Bridge of the bar: this is how the works progress to secure the structure in Maldonado

Twenty large trucks have worked on the last day with the aim that next week work can begin on the construction of the 8 piles on which large iron beams will later be supported, which, in turn, They will be installed crosswise under the central structure of the bridge.reported Maldonado Noticias on its website and shared a video of how the works are progressing.

This Sunday the cranes that will help lift the main pillars begin their task.

Antía explained thathe support beams were ordered to be made and are delivered next week, as well as the concrete bases because “we are facing a race against time and we work even at night”.

The mayor of Maldonado remarked that “We had a pandemic, the mall caught fire and now this; you have to have patience and poise in emergency situations.” Regarding the cost of the work, he expressed that “the Administration never backed down, it wants to save the bridge in the first stage.”

For his part, the former minister and current adviser to the IDM Lucio Cáceres pointed out that “they are trying to save the terminally ill and the bridge was ready to fall, but now it is a question of unloading the weight of the bridge on the pillars that will be installed”.