Massive cable-stayed bridge for Wrocław

Spanish construction giant Acciona is to build one of the world's longest cable-stayed bridges in Poland for €166 (zł.569.5) million. With its Polish subsidiary Mostostal Warszawa, the firm will construct a new bridge over the Oder River in Wrocław, which will be one of the 10 largest cable-stayed concrete bridges in the world, according to the firm.

"The contract, from the Polish Roads Authority, must be completed in 30 months and has a budget of €166 million," said the company in a statement. The Oder bridge will form part of the Wrocław bypass linking the A-4, the future S-5 to Poznań and the S-8 to Warsaw.

A 612-meter cable-stayed bridge will cross the main channel of the river, supported by a 122-meter tall tower on Rędzińska Island. Two overpasses on either side of the river, measuring approximately 611 and 521 meters, will give the bridge a total length of 1.75 km.