Future-proof solution for railtrack company While much has happened in bridge building since the ?rst composite bridge in Scandinavia in 1997, public-sector players are today still motivated by the same considerations when choosing a composite bridge, i.e. freedom from maintenance and the light weight. This was also the case with Fiberline's latest bridge, an almost 40 m long hybrid that will replace an existing bridge across the railway at Kokkedal north of Copenhagen. Banedanmark, the company responsible for Danish railway infrastructure, was advised by its consultants COWI to choose a GFRP bridge deck for reasons of future maintenance. Banedanmark normally uses decks of concrete or steel. Finn Jensen, Project Manager, COWI: "If using GFRP means freedom from painting the bridge deck thro

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