Recently, Liugong Ovim and China Civil Engineering Construction Group signed a contract for the Magufuli Bridge project in Tanzania, with a contract value of about 22 million yuan, including low tara cable materials and hanging rope construction.

The signing of the contract fully reflects the excellent quality and innovative technical strength of Ouweim products, which has laid a solid foundation for Liugong Ouweim to open up overseas markets.

The Magufuli Bridge has a total length of 3.2 kilometers. The bridge has a load capacity of 180 tons and a total construction cost of 592 billion shillings (about 258 million US dollars). The estimated construction period is 48 months. The Magufuli Bridge connects Geta Province and Mwanza Province in Tanzania. The cables of the bridge will use HDPE pipes in four colors of green, yellow, black and blue to form the national flag color of Tanzania, which is a landmark of great political significance. architecture. After the bridge is completed, it will become the longest low-tower cable-stayed bridge in Africa. It is of great significance to neighboring countries such as Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and will drive the economic development of the surrounding areas of Lake Victoria.

Ovim low tower stay cable is applied to the Hanjiang Bridge in the tenth section of the Hubei Expressway

The bridge is in the form of a cable-stayed bridge with a short tower (the height from the bridge deck to the cable tower is conventionally defined to be less than 50 meters), and the main span of the bridge is 160 meters. The tower is a concrete structure, which is constructed by climbing formwork. The tower body is provided with a saddle, and the stay cable can be stretched symmetrically on both sides from the middle of the tower through the saddle channel. Liugong Ovim provided the stay cable system for the Magufuli Bridge. There are 72 stay cables in total, the whole bundle is 43 holes, and the amount of galvanized steel strands for the whole bridge is 350 tons. In addition, the Ovim low tower stay cable system is also widely used in projects such as the Hanjiang Bridge in the tenth section of the Hubei Expressway. Editor / Zhao E