Special Reports

The Stridsberg Bridge in Trollhättan is now open!

The new Stridsberg Bridge in Trollhättan has been inaugurated and is open for traffic since June. The bridge extends from Hjulkvarnelund to the new district of Vårvik, thus enhancing the city’s infrastructure by creating new paths and facilitating traffic flow. With its length of 254 m, width of 16 m and weight of 20,000 tons,…

Bohus bridge gets a new remote control system

Extensive work is currently in process to replace the Bohus bridge’s control and monitoring system to ensure the future of continued safe remote controlling. The project includes new PLC and SCADA systems as well as systems for audio and video surveillance. BUS AB is the main contractor, and Infracontrol delivers the SCADA system where all…

Safe lockage with new control system

Last year work began on connecting locks and movable bridges along the Trollhätte Canal to a new control and monitoring system in the then newly opened canal centre. This autumn the last of the six locks and three movable bridges will become part of the system. The old control pulpits with push-buttons and lamps were…