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Ten days after the ceremonial opening – indeed made three months ahead of schedule – collapsed overpass on the national road between Palermo and Agrigento in Sicily. No one was hurt, because about a week after the cutting of the ribbon section was preventively closed.
The Viaduct, which construction cost 13 million euros, was officially opened on December 23. Road Administration then proudly pointed out that the crossing was able to finish in record time – a quarter earlier than planned. However, few drivers had time to cross the viaduct, because I fell on December 30 there another record.
The same highways – the inspection and detection of surface cracks disturbing – said that there is a risk of collapse of a new section of the route. Therefore, the viaduct was closed.
Three days later, the structure collapsed down, and in the middle by a huge, deep slot.
The Directorate of roads there is no doubt that it is the fault of the contractor, ie the company from near Ravenna, northern Italy.
The prosecutor’s office has already initiated in Sicily investigation over. construction disaster. On Monday announced the technical controls that will give the answer to the question about the cause dangerous landslides new section of road, for a long time, moreover, considered to be the most dangerous on the island.
did not hide his irritation is the Prime Minister of Italy, Matteo Renzi, who asked roads to the board to indicate the guilty. will pay for the entire sum – stressed the head of government. He also warned that “the times of when for the mistakes no one ever answered.”
Infrastructure Minister Maurizio Lupi rating and that this event is “incomprehensible and unacceptable”. The Communication pointed to turn all those responsible: It is those who badly built viaduct, those who saw to it that the work was performed as it should, and those who were willing to give it to use .
At the question faced further work within the framework of the implementation by the same contractor of the project, providing for the construction of a 34-kilometer stretch of road. The total cost of the investment is 295 million euros.
(edbie)
Overpass collapsed … 10 days after the opening – rmf24.pl
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