Lukmanierstrasse receives new bridge at Stgegia
A STRABAG team led by site manager Carina Bessel has completely renovated the Stgegia bridge on the Lukmanierstrasse. Specialist civil engineering, timber construction and civil engineering from STRABAG worked together on the construction site at an altitude of 1900 metres.
The Civil Engineering Office of the Canton of Graubünden is carrying out extensive roadworks on the Stgegia section of the Lukmanierstrasse. The Stgegia bridge on the Lukmanier Pass has also been renewed. The project was carried out by the construction company STRABAG from Schlieren under the direction of site manager Carina Bessel.
For the extensive renovation of the bridge, which is located directly next to the Santa Maria arch dam at an altitude of 1900 metres, the carriageway had to be completely closed for a total of three nights, STRABAG reported in a press release on the project. The team from the Schlieren-based construction company first removed one side of the bridge and set up a temporary temporary bridge. Specialists from the three STRABAG divisions of Specialised Civil Engineering, Timber Construction and Civil Engineering worked together on the construction site.
The location of the construction site is described in the press release as a particular challenge. In addition to confined spaces and steep slopes, high temperature fluctuations of up to 20 degrees Celsius within one shift are mentioned. However, the construction site offered “a fantastic backdrop”, writes STRABAG. In addition, the team was regularly visited by a curious herd of goats.
“I am very proud of the team,” construction manager Carina Bessel is quoted as saying in the press release. “The colleagues have achieved remarkable things under challenging conditions and have driven the project forward with great commitment, creating a structure that will last for many years to come.”