Dual railway vertical-lift bridge, Egypt
Name of the Project
Dual railway vertical-lift bridge.
Location
The bridge will connect the Qalyubiya and Menoufiya governorates in Egypt, passing through Qalyub, Menouf and Tanta.
Project Owner/s
Egypt General Authority for Roads, Bridges and Land Transport (GARBLT).
Project Description
The project is the first vertical-lift bridge in Egypt with the capacity to support heavy loads and involves the construction of a new dual railway vertical-lift bridge along the Nile Barrage area, crossing the Nile river on Damietta branch.
The bridge spans 1.35 km, comprising 16 onshore concrete panels and three offshore structural steel panels over the navigation course.
The main intermediate offshore panel will form the movable part of the bridge using the hydraulic vertical lifting mechanism.
The onshore concrete section comprises 17 axes using the slab-on-piles system, with a length of 280 m. The overall length of the offshore steel panels is 210 m.
The third section of the railway bridge will be built using the earthwork embankment method to connect the existing rail line to the bridge. The length of the embankment is 839 m.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Capital Expenditure
Not stated.
Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.
Latest Developments
The overall project will include about 2 200 t of steel structure, to be fabricated and erected by Hassan Allam Steel Division.
Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
Hassan Allam Holding (construction contract).
Contact Details for Project Information
GARBLT, tel +20 2 389 2045.
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