Piling work has now been completed on the Thilamale' Bridge - connecting Male', Vilimale', Gulhi Falhu and Thilafushi.

In a post on X, Minister of Construction, Housing and Infrastructure Dr Abdulla Muththalib stated that 263 piles needed for the bridge have now been installed at 68 locations on and offshore.

The minister highlighted that this is the most challenging task involved in the bridge construction.

With the completion of the piling work, 60.84 percent of the project is now completed, he said.

The Thilamale' Bridge, being built by India's Afcons company, will be 6.7km long.

In April, the world's highest precast segment was also installed on the bridge.

As per the Indian High Commission, the precast segments being produced in Gulhi Falhu are the highest long line method precast segments in the world.

The ThilaMale' Bridge is projected to cost USD 500 million (MVR 7.7 billion). These amounts are reached through USD 400 million dollars given through line of credit from India's Exim Bank and a grant of USD 100 million dollars from the Government of India.