Denmark’s Roskilde Bridge officially opened

The official opening of Denmark’s new Roskilde Bridge has been carried out. The structure has been named Crown Princess Mary´s Bridge. The 1.3km structure is the first cantilevered bridge to be built in Denmark since 1970. Construction took 36 months and the work was completed three months ahead of schedule. The project posed some challenges to the engineers and designers as the construction work was subject to environmental restrictions. Because it lies close to a residential area and a summerhouse area,
October 1, 2019 Read time: 1 min

The official opening of Denmark’s new Roskilde Bridge has been carried out. The structure has been named Crown Princess Mary´s Bridge. The 1.3km structure is the first cantilevered bridge to be built in Denmark since 1970. Construction took 36 months and the work was completed three months ahead of schedule. The project posed some challenges to the engineers and designers as the construction work was subject to environmental restrictions.

Because it lies close to a residential area and a summerhouse area, there were strict controls over working noise, vibration, light and dust in addition to traffic restrictions.

This civil engineering work, is BESIX’s first project in Denmark. The Danish highways authority “Vejdirektoratet” awarded the €133 million contract to RBAI, a joint venture between BESIX, Rizzani de Eccher (Italy) and Acciona Infraestructuras (Spain) in 2016.

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