2017 GUSTAV LINDENTHAL MEDAL

The Almonte Viaduct has been awarded with the Gustav Lindenthal Medal promoted by the Western Pennsylvania Engineers Association.

The award recognizes recently completed works, whose design and construction has represented a technical challenge, including material innovations, aesthetic merit and harmony with the environment. Previous medallists include world-renowned structures such as the Øresund Bridge or the Millau Viaduct.

The awards ceremony took place during the IBC - International Bridge Conference 2017, which took place in the US capital. Guillermo Capellán, representing Arenas & Asociados, was in charge of receiving the commemorative plaque together with Pablo Jiménez Guijarro (ADIF AV), and Pedro Cavero (FCC Construcción).