The opening of the Mela bridge, given the slowness with which the works have proceeded in recent years, is to be considered postponed to the first few weeks of next July 2025. In fact, the deadline that had previously been set for next June 20 will not be respected – as a forecast of a partial completion of the deck of the Apple Bridge – by the chief engineer of the Civil Engineer Santi Found. In fact, as shown in the accompanying photo, it will not be possible to see, not even by the end of June the deck that will join the territories of Barcelona and Milazzo. At present, in fact, only the beams of the five pre -defined concrete spans that rest on the four consolidated pylons in the first phase of the works were anchored. To have been completed, with the casting of concrete, the shoulders of the viaduct that will allow – once the work has been completed – to recreate the connection between the two banks of the Mela stream. It will be necessary to complete the armor of the deck which, apparently, will take place with prefabricated elements, already present in the construction site area. Only after, can we continue with the jet of concrete and with the waterproofing of the deck, and then completed the work with the bitumination and placement of the protection barriers.
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