In parallel with the existing Grenland Bridge outside Porsgrunn, a completely new bridge is currently being built that will become part of the new four-lane road on the E18 between Langang and Rugtvedt, which stands to be completed in 2025.
The new bridge will be built in the same way as the old one, which is Norway’s tallest cable-stayed bridge with a tower height of 166 meters. Nordic Crane is involved in the project and, for instance, were deeply involved in the installation of tower cranes earlier this autumn.
The most challenging aspect of this particular installation was the terrain. Here, the terrain shifts a lot in height, and there is therefore no natural parking space for a large 500t mobile crane. The solution was to place the equipment on plateaus. You can see more of this in the film below.
Ola Westerling and Oskar Nilsson were in place as crane operators.