Construction — EMEA — Portugal — Slope Stabilizations
DYWIDAG Strand Anchors stabilize Slopes along the new Estreito Câmara de Lobos Expressway on Madeira
The Via Rápida Estreito Câmara de Lobos / Câmara de Lobos is a new expressway west of Funchal , Madeira ’ s capital located on the southeastern coast of the island . The expressway is designed to improve the accessibility of several local towns as well as traffic conditions on the island as a whole .
The new route will link the village of Estreito de Câmara de Lobos with the existing VR1 expressway and will create a new road connection to the villages of Câmara de Lobos and Jardim da Serra . Work on the jobsite was halted in 2011 due to economic difficulties and is now being continued with funds from the European Union .
The approximately 2.5km long expressway includes the construction of a double tunnel , several viaducts , interchanges and road relocations . All of the new structures required the construction of 30 new geotechnical containment structures in total .
AFA – AFAVIAS , the subcontractor for the geotechnical work in this project , invited DSI Portugal to design , manufacture and supply permanent strand anchors that were needed for a slope stabilization . In total , DSI Construction Spain produced 178 permanent DYWIDAG Strand Anchors in its production plant in Madrid and delivered them to Lisbon , from where they were shipped to Madeira . The DYWIDAG Strand Anchors that were installed in the new retaining wall had 5 strands each and were supplied complete with anchor heads that accommodated angle compensation between 0 ° and 30 °.
DSI fulfilled all technical requirements of the client and the subcontractor , and the anchors were supplied to the jobsite as planned , ensuring a smooth and punctual completion of construction work . DSI is proud to have co-operated with such a renowned company as AFA – AFAVIAS .
Owner RAMEDM - Estradas da Madeira , S . A ., Portugal General Contractor Joint Venture , consisting of Mota-Engil Engenharia e Construção S . A . and Somague Engenharia S . A ., both Portugal Subcontractor AFA - AFAVIAS Engenharia e Construções , S . A ., Portugal Engineering NRV I Norvia - Consultores de Engenharia , S . A ., Portugal
DSI Unit DYWIDAG Sistemas Constructivos S . A ., Portugal DSC Scope Production , supply , technical support DYWIDAG Products 178 permanent DYWIDAG Strand Anchors with 5 strands and anchor heads for angle compensation between 0 ° and 30 °
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