A “sugar cane” pier on Reunion Island

16 May 2011 - New contracts - France

The first pier of the bridge over the Saint-Étienne river, on Reunion Island, was completed on 2 March. It is covered with an original facing, featuring a “sugar cane” motif, as will be the other eight piers supporting the structure’s 694.50 m-long, 2x2-lane, composite concrete-steel deck. The project, designed to replace a former bridge – one of its two viaducts was destroyed by a cyclone in 2007 – is being implemented by a consortium notably comprising Dodin Campenon Bernard, leader, and SBTPC (both VINCI Construction subsidiaries) and Botte Fondations (VINCI Construction France). The new bridge is scheduled for handover early in 2013.
Value of the works: €82.7m including taxes.