VSL-Intrafor News 2003 N°1

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COVER STORY
Route 5, Santiago Talca section.
Chile is modernizing the
country's highways network. In
tough commercial competition
with the strong local precast
constructors, VSL in Chile has
obtained 3 contracts for full
construction of the footbridges.
The construction process
(post-tensioned steel girder as
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DEVELOPING BY DIVERSIFYING
Building up new capabilities to offer a broader range of customeroriented
services through an efficient network of 40 subsidiaries.
Laayoun Wharf. The Somagec company, VSL
France's Moroccan partner in the “Laayoun Wharf”
project, has been signed to a new works contract: the
disassembly and replacement of the pumping
platform located at the end of the wharf at a distance
of 1,750 m off the coast. This 22-month job will start
FOOTBRIDGES IN CHILE
formwork) has been one of the
keys of the commercial success.
The construction cycle for
one complete footbridge is
1.5 months.
Since the beginning of this new
activity, VSL in Chile has
constructed 42 footbridges and
has just signed a new contract
for 25 more.
OFFSHORE WORKS IN MOROCCO
up in September 2003 as regards VSL France's
contribution. VSL France is currently replacing the
southern slab of the Laayoun Wharf over a length of
1,750 m, three-fourths of which extends into the sea,
removing 330-ton prestressed concrete double
beams built in 1968.