November 26, 2024, 9:38 PM
November 26, 2024, 9:38 PM
The 4th of July suspension bridge built over the Guadalquivir River managed to pass the load test this Tuesday and is in condition for vehicular traffic. In this process, 8 dump trucks with a capacity of 12 cubic meters and a load of around 40 tons each were used.
“In total, 320 tons were applied to the center of the bridge, where a deformation of 10 millimeters was measured, well below the admissible because it was calculated at 130 millimeters.. That is, it passed the test with a very high safety margin,” said the representative of the company Asociación Accidental San Roque, Boris Zubieta.
He added that the bridge would be in optimal conditions for vehicular flow.
The load test was carried out at around 10 in the morning with the presence of authorities from the Mayor’s Office of Tarija and technicians from the construction company.
Mayor Johnny Torres highlighted the resistance of the bridge to the load of 8 dump trucks and the only thing missing is the completion of the accesses for its inauguration.
“This work is the greatest personal test I had because it would have been easy to terminate the contract and abandon it, but I risked it for the people of Tarija who did not deserve to have a white elephant in the center,” Torres emphasized.
At your discretion, Now there is a monument to the triumph that will serve tourism and the Tarija population.
The municipal work has a total cost of Bs 72 millionof which Bs 18.7 million were invested in the second phase for its conclusion.
Likewise, it was reported that the suspension bridge has a length of 140 meters and is made up of an arch with two box-type intermediate decks on each side, 4 vehicular lanes with a width of 7.50 meters on each strip and two side walkways of 3 meters each. a.
The name of the 4 de Julio bridge could change to another name to be defined by the Municipal Council of the city of Tarija.
