Actually, the part of the bridge that is lifted should stop when the weight reaches a certain limit value, as a safety stop. But a programming in the engines that lift the bridge was incorrect.
"The limit value was far too low. Therefore, the bridge stopped at a load that was much lower than it can actually handle, says Axel Wannerskog at the City of Gothenburg to SR and adds:
"It's the human factor. Something has happened in the code knock.
Since April, the error has been fixed.
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The Hising Bridge got stuck in the raised position and several people jumped over. Photo: Kalle Thorslund /Lukas Grundberg