complies with construction specifications and will be reviewed dynamically.
The protagonists of the gala were the engineering personnel, including the New Taipei City Police Department's mounted police team, who all came to pay tribute to the heroes. Design teams such as Sinotech Engineering, Zaha Hadid Architects, and construction teams such as RSEA Engineering, successively came on stage to receive tributes.
To allow the public to participate in the gala, the organizing Ministry of Transportation's Directorate General of Highways planned to set up a 700-inch large TV wall in the designated viewing area, allowing synchronous viewing of the gala. Many people took the MRT and shuttle buses to the venue. A Mr. Chen, interviewed by the Central News Agency reporter, said he was very happy to witness this major public construction.
The main bridge of Danjiang Bridge is about 920 meters long, with a main span of 450 meters, making it the world's longest single-tower asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge. It was designed by the internationally renowned Zaha Hadid Architects, whose firm was inspired by the fluid movements of Cloud Gate dancers when designing it.
The opening ceremony gala program also included the O-Kai Singers' "Singing Tamsui" and joyful songs in the Atayal language, creating a lively atmosphere. (Editor: Wu Su-jou) 1150509
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