Brodosplit will build an additional 22 steel barriers to protect Venice from flooding, it was announced on Friday from Brodosplit.
The statement notes that in the international tender, the Italian architectural and construction consortium Venezia Nuova has selected Brodograđevna industrija Split as the builder of the additional 22 steel barriers for the last, fourth passage San Nicolo, što leads through the Venetian lagoon towards Venice.
A total of 78 barriers are planned to be installed, so along with previously awarded projects for the construction of steel barriers to be installed at the passages Malamocco and Chioggia, Brodosplit will deliver 63 barriers that encompass 20,000 tons of installed steel with a total value of 70 million euros, što includes works and logistics.
Italian media report that Brodosplit has been overwhelmingly confirmed as the best bidder and officially selected as the builder of the steel gates for the three passages.
The contract is expected to be signed in April of this year, and work on the construction of additional barriers will continue in the serial production of already contracted steel barriers. Brodosplit delivers barriers measuring 27-30 by 20 meters, with a height of 4.5-5 meters and a weight of 300 tons.
With an integrated protective system of a series of mobile barriers, the Venetian lagoon can be closed off from the Adriatic Sea when the tide exceeds the established level of 110 centimeters, up to a maximum of three meters.
