owner

geneva construction department
urbanisation division and bridge division

project

• urban integration project for the rapid transit system from cornavin railway station to the cern in geneva.
• project realised by a multidisciplinary team managed by zs civil engineers sa.

scope of work of T ingénierie sa

conceptual design of all new bridges and modification of all existing structures required by the new line layout.

caractéristiques de l'ouvrage

• double cable stayed footbridges connected by an intermediate footbridge set on a road bridge and used as covering for a tramway station
• symetrical self-stabilizing footbridges with spans of approx. 35 m
• full locked cables with poured anchorings, without adjustment, tensioning obtained by prestressing of the abutments
• composite steel concrete design using a steel tower and a composite deck

schedule

études : 2010

montage : début 2011