Infrastructure
Work Progresses 24/7 to Replace Collapsed Genoa Viaduct
With 18 piers complete, crews are working round the clock on central spans
Photo Courtesy of Fincantieri Infrastructure
The first of the three longest central spans of a new viaduct over the Polcevera River in Genoa, Italy, has been raised more than 40 m by strand jacks, following the first eight spans, which started going up in October.
With a workforce peaking at 600 people, contractors at the site have worked round the clock since the start to expedite completion of the $220-million, 1,067-m-long steel and concrete structure to replace the viaduct that collapsed on Aug. 14, 2018, causing 43 deaths.
Fincantieri Infrastructure placed the 1,800-tonne, 94-m-long fabrication between pier top sections forming the 100-m span.
Meanwhile, Salini Impregilo, its equal partner in the PerGenova joint venture, completed the last of 18 concrete piers.
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