owner
reunion island’s department of highways
projet
- joint venture with beg (greisch - belgium)
- architectural office y. faup & f. zirk and p.g. deleuze in toulouse – france
- design competition won in 2000
- complete project management for the design and construction
scope of work of T ingénierie sa
conceptual design
construction methods and calculations of the erection phases, definition and control of the geometry work supervision on site
specifications
- slender arch bridge over a 120 m deep canyon on reunion island
- adverse geological conditions (volcanic basalts and cinders)
- total length 200 m, free span 180 m
- special architectural design confining the bridge geometry between two v-shaped planes
- composite design using a steel arch, steel bents and a composite deck to reduce structural weight
- erection of the arch by cantilever method between two cyclonic periods
schedule
construction 2006 - 2008