Rebuilding of Morandi bridge goes ahead
It has been just 19 months since the tragic collapse of the Morandi bridge, officially known as the Polcevera Viaduct, in Genoa, Italy. On Tuesday (28 April 2020), the main construction was completed as the final bridge section was lowered into place.
Although not open to the public as yet, this is an important step in the project and one which has been eagerly awaited by Genoa’s population of over 580,000 residents, said RINA, who demolished the old bridge and rebuilt the new one.
Its engineers have spent more than 150,000 hours managing this high-profile project from day one and were responsible for delivering the project within budget and on time, despite the challenges of Covid-19. The bridge is expected to open for traffic in July. (ben)