Urubamba Bridge opened. Peru. CFC Project and Technical Assistance.

The Urubamba Bridge crosses the Vilcanota River at the limit of the Urubamba and Maras districts, connecting Cusco and Pisac with Ollantaytambo. It is located at PK 59 + 130 of the PE-28F highway: Urubamba – Chincheros – Cachimayo in the province of Urubamba,...
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The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy bridge opened in New Ross, Ireland. CFC was responsible for the preliminary design and, in collaboration with Arup, for the detailed design of the new bridge.

Ireland´s longest bridge has been officially opened at a ceremony in Co Wexford yesterday. The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge crosses the River Barrow between Wexford and Kilkenny and is part of a €230m upgrade to the N25 New Ross bypass. At 887m, it overtakes the 230m River Suir...
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The Pumarejo Bridge was inaugurated in Barranquilla, Colombia. CFCSL project. Sacyr construction.

On Friday, December 20, President Iván Duque cut the ribbon to officially declare the new Pumarejo Bridge, built over the Magdalena River and connecting the departments of Atlántico and Magdalena with the rest of the Colombian Caribbean, officially open. The Ministry of...
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Interesting article about New Ross Bridge, Ireland. CFC is carrying out the construction project.

“The River Barrow bridge – a key part of the N25 New Ross bypass scheme – has an ambitious design which sets it apart from the bridges that have gone before and, in time, the 46th crossing will become one of the most recognisable structures in the country, writes Mary...
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Antonio Martínez Cutillas, engineer of CFCSL, awarded with the Medal of Professional Merit of the Civil Engineers College.

June 13th, the Civil Engineers Colleg, handed out the annual awards of professional recognition to the members who have stood out in a relevant way, carried out professional actions of unquestionable merit or rendered outstanding services to the profession. The event was headed...
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The Torres Colón 1969-2019 exhibition.

A time-travelling journey through one of the works that define Spanish architecture of the last half of the 20th century. The Torres Colón 1969-2019 exhibition, which can be visited between the 11th of April and 16th of July in Fernán Gómez...
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Bridge over Tagus river at Alcántara reservoir. Cáceres.

10 hypothesis of load test More information. Photos & Video: Carlos Manterola Jara.
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Concreting the last section of the bridge over the Tagus River in the Alcántara reservoir. Cáceres.

Fifteen days ago, the concreting of the last section of the Viaduct over the Tagus River was carried out, which means the closure of the structure. Corresponds to a section of 27 meters attached to the key pile . After this operation, only the realization of the prestressing of...
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Cebú-Córdova Bridge. 6 months from the beginning of the construction. CFCSL design & construction project.

It has been six months since the beginning of the construction of the bridge with the formal kickoff of the piling works. Officials of Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway Corp. (CCLEC), Metro Pacific Tollways Corp., and Metro Pacific Investment Corp. assured that the bridge will rise by...
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Javier Manterola, 2018 Lorenzo H. Zambrano Award. CEMEX

The Spanish engineer Javier Manterola Armisén received last Thursday, November 8, in Mexico, the Lorenzo H. Zambrano prize, the highest award given by the Cemex cement company, for his 56 years of experience as a designer of emblematic bridges. The award was collected in his name...
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