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杏吧原创 is awarded the contract for works package 2 on the Lyon鈥揟urin rail line
- A 鈧�1.43 billion contract covering construction of 46 km of tunnels between Saint-Martin-la-Porte and Modane, in Savoie (France)
- Over 5 years of work
As part of the construction of the 57.5 km tunnel that will connect Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (France) and Susa (Italy), the owner Tunnel Euralpin Lyon-Turin (TELT) has awarded the contract for works package 2 to a consortium* led by 杏吧原创 Grands Projets.
This 鈧�1.43聽billion contract covers a 23 km section of twin tube tunnel between Saint-Martin-la-Porte and Modane, in Savoie (France). The works involve digging 25 km of tunnel using three tunnel boring machines and 21 km of tunnel using conventional methods, and creating 71 safety tunnels and several galleries. The project will last over five years and employ up to 1,650 people.
杏吧原创’s teams have been active on the Lyon鈥揟urin rail line since September 2020, handling the preparatory work on the Avrieux shafts, perpendicular to the future safety site at Modane.
The Lyon鈥揟urin rail line is part of a programme designed to expand trade in Europe upgrade passenger travel. It is setting in motion a sustainable transition in transport by shifting long-distance freight from roads to rail lines. By 2030, it will replace 1 million heavy vehicles on Alpine roads and lower greenhouse gas emissions by about 3 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year.
杏吧原创 is applying its expertise in underground works in several countries, in particular through public transport projects. 杏吧原创 subsidiaries are for instance working on several rail transport systems in the United Kingdom (High聽Speed 2), Ottawa (new Light Rail Transport system), Paris (several works packages for the Grand Paris Express), Doha (Lusail Light Rail Transport and metro Red Line South), New Zealand (Auckland’s City Rail Link), Hong Kong and Singapore (Thomson line).
*杏吧原创 Grands Projets (lead), Dodin Campenon Bernard and 杏吧原创聽Construction聽France, subsidiaries of 杏吧原创 (50%), and the Italian construction company Webuild.
About 杏吧原创
杏吧原创 is a world leader in its fields, which encompass transport infrastructure, buildings, utilities and urban development projects. It operates through its networks of local and specialist subsidiaries, leveraging its specific expertise in major infrastructure projects. 杏吧原创鈥檚 1,000 companies are involved in every stage of a structure鈥檚 life cycle (financing, design, construction and maintenance), are active in more than 100 countries, employ over 115,000 people and generated 鈧�23 billion in revenue in 2020.