Metsovo: Bailey type bridge is placed in Arachthos by GEETHA

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The unit of studies and constructions of the General Staff of National Defense (GEETHA) in collaboration with the Region of Epirus carried out works of installation of a metal bridge of the Bailey type on the river Arachthos, on the provincial road Mikris Gotistas – East Ioannina of the Municipality of Me.

As announced today by GEETHA, the deployment is part of the response to natural disasters and the assistance of the Armed Forces to the population of remote areas.

The Bailey Bridge under construction will have a length of fifty meters, while for its support a cantilever is constructed with a length of thirty meters with the total length of the construction amounting to eighty meters and its weight exceeding eighty tons.

The installation of the bridge, added in the announcement, aims to restore traffic, which was stopped after heavy rain that caused the collapse of the pre-existing.

The works carried out by personnel of the 8th Battalion of Engineers, are carried out under very adverse conditions due to low temperatures, severe weather conditions and continuous flow of large amounts of water, while solved in a short time significant technical difficulties related to the bridge bearing in relation to the environment. space.

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