Cranes Usabiaga in the placement of the 5th bridge of San Sebastian
Bridge Placement
The city of Donostia - San Sebastian has just opened the sixth bridge, but it takes over care of the fifth, which is built at the height of Amara Plaza hotel. Yesterday was the kick-off of the placement of the structure, that will not stop day and night to within five weeks.
The goal: that the vehicles caught this new way out of the city before next Christmas.
The locals have seen little movement in the two years of work that have been used in this new bridge, but from now on the motion is continuous. The implementation of this infrastructure has had several incidents, such as a change of materials delayed construction for several months and a change in the way of executing the order not to invade a rail ride Bizkaia.
The arches and part of the bridge beams presets are gone ashore in recent weeks, a trial out of the river to make sure all assembled to perfection and no surprises once the pieces are carried on the bed, is a Battery-free bridge over the river, such as Mundaiz. But the start of this process should wait for parts 1 and 2 were in San Sebastian. The first one came in the early hours of Monday to Tuesday and the second will arrive this next morning. These are the nodes of the bridge, parts that are inserted into the bracket on the right bank of the river and ancient area of Koipe Bodegas y Bebidas, and together with the beam brace on the left bank, are of vital importance because 'will be those that hold the whole structure of the bridge, "the councilor explained yesterday Works and Projects, Duñike Agirrezabalaga.
This piece measures 32 meters long and weighs 70 tons. He was transported at dawn from the company Ascamon of Langreo (Asturias), and waited all morning in the trailer, a special transport multi-axis-up by placing two large cranes. The crux is that which in a few weeks to assemble strapping the bridge, which will rely on the walk outside the Bizkaia, and the arc that will fly between the sidewalk and the road of the future runway.
The next morning the procedure is repeated with the arrival of the second node and placement, along the next morning. Next week is expected to proceed with the beam brace on the left (walk Bizkaia), and the next date of importance is, if the program does not twist on 10 August. On the morning of the Tuesday-Wednesday will begin to place the straps and bows from side to side of river. The rest of the month will be used in welding the cross beams of the structure. In September the board will run the bridge Lehendakari José Antonio Aguirre, and the months of October and November will be used to finish the work: paving, plant, railing, furniture, etc. If there is further delay the bridge and find open before year.
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