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Renovation of bridge over River Keve – Waco-Cungo / Huambo road
Details
Locations:Angola
Start Date:Jan 1, 2005
End Date:Dec 31, 2006
Sectors: Civil Engineering, Roads & Bridges
Description
Localization: Waco-Cungo / Alto Hama Road – Kwanza Sul province
Main characteristics:
The recovery of this bridge enabled the crossing between the Provinces of South Kuanza and Huambo, reducing the land link between Luanda and Huambo by approximately 3 hours.
Total length of the bridge – 197.3 m
Length of the recovered part of the bridge – 130.7 m
Length of the new part of the bridge – 66.60 m
The recovery work included reinforcement of the existing pillars (including pre-stress in rods), painting, surfacing, signalling and drainage.
The new part is made up of 3 beams, using prefabricated and pre-stressed reinforced concrete beams and prefabricated reinforced concrete flagstones, with the final platform concreted in situ
Participation: 100%
Client: Angolan Roads Authority.