The construction of the River Barrow Bridge is advancing quickly.

The construction of the River Barrow Bridge is advancing quickly. Presently 7 out 19 cables have been stressed at the central pylon and 3 out of 9 cables have been stressed at the lateral pylons. The cantilevers are about 64 m long from the central pylon and 41 m long from the...
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The central box of span 9 is being cast. Bridge over Barrow river. New Ross. Ireland.

At the present moment the West approach spans (1 to 3) are finalized and the East approach spans (6 to 9) shall be finalized soon: the central box of span 9 is being cast and the overhangs of spans 6 and 7 have already been built. Main activity concentrates on the pylons and on...
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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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Viaduct over the Narcea river, a record in Asturias.

The Viaduct over the Narcea River, on the new section of the A63 motorway between Doriga and Cornellana, Asturias, is a unique structure 875 meters long and 75 meters high above the valley floor. The viaduct has six piles and seven bays, the most important of which has a span of...
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Constructing the final sections of the deck on the Bridge over the River Tajo at the Alcántara dam.

 The deck is currently being launched on the arch. In order to do so, two twin formworks advance from the north and south spans. Once the formworks reach the first pylons, concreting takes place on both sides at the same time, in order to reduce differential deformations. This...
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CFCSL is a part of the winning team for the Gordie Howe Bridge project that will link the US and Canada.

Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) announced today that a significant milestone has been met in the public-private partnership (P3) procurement process with the selection of Bridging North America as the Preferred Proponent to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the...
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May 2019, completion date of the new Pumarejo bridge in Barranquilla. Colombia.

View of the current construction of the approach spans placed span by span with movable formwork provided by BERD. (Photograph: Fernando de Yzaguirre) According to information published in the Colombian press by the Ministry of Transport, the National Road Institute...
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