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South Africa s long-span bridge
The Mtentu Bridge is a multi span box girder bridge, currently under construction, spanning the Mtentu River, near Lundini in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The Mtentu Bridge forms part of the N2 Wild Coast road (N2WC) project, which aims to improve the travel time between Durban and East London. Mtentu Bridge is scheduled to open as the highest bridge ever built in Africa with a deck height of approximately 223 meters. The massive central beam span of 260 meters will also be a record for the African continent among beam bridges and the 141 meter pier #9 will be also be the tallest on the. This project involves the construction of new road infrastructure to improve the transport link between the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces in South Africa The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) is responsible for the implementation of this project. Its 260-meter main span will rank among the world's longest balanced cantilever designs. Imagine that stretching across a gorge near Lundini, a speck on the map that's now a construction hotspot.
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How long are the optical fiber cables for communication in West Africa
The cable consists of four fibre pairs and is 14,530 km in length, linking from Yzerfontein in the Western Cape of South Africa to London in the United Kingdom. The West Africa Cable System (WACS) is a submarine communications cable linking South Africa with the United Kingdom along the west coast of Africa that was constructed by Alcatel-Lucent. In support of the focus on data, MTN has invested a total of USD 90 million in the subsea West Africa Cable. The West Africa cable infrastructure connects the company's subsidiaries as well as operators in the West African region to the international optical loop in Europe. The new cable is 9,414 km long and consists of two segments. The southern segment interconnects Morocco with Côte d'Ivoire, Togo. United Kingdom. Why Africa Needs ADSS Technology? ADSS cables uniquely solve Africa's twin challenges: rapid network expansion and infrastructure.
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