news90 Foot Road Bridge for Heavy Vehicles Was Prefabricated By Axion and Erected in Less Than Two Weeks Using 100% Recycled Plastic Composites, the First of its Kind Outside the US
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NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. -- (Business Wire)
Axion International Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: AXIH), a leader in Recycled Structural Composite (RSC)™ technology used to produce Ecotrax™ railroad ties as well as Struxure™ building materials, announced today the completion of Europe’s first recycled plastic bridge. The materials for the bridge consisted of Axion’s innovative RSC material, which is designed from 100% recycled plastic.
The plastic bridge was prefabricated in the United States at Axion’s plant in Portland, PA and was transported to Scotland via container ship. It now spans the River Tweed at Easter Dawyck, near Edinburgh, Scotland and forms part of the historic John Buchan Way. The plastic bridge, which consists of three spans, is approximately 12 feet wide x 90 feet long and was used to replace an old steel beam and timber deck road bridge. The bridge was shipped in six sections (two per span), and due to its pre-fab design the entire construction project (including dismantling of the old wood and steel bridge) was completed in under two weeks. In fact, the erection of the new plastic bridge itself, took only four days within that timeframe.