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08/17/2018, 04:03:47
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Workers use a DRONE to lay cables during construction of £120m bridge over raging river
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Xingkang Bridge, in China, takes shape as workers used an innovative way during the construction
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A drone was used to carry a pilot rope to the other side of the valley before steel cables were installed
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The device is 100 times more efficient than traditional methods and cuts the cost by 80 per cent
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The massive overpass, located near the Tibetan Plateau, is expected to complete in August 2018
As China impresses the world with its efficiency in building massive bridges, builders have found a new way to construct overpasses even faster.
Workers who are building the 4,629-foot-long Xingkang Bridge in Sichuan Province have used a drone to help them install cables.
A video has emerged showing how an unmanned device flew over the raging Dadu River while carrying a pilot cable towards the bridge's other tower.
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