A section of the UCB going up!
“THE UNPARALLELED LIFTING CAPACITY OF OUR M2480D HLL CRANES HAVE BEEN A GAME CHANGER FOR THIS PROJECT AND WILL POTENTIALLY CHANGE THE WAY OUR INDUSTRY LOOKS AT HOW BRIDGES CAN BE BUILT, AS WELL AS A HOST OF OTHER LARGE SCALE PROJECTS.”
Te record-breaking lift is one of a number of engineering feats completed by Te Men From Marr’s on the construction of this nation-building project. In November 2019, after being fully assembled at a dry dock, two of Marr’s M2480D HLL cranes were lifted as complete units, each weighing 600 tonnes, by a floating crane and transported a kilometre to the bridge tower caisson in the middle of the Dardanelles (Çanakkale Strait), where they were successfully installed in a one day operation.
CEO of the joint-stock company established
by the Turkish-Korean consortium, ÇOK A.Ş., Mr Mustafa Tanriverdi, said, “Te four joint venture partner companies (Limak and Yapı Merkezi from Turkey, Daelim and SK E&C from South Korea) are contributing to the project by allocating their particular technical expertise acquired from working on diverse projects across the world to all phases of the project. With such strong historical links between Turkey and Australia, we are delighted to have an Australian team contributing their expertise and innovative thinking to this important nation-building project.”
ABOUT THE PROJECT On completion the 1915Çanakkale Bridge will take its place in world engineering history as the world’s longest span suspension bridge with a total bridge length of 4,608 metres, a central span of 2,023 metres and a total bridge tower height of 318 metres. Te bridge will connect the towns of Gelibolu
(Gallipoli) on the European side of Turkey with Lapseki on the Asian side, providing a new heavy transit alternative to the Istanbul Strait passage that will mean faster and more cost-effective freight transport to the region, as well as strengthened economic potential and social bonds for the local community. Te Turkish Government named the bridge in honour and remembrance of the “Çanakkale Wars” (1915-1916) that took place between Turkish and Allied forces during World War I on the same shores that the bridge is now being built.
An international team including Australians, Turks, Koreans, Dutch, Japanese, Iranians, Filipinos and Brits
Contrast between ship and tower give a sense of the enormous scale of this project.
is working together under strict COVID-19 restrictions, each day travelling between the workfront and their lockdown accommodation near Gelibolu. Te Men From Marr’s scope of work on the project is due to be completed in December 2020 / January 2021. Te bridge is due to open on 18 March 2022. y
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