Paul Cocksedge to install CLT bridge over Cape Town river

British designer Paul Cocksedge has unveiled plans to build a cross-laminated timber bridge across the Liesbeek River in Cape Town.
London-based Cocksedge plans to use eucalyptus, an invasive tree species in South Africa, to create the Exploded View bridge.
By transforming this wood into cross-laminated timber, or CLT, the material becomes much stronger, making it a viable and more sustainable alternative to steel or concrete.Indigenous to Australia, eucalyptus trees such as forest red gum and k