Seven Liebherr Cranes Deployed for Heavy Lifts on Madrid’s Parque Ventas Infrastructure Project

Spanish crane specialist Grúas Aguilar deployed seven Liebherr cranes to execute complex heavy-lift operations during the construction of Madrid's Parque Ventas project, a major urban infrastructure development that will create a new pedestrian and green corridor above the M-30 motorway.

The fleet included Liebherr LTM mobile cranes with lifting capacities ranging from 95 to 800 tonnes, along with an MK 140-5.1 mobile construction crane. The project will ultimately connect Madrid's Salamanca and Ciudad Lineal districts.

Key lifting operations were carried out by the LTM 1650-8.1 and LTM 1750-9.1, which installed concrete girders weighing up to 184 tonnes using 40-metre telescopic booms. Additional cranes, including the LTM 1500-8.1 and another LTM 1650-8.1, handled girders weighing around 120 tonnes, while an LTM 1095-5.1 erected 25-tonne support pillars.

A second LTM 1750-9.1 was used to install 130-tonne girders, and the MK 140-5.1 mobile construction crane was responsible for positioning and installing floor slabs.

The project highlights the critical role of advanced lifting solutions in delivering complex urban infrastructure developments under demanding site and scheduling conditions.

Night work to minimise disruption to traffic

A particular challenge was carrying out all lifting operations during the night. Operations began at 10 pm each night and had to be completed by 6 am so that traffic on the M-30 could be reopened in good time.

“We were involved in the technical planning and the development of the lifting concepts right from the early stages of the project. Thanks to the reliability of the Liebherr cranes and the support from the Liebherr Ibérica service team, we were able to carry out the work with a high level of safety and maximum precision,” says Luis Aguilar, owner of the Arganda del Rey-based company. The Spanish municipality is located around 20 kilometres south-east of Madrid. Grúas Aguilar was founded in 1968 and is now one of the leading crane companies on the Iberian Peninsula. The company has more than 200 mobile cranes, over 90 per cent of which are Liebherr machines.

New urban development project for Madrid

Parque Ventas will see the creation, by spring 2027, of a green and pedestrian area spanning more than 16,000 square metres and stretching almost 200 metres across the M-30. The project aims to significantly improve the quality of life in the surrounding area and better connect the two neighbouring districts of Salamanca and Ciudad Lineal.