IN FOCUS / COMANSA TOWER CRANES
Each crane will reach a final hook height of 243.7 metres with hook reach of 60 metres.
COMANSA BRIDGING NORTH AMERICA Two identical Comansa tower cranes model 21LC1050-50T have been selected to help construct a new cable-stayed bridge between Winsor, Canada and Detroit in the US. Comansa’s were selected because of their heavy lifting capabilities. A NEW CABLE-STAYED BRIDGE BETWEEN Windsor, Canada and Detroit is under construction. This gateway is the busiest between the US and Canada with over 20% of all trade crossing between the two countries. In response to industry and border stakeholder concerns that the existing OntarioMichigan crossings would not support the anticipated increase in traffic, a binational partnership consisting of the governments of Ontario, Michigan, Canada and the United States, identified the need for increased traffic flow www.cranesandlifting.com.au
between the countries. The bridge will connect Highway 401 directly to Interstate 75. The project owner, Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, a Canadian Crown corporation, officially started construction in October 2018. The project cost is $5.7 billion CAD with a projected construction duration of 74 months. The private sector partner is Bridging North America, a joint venture between Dragados Canada, Flour, and AECON who is performing the construction. Two identical Comansa tower
cranes model 21LC1050-50T were selected because of the heavy lifting requirements of the structure. Each crane will reach a final hook height of 243.7 meters with hook reach of 60 meters. Capacity at jib end is 19,470 kg with maximum capacity of 50,000 kg The 21LC1050 – 50T is a relatively new-comer to the Comansa 2100 series family developed for large civil and prefabricated precast construction projects. It meets the criteria by intricately placing the crane location relative to the structure permitting September 2021 CAL / 109
