________________Channelling project of streams in Calle 79, Barranquilla

In 2014, work began on the expansion and canalization of Calle 79 between carreras 53 and 60 in the city of Barranquilla. A project that will allow the people of Barranquilla to enjoy a renovated road in a section of 800 linear meters, with three lanes 3.5 meters wide that will strengthen the flow of vehicles and contribute to the life quality of its citizens.

  The expansion of Calle 79 is replacing the existing pavement with a new structure that will have subgrade improvement with a thickness of 20 cm to give uniform support to the pavement. An important aspect of the works carried out on Calle 79, due to its condition as a road-channel, is the hydraulic solution that will improve road connectivity in this sector, enabling safe mobility.

  This solution will be implemented by piping the water subway through a specific box coulvert and relocating the public service networks. INDUSTRIAS ECTRICOL is an important part of this renovation thanks to its ORMAZABAL solutions, providing construction work with the latest in electrical technology with ORMABAT and PFU3 products, in order to make safe and highly aesthetic subway connections for this important road in the city of Barranquilla.

  PFU Transformer Substations have a concrete enclosure, with a monoblock structure, containing all the electrical components:

• •Medium Voltage switchgear.
• •Low Voltage panels.
• •Transformers
• •Control devices and interconnections between the various elements.

The essential advantage of these transformer substations is the fact that not only the manufacturing process, but also the assembly and interior equipment can be carried out entirely in-situ, thus guaranteeing uniform quality and considerably reducing civil engineering and assembly work at the installation point. In addition, its careful design allows its installation both in industrial areas and in urban environments. The ORMABAT solution is a compact transformer substation, featuring a monoblock structure and designed for surface installation, which can incorporate SF6 insulated GIS-type medium voltage cubicles, the transformer, and interconnecting and auxiliary elements.

Its technical characteristics are ideal for this type of project, and together with the PFU3 prefabricated transformer substations, they will give a new and more modern look of Calle 79 with the implementation of the latest in medium voltage technology.