Transport infrastructure / roads
Project
Checking of Final Design of the 2nd Cross-border Road Bridge in the area of the border crossing “Kipi – Ipsala”
Location: Greek-Turkish border
Client: Egnatia Odos S.A.
Date: 2023 – 2025
Construction costs: approx. € 70 million
Technical Details
The project concerns the new cross-border road bridge “Kipi – Ipsala”, located at the Greek-Turkish border. The bridge is part of the “European Transport Corridor Thessaloniki – Istanbul”, constructed on the frame of the agreement between Greece and Turkey. The bridge superstructure’s width is 31.5 m and the total length is 841 m. Two discrete structural configurations are identified:
– The main, extradosed 3-spanned bridge of total length 400 m, above “Evros” river. The superstructure consists of 2 prestressed reinforced concrete, parallel box girders, transversely interconnected with crossbeams. A concrete slab connects the box girders.
– 2 access bridges of a length of 150 m on the Greek side and 291 m on the Turkish side. Both bridges are constructed of precast pre-tensioned T-beams within situ concrete slab.
The superstructure of the main bridge is supported on 2 pylons, symmetrically positioned on both sides of the borderline. The designed deep pile foundation secures stability.
Services Provided
OBERMEYER was assigned a project involving the checking of the final design in two stages. The OBERMEYER team also supported Egnatia Odos by participating in the Joint Planning and Monitoring Project Committee (JPMPC) meeting. The design has now received formal approval from OBERMEYER for implementation.
Surveys:
- Geodetic (topographical) surveys
- Geotechnical Surveys
Design:
- Preliminary design for all Civil Works:
- alignment
- bridges
- tunnels
- overpasses/underpasses
- formation setting
- Hydraulic preliminary design
- Environmental design
