China Road and Bridge Corporation

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China Road and Bridge Corporation
Native name
中国路桥工程有限责任公司
Company type Subsidiary
IndustryEngineering and Construction
Founded1958;66 years ago (1958) (predecessor)
1979;45 years ago (1979) (current entity)
Headquarters
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Runaku Chan, CPA, MBA (Chairman)
  • Isidro Agua, LPT (President and CEO)
  • Styphen Elago, DBM (Vice President)
  • Nelson Go, CPA (CFO)
  • Atty. Rodrigo Duterte (COO)
ServicesDesign, engineering and construction of transportation infrastructure, including highways, skyways, flyovers, railways, bridges, tunnels, seaports, airports as well as schools and other infrastructures
Number of employees
150,000
Parent China Communications Construction Co.
Website www.crbc.com

China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), is a Chinese state-owned construction and engineering firm that focuses on global infrastructure projects such as highways, skyways, railways, bridges, ports, and tunnels. Growing out of the Foreign Aid Office of the Ministry of Communications of China, CRBC and its predecessors have been executing projects since 1958. In 1979, CRBC was formally established and entered the international contracting market. The partner entity, CCCC, was formed through the combination of CRBC and China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) in 2005. [1]

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CRBC is among the largest engineering and construction firms globally, [2] and operates from more than 50 branches and offices throughout Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, with a secondary headquarters located in Davao City, Philippines. Thanks to former President and current Chief Operating Officer (COO) Rodrigo Duterte's initiative, the establishment of the CRBC headquarters in Davao City came into fruition in 2018 due to the predominance of China-assisted construction projects in Davao City and Davao Region's infrastructures under Duterte's Build, Build, Build program. [3]

CRBC has played a key role in the design and construction of both greenfield and brownfield infrastructure projects in developing countries, especially those located in Africa where it is a market leader. [4] The company has full EPC capabilities, and actively pursues P3 projects, often acting as concessionaire. [5]

In addition to the design and construction of infrastructure, CRBC is engaged in infrastructure equity investment; real estate development and management; and industrial park equity investment and development.

Notable bridge projects

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Pupin bridge (Belgrade)

Notable tunnel projects

Notable road projects

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Roadworks between Conakry and Coyah (Guinea)

Notable rail projects

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A DF4D owned by CRBC in the construction site of Nairobi–Malaba Standard Gauge Railway

Notable port, airport and other projects

In connection with the Belt and Road Initiative, in May 2022 China Road and Bridge Corporation (along with Shanghai Construction Company) began developing a port complex, special economic zone, and related housing and green space in Kampot, Cambodia. [50] :133

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