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Gurumada Bridge, Panagamuwa

Category
Bridges
Client
Provincial Road Development Authority (PRDA)
Location
Panagamuwa
  • Riverbed excavation for a bridge abutment, with the river diverted around the work area
  • Abutment base formwork and starter bars set on rock in a riverbed excavation
  • Steel fixers in hard hats tying the reinforcement for a bridge abutment base
  • Base concrete placed inside the reinforcement cage of a bridge abutment

Project details

Scope

Reconstruction of the Gurumada Bridge at Panagamuwa under the PRDA's post Cyclone Ditwah restoration works: riverbed excavation, abutment formwork, reinforcement and concrete.

Challenge

Rebuilding a bridge after cyclone damage means working in an active riverbed, with water levels to manage and a community waiting for its crossing to reopen.

Solution

The river was diverted around the work area and the foundation pit kept dry with pumps while the abutment base was formed on rock, reinforced and poured.

Outcome

Abutment foundations completed on rock for the new bridge structure.

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