Urbamusa this morning has made the installation works of the arc on the A-30 that connects the entrance to El Palmar and the South Coast.
The metal arc of weathering steel atmospheric corrosion preventing weighs 16 tons divided into two halves of 8 tons, has a total length of 45.8 meters and a height of 9 meters.
To install the traffic court of a stretch of the A-30, between mile markers 146 and 148, between 21:30 and 06:00 this morning has been necessary, offering alternative routes to the conductors.
During today and tomorrow continue to cosmetic operations adequacy of the existing viaduct and installation and implementation of safety barrier in the A-30.
To install the arc has required that two rotating cranes of 50 tons on the sides of the bridge, each leg of the arch elevate, positioning it as close as possible to the foundation for it to be placed in its final position and subsequent attachment.
Then they have positioned two lifting platforms on the bridge for the second part and perform the same operation.
Finally, we have fully faced the two sections of the arc and has made the connection between them by tightening screws and end anchors in its final position.
The works are financed by the Autonomous Community
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia