📋 Tender Overview
On the Paraguayan side a total of 113 piles together with the concreting of the twelfth head that make up the base of the Bioceanic Bridge that will link the cities of Carmelo Peralta Alto Paraguay and Puerto Murtinho Mato Grosso do Sul Brazil already They are fully completed reported from Itapa Binacional. In this way the immense foundations of the superstructure already appear impressive from the edge of the city of Carmelo Peralta Paraguay.From its website the binational entity reported that the works are advancing on time and in accordance with the established schedule. Regarding the advances the Itaipu Superintendence of Works and Development technicians explained that the heads are structural components of reinforced concrete of considerable volume and rigidity which fulfill the function of connecting the piles that transfer the loads from the superstructure to the subsoil.On the other hand they specified that the piles are reinforced concrete cylinders that are used as the foundation of the bridge at a variable depth between 33 and 43 meters and that are embedded in the rocky massif called shale.To date according to Itaipus technical report of the 300 planned piles 74 of 1 meter in diameter and 15 of 1.5 meter in diameter have already been completed in the area of the access viaduct on the Paraguay side and 24 piles in the area of the pylons main columns with 2 meters in diameter totaling 113 pile units in addition to the 12 heads.Likewise the professionals who closely monitor the construction tasks indicated that the heads are built above the aforementioned piles and above these - at the same time - the piers that support the bridge will be raised in the area of the viaducts.It is important to point out that on the Brazilian side pile drilling work began last Friday January 13. The concrete batching plant is already assembled together with the support warehouses. The river crossing to reach the Brazilian side is done by raft.All the works are executed with strict quality control with a staff of 250 people working directly in the construction at the moment and in extended hours and double shift in order to comply with the scheduled works schedule.The Bioceanica Bridge is fully financed by the Paraguayan margin of Itaipu Binacional for an amount of G 616836755744.
