CRAWLER CRANES Ӏ BRIDGE WORK
CROSSINGS CRAWLER
Crawler cranes come with lattice booms or with telescopic ones; they can negotiate tight spaces; they can pick-and-carry; travel over rough ground surfaces; and lift large loads. All of which makes them particularly suited to the often heavy and complex
work of building bridges. In short, they are strong and adaptable workhorses that, on their own or with other types, are ideally suited to the task. Julian Champkin gives examples of recent bridge constructions where crawler cranes played their part.
ELEVATING CAB RAISES TELECRAWLER GAME
To improve accessibility to the Flemish capital Antwerp and its port the government of the Belgian region of Flanders has developed the 'Mobility Master Plan 2030'. An important part of this project is the expansion of the Oosterweel Link highway, which will complete the ring road around Antwerp. It is one of the largest construction sites in Europe. As part of the first phase of the
project the connecting road to the E17 highway will be completely rebuilt. The Belgian construction company Artes, as part of the commissioned joint venture Rinkoniên, is responsible for the construction of the new bridges and is using one of its 50 tonne telecrawlers from Sennebogen for this purpose. The Sennebogen crawler is equipped with a cab that can be elevated hydraulically by up to 2.70m; this brings advantages for handling the formwork
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