Studio London Zaha Hadid Architects, working with Leonhardt, Andrä & Partner and Sinotech 10 Bowling Green Lane London EC1R 0BQ Engineering Consultants, have won the international competition to design the T +44 20 7253 5147 new Danjiang Bridge in Taipei for the Directorate General of Highways, Taiwan, F +44 20 7251 8322 R.O.C.
[email protected] Located at the mouth of Tamsui River that flows through the capital Taipei, the www.zaha-hadid.com Danjiang Bridge is integral to the infrastructure upgrading program of northern Taiwan. The bridge will increase connectivity between neighbourhoods and reduce through-traffic on local roads within local town centres by linking the Highways 2 and 15, with the West Coast Expressway (Route 61) and Bali-Xindian Expressway Danjiang Bridge (Route 64). By also reducing traffic from the congested Guandu Bridge upriver, the Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. Danjiang Bridge will greatly improve the northern coast traffic system and enhance accessibility throughout the region with the rapidly expanding Port of Taipei/Taipei Design Description & Project Team Harbour, the region’s busiest shipping port. The Danjiang Bridge will also allow for the extension of Danhai Light Rail Transportation (DHLRT) system over the Tamsui River to connect the town of Bali and the Port/Harbour with Taipei’s public rail network. The Tamsui River estuary is a natural environment flanked by the urban centres of Tamsui to the East and Bali to the west. The estuary is rapidly growing in popularity with both residents and tourists as a recreational area where people gather each day to watch the sun setting over the Taiwan Strait.