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Exchangeable precast concrete bridge caps

Precast concrete bridge caps offer many advantages over the in-situ variety

The precast concrete bridge caps are easily dismantled

The cost of remediation of concrete bridge caps is currently estimated at three hundred million euros annually. DIZWO that now, with immediate effect, grants licenses for their patented products also to precast plants, presents these products from 25 to 27 October at econstra – the trade fair for civil engineering and building refurbishment in Freiburg, Germany.

Bridge caps are among the standard equipment for road bridges and without which modern traffic systems are today unthinkable. They are used for fixing crash barriers, railings and noise protection walls in place. Integrated curbs...

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