Blatten

Replacement of Äusserer Talbach bridge

  • Client: Canton of Valais
  • Site management/reference person: Dario Micic sbp Ingenieure
  • Site manager: Pierluigi D`Onofrio
  • Foreman: Orlando Truffer
  • Construction period: May 2021 - October 2021
  • Construction costs: 750'000.-

Technical data:

  • 1'100m³ excavated material
  • 300m² wall formwork
  • 50m² bridge formwork
  • 25 tons of reinforcement
  • 200m³ concrete
  • 350 tons of surfacing

Project description:

The existing bridge is being replaced by a new skewed frame bridge with a span of approx. 4.20 m and a width of approx. 10.30 m. The bridge deck and the abutment walls are approximately 0.35 m thick and the abutment walls are 3.20 m high. The supporting structure is founded on a continuous floor slab of approx. 0.40 m thickness and a channel is created above it by means of a concrete block throw.

Requirements:

  • Short construction time
  • Working in water
  • Wall formwork type 4.1

Special features:

  • Dewatering
  • Creation of temporary detour

Contact persons

Pierluigi D'Onofrio

Head of Pollutant Remediation Department /
Head of Underlayment Flooring Department /
Technician HF / Site Manager SBA

+41 79 368 63 62

+41 27 948 05 48

pierluigi.donofrio@volken-group.ch