Society | Apr 09

Typhoon-hit Kansai airport bridge fully reopens

The bridge connecting Kansai International Airport, on an artificial island in Osaka Bay, with the mainland, was fully reopened Monday with all six inbound and outbound lanes functional following months of repairs after it was hit by a tanker ship during a typhoon in September 2018.

Typhoon Jebi had flooded a terminal and a runway at the region's major international gateway, and caused a tanker to smash into the bridge, causing extensive damage and stranding thousands of people at the airport. The full reopening had been expected to take more than a year but was cut to seven months as work was completed ahead of schedule, in time for the start of the Golden Week vacation.

Source: ANNnewsCH


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