Transport & positioning of a bridge part
LOCATION: Bumar - Grobbendonk
EQUIPMENT USED: 2 x 16 axle lines SPMT's; 4 x CS250t; twin barges
Karel & Victor; tugboat Petrus
In a first phase, the large bridge section was loaded at the
fabrication facility in Ghent, transported to and unloaded at the
site 80 km further on in Grobbendonk. After final assembly, the
bridge with a total weight of 650t and length of 100m, was jacked
up 9 m, loaded onto the barges Karel & Victor using SPMT's and
sailed from the jacking place, over more than 2 Km, before being
set down in its final position over the "Albert Channel".
