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Čiovo bridge opened to traffic

Split, 17 July 2018 - Production of the main span segment, delivery, transport and installation of steel segments of the new Čiovo Bridge, which is now open for traffic has been carried out in Shipbuilding Industry Split.

Published: 17.07.2018.

In a very short period of 6 months, Brodosplit has ensured the quality realization of such a demanding project. For the construction of bridge whose length is 564 m and weight 2600 tonnes, Split shipyard first carried out the consolidation of previously constructed parts of the structure that were taken over from the previous constructors. Afterward, they made the main steel structure, delivered and mounted all the segments of the bridge, installed a lifting mechanism of the cross-section, mounted a pedestrian fence and installed drainage, applied for anti-corrosive protection, installed all other necessary equipment such as illumination thus symbolically connecting the two coasts.

-For us contractors and for the country, Čiovo Bridge is an extremely important project. Given its importance, we entered this job overnight but stronger and more motivated than ever to finish the job on time. We worked hard to reach the unattainable deadline. Considering the importance of this state project, different treatment would not be responsible. Unlike the Venice Gate, we can not boast about the profitability of the Čiovo Bridge, but this project has provided us something important and valuable in this business, and it is a good reference, said Tomislav Debeljak, Chairman of the Board of Brodosplit.

The bridge steel construction consists of a total of 14 superstructures,  7.5 m of carriageways, 2 times 2.27 m of pedestrian and bicycle trails, of which the most demanding is the central part with hydraulic mechanisms for lifting the central part of the bridge. Brodosplit is a well-established mechanism, possesses large production halls, technological facilities, an excellent location for easy shipping, excellent engineering staff as well as a wide range of manufacturing workers with different profiles and rich experience.

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