Three Wolffkran luffing jib cranes erecting cable-stayed bridges in Riyadh

Mitchell Keller Managing Editor, American Cranes & Transport

28 July 2026

Three WOLFF 180 B luffing jib tower cranes supplied by Wolffkran, a tower crane manufacturer headquartered in Switzerland, are handling all lifting operations on the construction of two new cable-stayed bridges over the Wadi Laban valley in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The bridges are being built on either side of the existing Wadi Laban Bridge, the only crossing of the valley since it opened more than 30 years ago.

The client is the Royal Commission for Riyadh City, with the project being executed by the ICRC joint venture, comprising Turkish construction…

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