📋 Tender Overview
Banedanmark is currently painting the Oddesund Bridge. Last summer the first arch section was painted and since the end of March the bridges second arch section has been painted as part of the maintenance of the bridge over Oddesund. The last arch subject is planned to be painted in 2023. The painting work is now finished for this year and during June the large scaffolding has been peeled down and the places where it was not possible to get to the scaffolding have been painted. The work has made it necessary to block the bridge from car traffic at night.However due to the good weather the final work has gone faster than expected. This means that the work on the Oddesund Bridge is finished for this year and the remaining night roadblocks up to and including 11 July 2021 have therefore been canceled and the bridge is again open to traffic as usual.FACTSThe Oddesund Bridge opened to traffic in 1938.The bridge is 472 m long and each of the three arch bays is 70 m. The bridge is a drawbridge and the folding span spans a 30 m wide fairway.The arch subjects were last renovated in 1987-1988 and the most recent spot repairs were made to the arch subjects in 2007.The actual painting work on the Oddesund Bridge is a continuous process. The bridge flap was painted in 2017 the first arch has been painted in 2020 and the last will be painted in 2023. The paint protects the bridges steel structures and is expected to last for 25-40 years.
