Airport Bridge removal major step in Jahra Road Project
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The Airport Bridge located on the Jahra road – so called for its intersection with Kuwait’s airport road – stood high since the year 1978 as one of the significant infrastructural transport elements in the state of Kuwait where it served as the connecting overpass providing ease of flow of traffic travelling the Jahra – Kuwait city line.
The bridge which was constructed 34 years ago is now being replaced, to make room for improvement within road and utility works of the Jahra Road development project.
In a brief synopsis on the bridge’s structure, project Engineer of the Jahra Road Development, Engineer Yasser Budastour said: “The removal of the Airport Bridge is divided into two stages, first is removing the deck which includes taking out components such as light columns, guard and hand rails, concrete barriers, concrete slabs then bolts and steel plates. The second stages comprised the removal of the whole spans one at a time.”
“The Airport Bridge removal works on the Jahra road will take a couple of more months and any re-usable remains will be handed over to the Ministry’s storage yard. The project is one of the Ministry of Public Works’ strategic plans to develop roads and motorways in the State of Kuwait in order to address the future demands of transportation, minimize traffic congestions and improve road safety,” he added.