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Cuenca - Molleturo - Km. 49

Asset Management / Monitoring - Cuenca - Molleturo - Km. 49 2023

Overall view of the project and the slope

Asset Management / Monitoring - Cuenca - Molleturo - Km. 49 2023

Rear of the berm and the barrier

Asset Management / Monitoring - Cuenca - Molleturo - Km. 49 2023

Rockfall barrier and slope stabilization system

Asset Management / Monitoring - Cuenca - Molleturo - Km. 49 2023

View of the GBE barrier, TECCO system, and the protected road

Asset Management / Monitoring - Cuenca - Molleturo - Km. 49 2023

Close-up view of mesh on the barrier

Asset Management / Monitoring - Cuenca - Molleturo - Km. 49 2023

Aerial view of the stabilizing mesh and the rockfall protection barrier

Asset Management / Monitoring - Cuenca - Molleturo - Km. 49 2023

Aerial view of the slope stabizliation system and the barrier

 
 

Year of installation

2023

Initial situation

A significant landslide and continuous rockfall were issues for the Cuenca-Molleturo road at km 49. Rockfall and landslide protection were necessary for the safety of the road. Thus, the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works carried out a large-scale project to stabilize the slope with terraces.


Description

In addition to the terraces, TECCO mesh prevents surface landslides, and a dynamic rockfall protection barrier will hold back future rockfall. 

Geobrugg and Pivaltec S.A. supplied a GBE-100A-R rockfall barrier with a total length of 120 meters and a TECCO G65/3 system covering an area of 2800 m².

Country/Region

Ecuador

Customer

MTOP - Ministerio de Transportes y Obras Publicas

Protected object

Road

Corrosion protection

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