The new concept provides the bearings which transfer enormous vertical loads of up to 4,000t, facilitates horizontal displacements in all directions, dissipates energies caused by earthquake and centers the bridge after a seismic event. Even after a seismic event the bearings and expansion joints remain fully functional.
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The highway will connect Nogarole Rocca (near Verona) to Fontevivo (near Parma), and the first section of 9.5 km is currently being built near Parma.