By: ViaCon Polska
Project Summary
ViaCon Polska replaced an aging reinforced concrete culvert beneath Lwowska Street in Tarnów using a corrugated steel structure that minimized traffic disruptions during construction. The project restored a critical transportation corridor connecting the city center with St. Luke Regional Hospital.
Lwowska Street is one of Tarnów’s most important transportation corridors, providing a direct connection between the city center and St. Luke Regional Hospital. When the aging reinforced concrete culvert beneath the roadway reached the end of its service life, local officials faced an important challenge: replace the structure while keeping traffic moving along one of the city’s busiest streets.
Rather than selecting a traditional concrete replacement, the project team chose a corrugated steel culvert that significantly reduced construction time and shortened the duration of temporary traffic restrictions.
Replacing Aging Infrastructure
The existing reinforced concrete culvert had deteriorated beyond practical repair and required complete replacement. Because of the roadway’s importance to commuters, emergency vehicles, and hospital access, minimizing construction impacts became a primary project objective.
ViaCon Polska supplied a corrugated steel structure that could be assembled quickly and installed with far less disruption than a conventional concrete alternative. Faster installation reduced traffic delays while delivering a durable long-term infrastructure solution.
Engineers evaluating similar transportation projects can explore NCSPA’s Corrugated Steel Pipe, Technical Resources, and Design Data Sheets for additional design guidance.
Fast Construction in a Busy Urban Corridor
Working in an active urban environment presented several construction challenges.
Heavy traffic continued throughout the project, and an overhead electrical transmission line limited available working space during assembly. Despite these constraints, the ViaCon installation team successfully completed construction while maintaining an efficient schedule.
The ability to prefabricate and rapidly assemble corrugated steel structures continues to make them an attractive solution for roadway rehabilitation projects where minimizing traffic impacts is essential.
A similar approach helped accelerate construction on the Caltrans Trinity Culvert Drainage Repairs.
Built for Long-Term Performance
The completed installation provides a durable crossing designed to support decades of service beneath one of Tarnów’s busiest streets.
By replacing deteriorating concrete with corrugated steel, the project improved structural reliability while reducing future maintenance needs. The completed structure also blends naturally into the surrounding infrastructure through reinforced headwalls and carefully finished roadway approaches.
Owners comparing long-term infrastructure investments can review NCSPA’s Service Life Calculator and additional performance research in NCSPA’s Studies & Reports.
Improving Transportation Through Better Infrastructure
The Lwowska Street project demonstrates how corrugated steel culverts can modernize aging infrastructure while reducing construction impacts in busy urban environments.
Through rapid installation and durable design, the replacement restored an important transportation link that serves residents, businesses, and one of Tarnów’s most important healthcare facilities.
For additional information about transportation infrastructure in the region, visit the City of Tarnów website.