Two new Polish bridges face demolition

Two newly constructed bridges in Poland will now have to be demolished. The bridges are on the A1 highway as it passes Czestochowa, part of the ring road around the southern city. The need for the demolition has been highlighted by tests that show the concrete used in the construction of bridges 361 and 362 to be sub-standard.
August 20, 2018 Read time: 1 min

Two newly constructed bridges in Poland will now have to be demolished. The bridges are on the A1 highway as it passes Czestochowa, part of the ring road around the southern city. The need for the demolition has been highlighted by tests that show the concrete used in the construction of bridges 361 and 362 to be sub-standard.

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