Images | Collapsed Genoa bridge replacement completes new piers

Taken together, the 18 piers are higher than Dubai’s Burj Khalifa (Salini Impregilo)

Celebrating the milestone, the construction joint venture, called Pergenova, said it had been reached “in record time”.

Work on the first of the piers’ foundations began on 24 June 2019. Since then they have gone up at an average rate of three a month.

The uniformity of the piers let the builders use the same formwork for everyone, saving time.

Render of the 1,067-metre, Renzo Piano-designed bridge (Courtesy of Pergenova, the construction joint venture)

Taken together, the height of the 18 elliptically-shaped piers, including their foundations, is 1.5km, nearly twice the height of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, Salini Impregilo said.

Now, the focus switches to the 19 steel deck sections. So far, 10 of these have been installed.

A completion date for the bridge, which is an important transport link for the region, has not been specified, but Genoa’s mayor has expressed hope it will be finished in spring or summer this year.