ArcelorMittal Long Products - Benefits of steel solutions in bridge design

Today's modern bridge construction projects face totally new challenges. The public, the regulators and the authorities demand structures that are cost effective during their planning, execution, lifetime and dismantling. This translates into a higher relevance of the life cycle costs, and the so-called external costs associated with the execution and maintenance of the structure.

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Politicians, building regulators and other decision makers face the challenge of choosing sustainable bridge designs, for which the price of the construction is not the only variable, but one of many, such as construction time, social impact (during construction and operation), environmental impact, maintenance, etc. Current procurement practices tend to favour the most economical bridge design. Unfortunately, today's awarding practice often results in cheap bridge designs with low construction cost, disregarding expenses due to operation and maintenance, and ignoring the impact that longer construction times have on traffic conditions and the public.

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