Poland New Railway Tender

In Nietkowice on the Zielona Gra - Szczecin line the first span of the new crossing on the railway bridge over the Oder was installed. The works commissioned by PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe SA will increase the capacity of railways in the Lubuskie voivodship and ensure smooth travel and transport of goods from Wrocaw to Szczecin. The value of works financed from the state budget is over PLN 46 million. The construction site does not stop train traffic in Nadodrzanka.Work on the railway bridge in Nietkowice on the Oder river covers one of the two 420 m parallel structures eastern. Train traffic on the adjacent track is maintained. More than 50 passenger and freight trains run daily. In Nietkowice a new railway bridge is being built on the site of a several hundred meter long 10-span bridge. The contractor using cranes carried out disassembly works along the Odra River and on its banks. The steel structure of the track and the traction network were removed. The first of ten new spans have already been installed. The foundations of the pillars are strengthened. In the floodplain the so-called micropiles that will increase the bearing capacity of the supports. Greater durability of the bridge will be ensured. The works were not interrupted by difficult weather conditions. Several dozen people and specialized equipment work on the construction site. In spring the largest current span weighing over 400 tons will be assembled. The contractor will assemble them on the existing supports in the floodplain and then put them on a permanent place. So far one third of the works on the bridge construction site have been completed.Greater railway possibilities in LubuskieThe rebuilt bridge over the Oder will increase the capacity of the Wrocaw - Szczecin line the so-called Nadodrzanka an important passenger and freight route leading from Lower Silesia through the Lubuskie Voivodeship to Western Pomerania. It will be possible to travel by more trains. This will improve the transport offer and provide better conditions for the transport of goods by ecological rail transport.The works of PKP PLK SA as part of the task Modernization of the bridge at km 171.867 of the railway line No. 273 over the Odra River in Nietkowice - track No. 1 are planned until 2023.