📋 Tender Overview
Work on the central section of the Integration Bridge is well advanced just 53 meters from connecting both banks of the Paran River.In this sense for the month of September it is expected that the voussoirs of the deck of the structure will merge to complete the 760 meter length of the bridge and for the last quarter of the year its total conclusion.Currently the works continue with the launching of voussoir 15 on the Paraguayan side of the work while on the Brazilian side voussoir 17 is displaced. In this way the work is close to 90 complete. It is worth mentioning that the voussoirs are prefabricated mixed pieces metal and concrete that will shape the future roadway of the bridge. The placement of these structures began in October 2021 thus beginning the so-called free advance in the central area of the new border crossing. In total 37 metal voussoirs must be placed 18 on each bank of the Paran River and one in the center it will join both ends.Each piece prefabricated in the construction site has a weight of 95 tons and a size of 11.90 meters long and 19.90 wide. The joining voussoir will be 5.40 meters long and 19.90 meters wide. They are integrated into the superstructure by means of special welds and supported by the cable stays in addition to being complemented with concrete.The construction of the Integration Bridge is financed by the Binational ITAIPU for about USD 84 million.
