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BOHO AND SHIKMA BRIDGES

ISRAEL

AT A GLANCE

PROJECT STATUS

Completion date: April 2013

CONSTRUCTING COMPANY

DEVELOPING COMPANY

Margolin Bros

CLIENT

Israel Railways

About the project

The construction of two 450-meter-long rail bridges over the railway line connecting Ashkelon and Beer Sheva, in the section between Yad Mordechai and Netivot. The 450-meter long Shikma Bridge - which covers the Shikma River, Road 34 and the entry road into Kibbutz Erez - was built using the compression method. The Boho Bridge, over the Boho River - located northwest of the town of Netivot - is a 260-meter long beam bridge.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The construction of two 450-meter-long rail bridges over the railway line connecting Ashkelon and Beer Sheva, in the section between Yad Mordechai and Netivot. The 450-meter long Shikma Bridge - which covers the Shikma River, Road 34 and the entry road into Kibbutz Erez - was built using the compression method. The Boho Bridge, over the Boho River - located northwest of the town of Netivot - is a 260-meter long beam bridge.

AT A GLANCE

PROJECT STATUS

Completion date: April 2013

CONSTRUCTING COMPANY

DEVELOPING COMPANY

Margolin Bros

CLIENT

Israel Railways

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