We are resuming emergency repairs on the T-14-24 Skole–Slavske highway!

Last year, the company began repairing five emergency bridges on the Skole–Slavske road in Lviv region. The work on these bridges is carried out in stages, closing only half of each bridge at a time so that traffic remains uninterrupted.

Unfortunately, funding was suspended for a while, so we resumed work only this year.

On the new carriageways and approaches to the bridges, we are laying base course of asphalt pavement in order to start dismantling the second carriageway, which has not yet been worked on.

Emergency bridges are one of the chronic problems of the Carpathian region. The plan to begin their restoration on the Skole–Slavske road was made even before the war, as part of the “Little Carpathian Circle” infrastructure project.

The project was designed to connect resort and tourist centers of three regions. In Lviv region, these included Slavske, Verkhnia Rozhanka, Nyzhnia Rozhanka, Skole, and Play. It was planned that all roads of the “Little Carpathian Circle” would be equipped with bike lanes, quality lighting, and scenic viewpoints.

The project was put on hold after the war began. But indefinitely postponing capital repairs for “better times” isn’t an option. At some point, a structure can simply collapse, blocking the highway. Such cases have already occurred.

The current work is being planned to save as much public funding as possible. Only the structural elements that cannot be restored are being replaced. For example, on one of the bridges, old piers and abutment walls have been dismantled, while the existing span beams are being reused. On another site, piers are reinforced through shotcreting (spraying a concrete mix onto the surface of reinforced concrete structures). On yet another bridge, steel beams have been cleaned and protected with a three-layer anti-corrosion coating.

In other words, in each case, the optimal solution is found.

On the bridges, new monolithic slabs are being installed along with monolithic sidewalks.

The repair also includes reinforcing the slopes of all bridges with gabion cages.