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UC's Professor Alessandro Palermo talks about Auckland Harbour Bridge's long term viability

22 September 2020

University of Canterbury structural engineering Professor Alessandro Palermo talked to RNZ’s Kathryn Ryan about repairing the damage to the Auckland Harbour Bridge and the long term viability of the bridge.

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Damage on Auckland Harbour Bridge, 9 September

 

Engineers are warning that while fixing Auckland Harbour's 61-year old bridge may be relatively quick it's time to start thinking about its long term viability. It's hoped a new strut will be in place in the next few days after a freak truck accident on Friday morning caused serious structural damage and severe headaches for commuters.

Kathryn talks to Alessandro Palermo, Professor in Structural Engineering at the University of Canterbury about how the Auckland Harbour Bridge has faced an increased load as it surpassed its design life of 50 years, and transport blogger Matt Lowrie who believes the only way to bridge the city's travel woes is light rail on the shore and a dedicated tunnel for public transport.

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