The towers of the Gordie Howe Bridge reach their final height. EEUU / Canada.

The final countdown has begun for the towers on the Gordie Howe International Bridge project to reach their final height. While the tower on the U.S. side has already reached its final height of 772 feet (220 meters) with the last concrete pour, the tower on the Canadian side...
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Construction progress of the bridge over the Huallaga river in Santa Lucía. Department of San Martin. Peru.

This cable-stayed structure is 407.50 m long with a distribution of main spans of 87.50+220.50+87.50 m. The execution of the structure is in its final phase with the installation of the metal railings on the deck, the expansion joint in the accesses and the extension of the...
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Two CFCSL projects have been selected in three IABSE categories for the 2023 Project and Technology Awards.

IABSE – International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering has announced the shortlist of nominated projects for the “2023 Project and Technology Awards.” https://lnkd.in/dcjy8wTJ We are delighted to announce that two CARLOS FERNANDEZ CASADO, S.L....
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Arch finished closed in Chengdu bridge. China.

Last July it was held in the enclosure of the arch of the East Bridge that crosses the Jiangxi River, in the Chinese province of Sichuan. Construction has been under way since summer 2021, with deck and arch erection using a conventional construction system with temporary...
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Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy bridge in New Ross. FIB OS 2021 award.

During the recently concluded Oslo Congress, the FIB awards ceremony for Outstanding Structures took place. Our colleague Miguel Ángel Astiz attended on behalf of CARLOS FERNANDEZ CASADO, S.L. (CFCSL) to collect together with Marcos Sánchez on behalf of Arup,...
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Chamorro bridge in Perú near completion.

Chamorro Bridge, belonging to the public investment project “Rehabilitation of Bridges Package 2 – lca and Piura (Chamorro Bridge and Accesses and Salitral Bridge and Accesses)”, which is part of Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones reconstruction...
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The Cebu-Cordova Bridge, the largest bridge in the Philippines, designed by the JV CFC-SENER, was inaugurated.

Last Wednesday, April 27th, with the presence of numerous authorities, the Ambassador of Spain in the Republic of the Philippines Mr. Jorge Moragas and the CEO of Acciona Mr. Luis Castilla among others, the President of the Republic of the Philippines Mr. Rodrigo Duterte...
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Javier Manterola Armisén receives the International Civil Engineering Award from the José Entrecanales Ibarra Foundation.

The José Entrecanales Ibarra Foundation  presented yesterday its International Awards for Civil Engineering and Development Cooperation, to our co-President Javier Manterola Armisén, and to a cooperation project between Senegal and Gambia, presented by the NGO Alliance for...
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The erection of the Gordie Howe International Bridge keeps moving!

The erection of the Gordie Howe International Bridge keeps moving! Both inclined legs of the Towers are almost finalized, reaching a height around 140.0 m. Steel piles for the foundations of the Approach Bridges are being driven, side span piers (designed by joint venture...
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The president of Colombia inaugurates the new bridge over the Magdalena River. Colombia.

On December 4, the President of Colombia, Iván Duque, inaugurated Functional Unit 4 of the fourth generation Magdalena 2 highway, which facilitates communication to more than 100,000 inhabitants of the municipalities of Puerto Berrío (Antioquia) and Cimitarra (Santander ), in...
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