Name of the Project
Polcevera river bridge.

Location
Genoa, Italy.

Project Owner/s
Autostrade.

Project Description
The bridge over the Polcevera connects the Port of Genoa and the wider coastal area to France. The bridge collapsed in August 2017.

The new bridge will play an important role in Genoa’s returning to being an important shipping and commercial hub. It will have a continuous 1 067-m-long steel deck with 20 spans.

It will have 19 elliptical piers made of reinforced concrete, the majority of which are positioned 50 m from each other. Two of the piers will be 100 m from each other because of their location on the river and the railway.

The design takes into account that the bridge crosses a densely populated area.

Once completed, the bridge will be equipped with technology that will make it a sustainable piece of infrastructure. It will have solar panels to generate the electricity needed to power its lights, sensors and other systems that will help provide a constant monitoring of the structure. There will also be robots to inspect its soundness and conduct regular maintenance.

Potential Job Creation
None stated.

Capital Expenditure
Not stated.

Planned Start/End Date
The project is expected to take 12 months to complete, which will start after the demolition of the old bridge.

Latest Developments
Workers at the construction site of the new Genoa bridge welcomed the New Year with the setting of the sixth section of the structure’s deck between Pier 3 and 4, as well as the installation of the twelfth pier out of a total of 18. About 300 m of the new bridge are now visible.

The workers raised the new section 48 m to carefully set it between the piers. Weighing 520 t and extending 50 m in length, the section was flanked by four side covers. On the ground, workers prepared the remaining piers in reinforced concrete, as well as the sections, including the 100-m-long central spans that will stretch above the Polcevera river. The sections were made by Fincantieri at its plants in Valeggio sul Mincio, Castellammare di Stabia and Sestri Ponente.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Pergenova, a joint venture between Salini Impregilo and Fincantieri Infrastructure (construction contract).

On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.

Contact Details for Project Information
Autostrade, email info@autostrade.com.