The new Svinesund bridge connects the two countries and is also used as a border crossing on the E6 motorway between Gothenburg and Oslo. A Liebherr LR 1750 crawler crane was used to assemble parts of the mighty bridge segments. For over two months, the crane provided its strength on the construction site at Idefjord.

Months earlier, platforms had been blasted out of the rocks on which the heavy-duty crane was to be positioned high above the fjord for its operation. On the Norwegian side of the new bridge structure, the crane stood on the steeply sloping cliff edge 45 metres above sea level. At this point, the machine also had to cope with the most demanding lifting operations in terms of load and radius. The set up configuration of the LR 1750 with its 49-metre main boom and 70-metre luffing jib offered an impressive sight.

But the pulled loads were also impressive. The steel bridge segments had a length of 26.5 metres, were six metres in width and four metres in height. The crawler crane had to lift a gross load of up to 80 tonnes and position it over the fjord with a radius of up to 90 metres.

After several renovations and extensions, the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, which is almost 80 years old, was completely redesigned in 2019: It now has an ultra-modern design with a hydraulically adjustable roof construction, retractable hybrid turf and new shopping, business and leisure functions. Today, LEDs can be used to illuminate the front in a wide range of scenarios in the evening hours. The stadium now has space for more than 78,000 spectators.

There were more than twenty Liebherr mobile and crawler cranes with lifting capacities from 40 to 1,200 tonnes on site. The crawler crane triple chain with an LR 1800-1.0 from Eurogruas 2000 and an LR 1600/2 and an LR 1600/2-W from Grúas Aguilar provided a particularly strong performance. These cranes were on site permanently from June to October 2020, performing a wide range of lifting operations.

The heavy loads, large radii and tight spaces next to the arterial road Paseo de la Castellana posed major challenges for the cranes and teams – which were overcome thanks to a cohesive team effort and a great deal of team spirit.

The Arena of Verona is the best-preserved Roman amphitheatre in the world. It was built in the first century AD to host gladiator games and contests. With a height of around 24 metres, the opera circular is the largest surviving ancient amphitheatre after the Colosseum in Rome and the Oval of Capua. With its excellent acoustics, the arena has established itself as a concert venue – from opera to rock. Since 1913, the famous Verdi opera “Aida” alone has been performed on more than 670 evenings. In 2019, an MK 140 ensured that the season could take place without any problems.