Beijing.- Section of A com. megabridgeThe project, which opened earlier this year, collapsed in a southwestern Chinese province Sichuan After displacement Of territory and interruption of transit between the center of the country and the region Tibet. The authorities had cleared the road hours earlier, so there were no deaths.
It’s the big bridge Hongki It is 758 meters long and more than 60 meters high, and is located on National Road 317 in the city of BurkamWhich was opened in January with the aim of facilitating transportation and mobility in the region.
Local authorities warned on Monday that the massive structure might collapse after cracks were reported to have appeared on nearby slopes and roads.
A team of specialists was then sent to investigate defects in the structure and noticed a series of unexpected movements in the terrain of the adjacent mountain where the bridge came to rest.
For this reason, it was decided on Tuesday morning to permanently close the passage over the bridge. In the following hours, ground conditions continued to deteriorate until a violent landslide led to the collapse of the bridge and road.
According to local authorities, thanks to preventive measures and the closure of access to the bridge, what could have been a tragedy was averted. Traffic was closed throughout the area.
The bridge was completed earlier this year, according to a video posted by construction company Sichuan Road & Bridge Group on social media.
With information from Reuters.
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