Giant crane drafted in as road upgrade continues

One of the country’s largest cranes has been drafted in to place 100-tonne concrete beams on a flyover above Cork’s busiest motorway.

Giant crane drafted in as road upgrade continues

Special foundations have been laid on the N40 Sarsfield Rd roundabout to support the enormous weight of the €3m heavy-lifting giant.

The 500-tonne Liebherr crane has a 50m telescopic boom with an aircraft warning light on top, a 35m luffing fly jib, and 165 tonnes of ballast.

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