Following spectacular success with current phase of expansion in which some 35 km of underground lines with 33 stations and 20 km surface line with 4 stations were constructed and commissioned in a four year span, Pta 128,400 million set aside to finance building of metro line to south of Madrid taking in the suburbs of Alcorcon, Leganes, Getafe, Mostoles and Fuenlabrada. 35.2 km tunnels with 29 stations. Construction will not commence until after July, 1999 elections and will then be completed within four years. February 1999.   Extension of Line 8 to Barajas airport completed using NFM TBM. June 1999.   FCC contracted to tunnel 1.3 km by traditional method to Valdelasfuentes station and onward 1.7 km to Avenida de Espana using NFM TBM. August 1999.   Extension of Line 1 for 3.2 km to Vallegas with 3 new stations for 2004 opening likely to be next award at $75 million. August 1999.   6 km extension of Barajas airport line from Mar de Cristal to Nuevos Ministerios connecting with Cercanias RENFE station and interchanging with Lines 6 and 10 of the metro. Travel time from downtown Madrid to airport will be 12 minutes. Work starts November, 1999 for commissioning October, 2001. Two EPBs will be employed. August 1999. www.comadrid.es/cmadrid/metro   Comunidad de Madrid announced contract award for 6.5 km Line 8 connection to the airport from downtown Nuevos Ministerios to jv of ACS-Necso-Ferrovial in value $160 million using two EPB TBMs already in ownership. Two stations, one of which is a major interchange. Visit www.grupoacs.com December 1999.   Herrenknecht 9.38 m TBM will commence 3.5 km drive on line 8 extension from shaft presently under construction at Mar de Cristal station to terminate at shaft to be constructed alongside M-30 ring road. From here conventional tunnelling will be used. Colombia station at approximately halfway position will form interchange with line 9. Visit www.necso.es and www.ferrovial.es for more details. February 2000. FCC/Necso/ACS jv awarded $23 million contract to construct 1.3 km of line 9 of Madrid metro at Riva in an 8 m-deep cut-and-cover trench in eight months. Financed by Tres Cantos, a state-owned enterprise. The contract also includes extensions to the train depot and building of a new electricity substation. Visit www.necso.es June 2000.   Herrenknecht 9.38 m-diameter EPB under erection in start shaft at Mar De Cristal in readiness for Line 8 extension drive commencing 21st August. There are currently 37 slurry wall machines at work on this line. Visit www.comadrid.es/cmadrid/metro July 2000. Dragados Lovat 7.4 m EPB underway on line 10 extension south to connect with Metrosur achieving up to 36 x 1.2 m rings/day having placed 346 rings in 18 days to 11th November. Visit www.dragados.es and www.lovat.com November 2000. 9.38 m-diameter NFM EPB Adelantada, working for FCC on Line 10 extension, has completed 939 m of tunnel in 31 days to 20th February, 2001. This is claimed as a world record advance for EPBs. Visit www.fcc.es Also, Lovat 7.4 m-diameter EPB on line 10 built 41 x 1.2 m rings, advancing 49 m in 24 h on 20th February, 2001. Visit www.dragados.com and www.comadrid.es/cmadrid/metro 09/01.Tunnel linking Mar de Cristal, Colombia and Nuevos Ministerios on Line 8 reported completed by jv Necso-ACS-Ferrovial. Direct connection from Paseo de la Castellana to the Barajas airport to open in March, 2002. 50/01.Dragados also reported that 7.4 m-diameter Lovat TBM 'Cibeles' has reached Alcorcí³n on Line 10 extension to Metrosur circle Line 12. Average speed of 19.6 metres a day with record daily speed of 51.6 metres and a highest monthly speed of one kilometre in October, 2001. Cost of €86 million. Construction underway at stations in Casa de Campo, Colonia Jardí­n, Cuatro Vientos, Alcalde Joaquí­n Vilumbrales, and Puerta del Sur. Opening at spring, 2003. Visit www.comadrid.es/cmadrid/metro 50/01.Open call for bids, deadline 2nd February, 2004 for design of the La Castellana extension of the metro. Tender budget: €1.2 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=214915-2003, OJ S 241, or contact Mintra, Alcorcí³n, fax +34 914880598 or 914111724. Visit