On October 20, 2026, an opening ceremony was held in Mulukuku, Nicaragua, for the “Japan-Nicaragua Friendship Bridge,” for which Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd. (OC Global) provided consulting services for detailed design and construction supervision.
The ceremony was attended by stakeholders from both countries and local residents, including, from Nicaragua, Mr. Oscar Mojica, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, and Ms. Genara Dávila Méndez, Mayor of Mulukuku, and from Japan, Mr. Masahiro Ogino, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Nicaragua, and Mr. Tomoyuki Odani, Chief Representative of JICA Nicaragua Office, who together celebrated the completion of the bridge.
The bridge is a 176-m steel truss bridge, and its construction was carried out by JFE Engineering Corporation.

Commemorative photo of stakeholders from Nicaragua and Japan

Center: Mr. Oscar Mojica, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure
Second from left: Mr. Masahiro Ogino, Ambassador of Japan to Nicaragua
Left: Takuma Oguni, Deputy Director, Road Transport Division, OC Global
Second from right: Masakazu Toki, Project Manager, OC Global

Handshake between Minister Oscar Mojica and Oguni of OC Global

Traditional dance performed by local children at the opening ceremony

The Caribbean coastal region of Nicaragua is one of the regions lagging behind in terms of infrastructure development, and the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region (RACCN) in particular has been positioned by the Nicaraguan government as a priority area for development.
The trunk road between Rio Blanco and Siuna (National Road 21B) is an important transport route connecting the capital, Managua, with the RACCN. It serves as a route for transporting agricultural, livestock, and forestry products from the region, and also plays an important role in supporting the daily lives of residents along the road. However, some of the bridges on this section posed risks to traffic and had become bottlenecks for transport and logistics in the region.
This project aims to improve transport and logistics on this section by constructing the Japan-Nicaragua Friendship Bridge in Mulukuku, and to contribute to revitalizing the regional economy by improving market access.

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