Consecutive cantilevers are currently being placed symmetrically as of pylon 4 and the lateral spans built on the eastern side on formwork.
The concreting of pylon 4 has commenced and its construction is planned to take 3 or 4 months. The foreseen date of termination is May 2019.
The bridge over the River Barrow has a total length of 887m and 9 spans, of which 4 are extradosed for 230m in the central sections and 95m in the lateral sections. The deck is made of concrete with varying thicknesses, making it a world record for extradosed bridges with concrete decks. The staying system is concentrated on a sole central plane of stays.
In the month of January, 2016, a contract was signed for an extradosed bridge over the River Barrow, close to New Ross in Ireland. The tender was a PPP type for the design and construction of 14 km of highway and the concessionaire companies are Iridium and BAM, the builders Dragados and BAM Civil and the designers of the bridge over the River Barrow, Carlos Fernández Casado S.L. and ARUP for the rest of the highway.
For more information on the progress of the bridge, see the bridge website.
Photographs courtesy of NEW ROSS N25 BY-PASS D.A.C