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Next edition of EUROBRIDGE - 11 April, 2025 in Brussels

The one-in-a-kind international conference on the importance of bridgesafety and durability.
 

Link to PROGRAMME (most updated)

A word from Christian Tridon, Chairman of the FIEC “Structural Maintenance Group”
 

"When we say that the sea is calm, this doesn’t mean that a storm is brewing.  I used this metaphor to warn that bridges do age, even in calm weather. It is a constant battle. The need for maintenance and structural reinforcement must always be pursued.
 
Eurobridge has become an annual meeting to discuss about all aspects related to the maintenance of our infrastructure. And above all, it must be a place for best practice exchange and sharing of information and knowledge. Bridges, like tunnels, are the civil engineering components of road, rail and waterways. As such, they must adapt constantly, to meet their expected performance.

This failure to adapt can jeopardise the whole or part of the social and economic development of a region, or even a country. Any malfunction of a structure, its partial or full destruction, will have this consequence. In Europe and around the world, numerous examples of such failures showed how strong the economic and social consequences were for the surroundings.
 
It is our duty to do whatever is possible to raise awareness among the infrastructure managers on the need to maintain and reinforce these structures.
 
The 4^th edition of Eurobridge will take place on 11 April 2025 in Brussels and a few weeks ago a new website was launched, presenting information on bridges and the updated details on the conference. Registrations are open. See you there, at Eurobridge!”