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With bags of gravel operators have measured the weight load of the structure can withstand, according to safety regulations.
The bridge has been closed to traffic so as not to interfere with the measurements and will open at six o'clock this evening
Operators working on the pedestrian walkway bridge Barrio de la Concepción have made ​​this morning a series of load tests to check the resistance of the structure and ensure their safety.
Under current legislation, the pedestrian bridge, which measures 58 meters long and four wide - can withstand up to 400 kg per square meter.
To make the measurements, the construction company workers have used several bags filled with gravel and building materials that weigh about a thousand pounds each and are distributed over the bridge by crane.
They have also placed several meters into the ravine under the bridge, to calculate the deformation of the runway.
After placing the burden, operators have found that the structure does not deform at a rate above 70%, as established in the regulations.
Load tests on the bridge have been forced to close it completely to traffic from nine o'clock, d and so the passage of vehicles does not interfere with measurements.
Pedestrians have indeed been able to transit the bridge and vehicle traffic will resume again at about six o'clock.
May be recirculated to one of the two lanes, only in regard to the Barrio de la Concepción, according to the Office of Local Police Traffic.
Taking advantage of this cutting total traffic, operators also have put the railings of the bridge and ended one of the sidewalks of the highway linking the Avenida Pio XII toward Royal Street.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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