Arch finished closed in Chengdu bridge. China.

Last July it was held in the enclosure of the arch of the East Bridge that crosses the Jiangxi River, in the Chinese province of Sichuan. Construction has been under way since summer 2021, with deck and arch erection using a conventional construction system with temporary...
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Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy bridge in New Ross. FIB OS 2021 award.

During the recently concluded Oslo Congress, the FIB awards ceremony for Outstanding Structures took place. Our colleague Miguel Ángel Astiz attended on behalf of CARLOS FERNANDEZ CASADO, S.L. (CFCSL) to collect together with Marcos Sánchez on behalf of Arup,...
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Chamorro bridge in Perú near completion.

Chamorro Bridge, belonging to the public investment project “Rehabilitation of Bridges Package 2 – lca and Piura (Chamorro Bridge and Accesses and Salitral Bridge and Accesses)”, which is part of Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones reconstruction...
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The Cebu-Cordova Bridge, the largest bridge in the Philippines, designed by the JV CFC-SENER, was inaugurated.

Last Wednesday, April 27th, with the presence of numerous authorities, the Ambassador of Spain in the Republic of the Philippines Mr. Jorge Moragas and the CEO of Acciona Mr. Luis Castilla among others, the President of the Republic of the Philippines Mr. Rodrigo Duterte...
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Javier Manterola Armisén receives the International Civil Engineering Award from the José Entrecanales Ibarra Foundation.

The José Entrecanales Ibarra Foundation  presented yesterday its International Awards for Civil Engineering and Development Cooperation, to our co-President Javier Manterola Armisén, and to a cooperation project between Senegal and Gambia, presented by the NGO Alliance for...
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The erection of the Gordie Howe International Bridge keeps moving!

The erection of the Gordie Howe International Bridge keeps moving! Both inclined legs of the Towers are almost finalized, reaching a height around 140.0 m. Steel piles for the foundations of the Approach Bridges are being driven, side span piers (designed by joint venture...
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The president of Colombia inaugurates the new bridge over the Magdalena River. Colombia.

On December 4, the President of Colombia, Iván Duque, inaugurated Functional Unit 4 of the fourth generation Magdalena 2 highway, which facilitates communication to more than 100,000 inhabitants of the municipalities of Puerto Berrío (Antioquia) and Cimitarra (Santander ), in...
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The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge in New Ross wins the vehicle bridge award from the British “Institution of Structural Enginners”.

The Structural Awards are the world's leading awards for structural engineering excellence.
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CFC / STRENG proposal for the new bridge that will cross the Douro River between Vila Nova de Gaia and Porto.

Although CFC’s proposals in the international design competition for the new bridge that will cross the Douro River between Vila Nova de Gaia and Porto were not finally selected, given the uniqueness and relevance of this competition, we share the first one developed with...
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The closure of the main span of the Cebu Bridge is successfully completed. Philippines.

On October 5, the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) achieved an important milestone in the construction of its main bridge, culminating the closure of its main span of 390m. The project engineering has been entrusted to UTE SENER-CFC, the company that will also prepare the...
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