2024-09-06 06:57:34
Due to the placement of this first caisson, the docking line has already increased by 63.68 metres.
The caisson has dimensions of 63.68 meters in length, 24 meters of beam in the shaft (3 more in the sod) and 20.5 meters in depth, it was made by Kugira dock and it is still fitted in the dock for almost a month until the. the foundation on which it rests was prepared, formed by dredging to a level of -17.5 meters, then filled with a breakwater and leveled with gravel creating a continuous uniform bed at level -16.
The floating caisson was towed from the mooring at the start of the La Galeona Dock to its final location, where it was submerged by filling the interior with water. During the final maneuver, the block is controlled by powerful winches, achieving centimeter precision in a feature of the enormous dimensions described above and weighing more than 15,000 Tm.
Meanwhile, the manufacturing of the rest of the drawers, which are built with an innovative ecological cement that reduces CO2 emissions by 30 to 50 percent compared to other conventional materials, continues and will reach its halfway point during the weekend. the address. his quarter. Work also continues to prepare the bench that allows them to be placed as they are.
It is worth remembering that the work, awarded Action for a sum of 54.6 million euros, it is part of the “CADIZ CONTAINER MULTIMODAL TERMINAL AND TALAL ACCESS” project. PHASE II”, (acronym “21-ES-TG-CADIZMULTIMODAL”), co-financed by the European Commission through the 2021 call for CEF (Connecting European Facility) funds, which increased the amount of aid to 15.65 million euros.
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