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Skanska has won a contract of $ 444 million to replace the Raritan River Bridge in Middlesex CountyNew Jersey, the contractor and developer of Sweden, announced on Tuesday.
The bridge serves as a direct link between the cities of New Jersey by Perth Amboy and South Amboy on the Raritan River. The existing bridge suffered damage by Superstorm Sandy in 2012, according to the statement.
The Raritan Bridge “serves as a critical passage for more than 10,000 daily passengers and 2 million tonnes of goods a year,” said Bill Matre, Senior Vice President and CEO of Skanska Koch, the regional office of the New Jersey firm, in the statement.
Skanska Koch too did work on Brooklyn BridgeWinning a contract of $ 508 million to rehabilitate the period between 2010 and 2014. The work included eliminating lead -based paint, painting the structure and replacing approximately 600 bridge pads.
The project’s work on the Raritan bridge will begin this month and will conclude by 2029.
The scope of the job construction work includes demolishing the existing swinging bridge and the construction of new vertical lifting bridge towers, an extension extension, two flank systems and communication systems. Additional work will involve the work of Catenary General, Earth’s work and the railway system.
In addition, to ensure future sustainability, resilience and security, Skanska said, the new bridge will provide additional vertical authorization over the 100 -year flood elevation and will position itself farther from the Atlantic Ocean to minimize the risk of damage to extreme weather events.
Skanska also said that “improved browsing channels” will minimize the risks of collision of ships and repair costs associated with the Pont Moll Protection systems.
It Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed Just over a year ago as a result of a boat that clashed with one of its pillars. He had no mitigation, like the dolphins, to lead the impact far from the structure, and the National Transport Safety Board stated that he – and other bridges across the country – could not make evaluations to evaluate the risk.
