Spain
Extension of the Port of Alicante
On the request of the Alicante Port Authority, the city’s port has been extended and a maritime terminal has been built in the southern zone. From a construction point of view, it was developed as a public-private joint project and can be divided into two main jobs:
- Protective work
- Building docks and esplanades
Important aspects include multi-purpose container terminals (covering 13 hectares) and construction of the following items:
- Mound seal wall, 1,127 m long (with foundations at -14.00)
- Mound seal wall, 442 m long
- Closure perpendicular to the dike, formed by a mound section of 125 m and another 143 m vertical section made up of four caissons
- Ro-Ro mooring made up of two caissons
- Dock no. 21, 521 m long, made up of 15 caissons
- Dock no. 19, 305 m long, made up of 9+1 caissons
- Optional dock, 250 m long, made up of 7 caissons
- Formation of esplanades with an approximate surface area of 234,000 m2
- Dredging of the whole harbor wall and the entry canal down to -14.00
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Milestones achieved
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1.683.325 m³ dredging of harbor walls and trenches
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22.020 blocks weighing 8.5, 15, 20 and 30 T in protective projects, 22,020 units
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3.708.000 kg steel rods for armoring
