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Willemen Groep
Boerenkrijgstraat 133, BE - 2800 Mechelen
tel +32 15 569 965, groep@willemen.be
 
Bridge 34 - La Louvière
 

Project Details


Activities
Civil Engineering
Bridges

Contractors
Franki

location
Rue de la Petite Suisse
7100 La Louviere
Belgium
Hainaut BE

Client
Sofico, SPW

Start work 
03-2015


 

Infrastructure improvements and replacement of superstructure.
Description:

  • Two parallel skew bridges, comprising 2 x 6 rebuilt girders with variable inertia (PRS)
  • Length: 200 metres, with 2 x 50-metre approach spans and one 100-metre central span over a single waterway
  • Width: 2 x 19 metres.

Work involved:

  • Removal of asbestos from the structure
  • Raising the deck/adjustments/replacement of supports
  • Reinforcing the metal structure by adding flat components
  • Reconstructing the concrete decking to include cantilevered walkways
  • Fixing the bridge in its post-stress position.
Franki

Chemin des moissons, 10
4400 Flémalle, Liege (Belgium)
tel +32 4 2505150 | +32 4 3493939
info@franki.be
www.franki.be

Since 1998 Franki has been part of Willemen Groep, the largest family construction group in Belgium.