quinta-feira, 16 de junho de 2011

Brazilian Army Combat Engineers - Velhas River Bridge Operation in BR 381

The second type of temporary bridge Logistic Support Bridge (LSB) on the Rio das Velhas was completed on Thursday (16) in BR-381, in Sabara, in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte. According to a spokesperson of the National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT), vehicle traffic will be released on Saturday (18). On April 20, the passage was closed after part of the previous construction to have a sink, causing cracks up to ten centimeters. The bridge was over 50 years.

About 130 military "Pontoneiros Engineering Army Combat" worked on the installation of bridges and were used 12 trucks, three bulldozers, two cranes, two buses and over 100 tons of equipment.

The Federal Highway Police (PRF) will control the traffic and will make DNIT signaling, marking and lighting of bridges. The Army will keep on-site staff to carry out maintenance of the structure of bridges and security of military equipment.

According to the Army, released after the passage for vehicles, drivers should be careful. A single vehicle can pass at a time on the structure. In addition, the speed should be continuous between 20 and 30 km / h without braking power on the building.