e-mosty June 2017: Osman Gazi B. US Suspension. Hålogaland B. e-mosty June 2017: Suspension Bridges | Page 5

Dear Readers
This issue of our magazine e-mosty: Suspension Bridges will take you on a trip through a life of
a suspension bridge. First you can read how a bridge is being born - The Hålogaland Bridge in
Norway is currently under construction with planned completion in 2018.
Then you can read about care which is devoted to the Osman Gazi Bridge in Turkey – the
fourth longest suspension bridge in the world which is now celebrating its first year in
operation.
And finally you can learn about rehabilitation and maintenance of older suspension bridges in
the USA where also first dehumidification of main cables was carried out within the
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Project.
I very much thank to all people involved in preparation of this issue for their contribution,
excellent cooperation and assistance.
I have the honour to welcome two new members of our Editorial Board:
Ms Derya Thompson, Director of Complex Bridges and Structures at Jacobs, USA
and
Mr Ken Wheeler, Industry Director, Engineering Structures, Australia.
Ken has 40 years’ experience in the successful delivery of major bridge projects in Australia,
South East Asia, Central and North America. This experience includes design management,
concept development, detailed design and documentation, construction engineering,
temporary works design, site supervision and undertaking technical reviews, with particular
emphasis in design and construct projects.
I am very happy they accepted our invitation and I hope our cooperation will bring a lot of
good things to our magazine and at the same time I also hope they will enjoy it.
We have become a medial partner of Bridges to Prosperity. We will promote their activities,
bring you articles, videos, photos. I am very glad we can do it and I wish all people involved in
this project a lot of success in their admirable effort.
Magdaléna Sobotková
Chief Editor
2/2017