3. - Zagope

AlgeriaConstantine Viaduct3D Model of the completed projectConsidered by the Algerian press to be “TheProject of the Century”, this cable-stayed bridgewill mark the beginning of the modernisation andurban renovation of Constantine, a city foundedby the Carthaginians almost three thousand yearsago. The main viaduct will be 449 m long, andthe access viaducts will have 360 m of extensioneach. The pillars will be 130 m high, and the deckwill be 27.34 m wide, with two lanes, with 8 km inaccess roads. Face to the problem of earth slides,very common in the region of Constantine, andthe possible consequences to the foundations ofthe bridge, an international technical team withadvanced experience in various geologic andgeotechnical subjects, was gathered to take chargeof the project.28 / 29