last year, a bridge between the Metallurgical area and the Chelyabinsk airport is recognized as an emergency because of the threat of destruction. The upgrade of the overpass began in late 2019. Since November, the bridge started dismantling lighting, tram tracks and catenary systems. Work on the reconstruction of the bridge are under the control of the city administration and carried out by forces of the contractor – OOO "Ural-SERVIS-Grupp".
At the design stage, the representatives of the contractor has approached CMP with the offer of cooperation, within which to repair the overpass attracted professionals and technicians of railway transport Department of the plant.
In January, the CMP specialists dismantled and shipped for disposal of old reinforced concrete beam bridge. The work was carried out with the help of specialized flatcars and two taps. The repair took about 10 pieces of equipment, since the length of one beam was 24 meters and weight – 40 tons. Work completed successfully and on time.
shortly ahead of piling, the installation of the supports. According to the draft, workers CMP will perform the installation of beams to the middle of the span weighing more than 50 tons. The repair will involve railway crane plant with increased capacity. Work on the reconstruction of the bridge will begin in late may-early June.
the New bridge will fully meet modern requirements. The roadway becomes wider, the number of spans to traffic and trams will increase significantly. The carrying capacity will increase up to 100 tons.
***
Press service of
Alexander Latanov
tel: +7 (351) 725-33-00 (EXT. 5-33-00)
e-mail: AleksandraLapatanova@mechel.ru
