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The contractor for the overhaul of the bridge over the Shelon River in the Dedovichi district has completed one of the most important and difficult stages of work - the installation of the superstructure beams. On Tuesday 25 August the workers assembled the last 3 beams. There are 24 of them in total 6 pieces for each span.These are the largest typical reinforced concrete beams. One is 33 meters long and weighs more than 60 tons. The beams were delivered by rail and directly to the object were transported by beams. Three cranes were used for installation at the final stage - a crane with a lifting capacity of 300 tons.This is the most crucial stage in the construction of the bridge. Its success depends on careful preparation and accurate calculations. 70 of the time is occupied by preparatory work - explained the representative of the customer of the overhaul GBU PA Pskovavtodor .In parallel the construction of cones is underway at the facility which will play the role of a stream-guiding dam so that the water does not undermine the bridge supports during floods. Compaction of slopes formation of lathing backfilling with gravel mesh reinforcement and pouring with in-situ concrete are performed.The next step will be the consolidation of the beams of the bridge span in other words their connection to each other. For this formwork reinforcement and concreting of inter-girder joints are exposed. Subsequently in order to level irregularities the contractor will make a leveling layer made of reinforced concrete. Then he will carry out waterproofing and proceed to asphalting the roadway of the bridge structure. The contract also provides for the installation of staircases sidewalks fences lighting. For 2021 work is planned to dismantle temporary structures and landscaping.The bridge over the Shelon River is located on the 10th kilometer of the Dubrovka - Dedovichi highway. Overhaul of the artificial structure is carried out with the financial support of the federal center. The contract value is over RUB 700 million. Completion of the work is scheduled for 2021. The customer of the overhaul is GBU PO Pskovavtodor. The contractor is the Baltic Coast Construction Company LLC .
