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

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

Posted on September 24, 2020 by University of Canterbury

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

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.

Damage on Auckland Harbour Bridge

Damage on Auckland Harbour Bridge, 9 September

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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