Jamarat Bridge
Location: Mina, Saudi Arabia
Client: PERSYS Sdn Bhd
Owner: Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs
Value: RM250M (US$70M)
The Jamarat Bridge consists of a 600m long by 100m wide building on four floors each consisting of a succession of precast segmental box girders to create a 100m wide column free space.
RB provided Shop drawings for Casting and Erection of the structure along with detailed stage by stage temporary prestress calculations.
Production of all shop drawings along with casting and erection of over 1200 segments of the first floor was completed in just 14 months. More than 5000 segments are required overall to complete the structure.
RB’s scope included the permanent works design as well as temporary earth retaining structures. Particular attention was required to the issue of limiting any potential settlement of the existing towers. Significant cost and programme savings were achieved through careful design and optimisation by RB.
