Business
On Friday, 24 June, the Minister of Public
Works, José Blanco cut the ribbon on the
new bridge over the Miño River in Lugo.
The ceremony was attended by Lugo’s ma-
yor, José López Orozco, accompanied by
representatives of the other local govern-
ments who will beneft from the new bridge
and senior FCC executives, including Ma-
naging Director Baldomero Falcones and
General Manager Avelino Acero.
The new infrastructure serves as a gateway
to the city’s midtown area, replacing former
bridge dating back to Roman times that will
Opening of the new
Miño River Bridge
in Lugo
now be refurbished as part of a project fun-
ded by the Cultural 1 Percent program.
Thanks to this new project, worth nearly
30 million Euros, cross-river mobility has
improved considerably. Construction work
began in October 2009 and fnished in re-
cord time, eight months before the schedu-
led completion date.
The New Bridge
The bridge’s deck is about 195 meters long
of which, 95 meters span over the Miño
River, and also features a 2,000-ton steel
arch; the other 100 meters are devoted to
approach viaducts, ending in roundabouts
on both sides of the river. The transversal
section of the deck has two roadways se-
parated by a central median.
Another facet of this project calls for the
concurrent construction of two roads west
of the Miño River to connect National Mo-
torway VI with roads N-543 and LU-612.
These two roads will help the project blend
in better both visually and environmentally.
National Motorway VI will hook up with road
N-543 and southbound road LU-612. In
addition, the new roads will open up further
connections for traffc between the city and
the future A-54 highway connecting Lugo
and Santiago.
At the center, Baldomero Falcones at the inauguration ceremony