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| Acciona to build a new bridge over the Oder River, in Poland  Acciona Infrastructure, one of the four largest construction companies in Spain, has been chosen, with its subsidiary Mostostal Warszawa, to build a new bridge over the Oder River, in Poland, which will be one of the ten largest cable-stayed concrete bridges in the world. The contract, from the Polish Roads Authority, must be completed in 30 months and has a budget of 166 million euro. The Oder bridge will be part of the Wrocław bypass, in eastern Poland, linking the A-4, the future S-5 to Poznań and the S-8 to Warsaw. The project comprises building a 612-meter cable-stayed bridge over the main channel of the river plus two overpasses, measuring approximately 611 and 521 metres, on each side of the river, making a total length of 1.75 kilometres.The central pier, located on Rędzińska island in the middle of the river, will be 122 metres tall, the highest structure of its kind in Poland. The bridge will also be the first in Poland to be fitted with sensors to detect damage or deterioration in any of its components. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |