PANGANI BRIDGE, TANZANIA

Photo credit: Aurecom, Exploration architecture

PROJECT DATA:

CLIENT:
Tanzania National Road Agency

LOCATION:
Spanning Pangani river, Tanzania.

PERIOD:
2022 – 2026

DESIGNER:
Aurecom

CONTRACTOR:
Shandong Luqiao Group Co. Ltd

KATELULA POSITION:
Project Bridge Engineer

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The 525-meter bridge, along with 25 kilometers of connecting and bypass roads, is expected to redefine transport and trade along Tanzania’s northern coast once complete.

The project is part of the government’s broader plan to strengthen
connectivity along the East African Coastal Corridor, linking Malindi–
Mombasa–Lunga Lunga/Horohoro – Tanga – Pangani –Bagamoyo
(Makurunge) a 454-kilometer route that supports the movement of goods, people, and services across the region.

The main span structure features a support arrangement of 52.50m +
7×60.00m +52.5m = 525m. The superstructure is the prestressed concrete box girder with deck width of 13.55m and girder height of 4.17m.

The substructure consists of two abutments and seven intermediate Y-
shaped piers. Both the abutments and piers are made of reinforced concrete with pile group foundation configuration.