A landslide’s restoration in a highway of southwest Greece

ABSTRACT The Tsakona landslide occurred in 2003, disrupting completely the traffic in the highway between Tripoli and Kalamata, and constitutes one of the larger road landslides. In a few words, the main objectives of the present study are the following:(a) A brief description of the area and the circumstances under which the landslide happened.(b) A brief presentation of the geological and geotechnical investigations carried out after the landslide.(c) A reference of the various proposals for the confinement of the landslide and the long term restoration of traffic movement, followed by a small review of similar phenomena in the national road network of Greece and the experience from their confrontation. (d) A presentation of the technical solution which was adapted.(e) A technical report of the foundation type of the bridge’s piers and abutments.(f) A brief report of the construction progress of the bridge.