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Willemen Groep
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tel +32 15 569 965, groep@willemen.be
 
Pedestrian bridge Schijnpoortweg - Antwerp
 

Project Details


Activities
Civil Engineering
Bridges

Contractors
Franki Construct

location
Schijnpoortweg
2170 Antwerpen
Belgium
Antwerpen BE

Client
Stad Antwerpen

Engineering Office
Rots

Span
180m

Surface area above ground
1 650m²

Construction period 
1 year 7 months

Start work 
10-2018

End of work 
05-2020


 

Franki Construct has built a six-meter wide pedestrian bridge that will provide a safe crossing point between Spoor Oost and the Sportpaleis and Lotto Arena in Antwerp. Thousands of people are set to use this walkway when large events take place at either of these venues.

Works on the project started in October 2018 with the laying of foundations and the construction of the bridge head on the Spoor Oost side. The bridge piers on the side of the water treatment plant and Lobroekdok followed at a later stage. The foundations for the piers next to Schijnpoortweg and Noordersingel were already put in place. In januari 2020 the final bridge pier was installed in between the tram tracks, and the walkway has been opened in may 2020. As the bridge removes the need for pedestrians crossings, vehicle traffic around the area also runs much more smoothly.

Franki Construct

Kartuizersweg 1
2550 Kontich (Belgium)
tel +32 3 821 16 80
FCVINFO@franki.be
www.franki.be

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