www.comadrid.es/012 02/04.Open call for bids, deadline 2nd February, 2004, for design of Line 1 extension to Chamartí­n and Hortaleza. Tender budget: €1.7 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=214916-2003, OJ S 241, or contact Mintra, Alcorcí³n, fax +34 914880598 or 914111724. Visit www.comadrid.es/012 02/04.Open call for bids, deadline 2nd February, 2004, for design of Line 3 extension to Villaverde (5.4 km with six stations). Tender budget: €1.8 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=214919-2003, OJ S 241, or contact Mintra, Alcorcí³n, fax +34 914880598 or 914111724. Visit www.comadrid.es/012 02/04.Open call for bids, deadline 2nd February, 2004, for design of the new Pinar del Rey station on Line 8. Tender budget: €516,000. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=214920-2003, OJ S 241, or contact Mintra, Alcorcí³n, fax +34 914880598 or 914111724. Visit www.comadrid.es/012 02/04.Open call for bids, deadline 2nd February, 2004, for design of Line 11 extension to Caravanchel Alto (1.6 km with two stations). Tender budget: €830,000. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=214926-2003, OJ S 241, or contact Mintra, Alcorcí³n, fax +34 914880598 or 914111724. Visit www.comadrid.es/012 02/04.Open call for bids, deadline 2nd February, 2004, for design of Line 2 extension to La Elipa (1.2 km with one station). Tender budget: €700,000. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=214928-2003, OJ S 241, or contact Mintra, Alcorcí³n, fax +34 914880598 or 914111724. Visit www.comadrid.es/012 02/04.Open call for bids, deadline 2nd February, 2004, for design of the new Bolí­var station on Line 6. Tender budget: €516,000. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=214929-2003, OJ S 241, or contact Mintra, Alcorcí³n, fax +34 914880598 or 914111724. Visit www.comadrid.es/012 02/04.Open call for bids, deadline 2nd February, 2004, for design of Line 5 extension to Alameda de Osuna (2 km with two stations). Tender budget: €830,000. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=214930-2003, OJ S 241, or contact Mintra, Alcorcí³n, fax +34 914880598 or 914111724. Visit www.comadrid.es/012 02/04.Open call for bids, deadline 11th February, 2004 for design of Line 4 extension to San Chinarro and Las Tablas (3.8 km with four stations). Tender budget: 1.3 million euros. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=001460-2004, OJ S 2, or contact Mintra, Alcorcí³n, fax +34 914880598 or 914111724. Visit www.comadrid.es/012 03/04.Open call for bids, deadline 15th March, 2004 for quality control and inspections during construction of the new Aviacií³n Espaí±ola station on Line 10. Tender values: EUR106,300 and EUR1.8 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=020317-2004 and http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=020319-2004, OJ S 23, or contact Mintra, Alcorcí³n, fax +34 4880598 or 4111724. 07/04.Open call for bids, deadline 15th March, 2004 for quality control and inspections during construction of Line 1 extension to Ensanche de Vallecas. Tender values: EUR804,100 and EUR2.3 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=020320-2004, OJ S 23, and http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=021275-2004, OJ S 24, or contact Mintra, Alcorcí³n, fax +34 4880598 or 4111724. 07/04.Open call for bids, deadline 22nd March, 2004 for construction of the Line 1 extension to Ensanche de Vallecas. Tender budget: EUR91.3 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=025971-2004, OJ S 29, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. 09/04.Open call for bids, deadline 12th April, 2004 for construction of Parque Europa station on Line 10 extension to Metrosur. Tender value: EUR13.3 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=035286-2004, OJ S 40, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. 12/04.Open call for bids, deadline 17th August, 2004, for construction of a Line 1 extension, section Plaza de Castilla-Chamartin interchange. Tender budget: EUR100 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=117589-2004, OJ S 137, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. 31-32/04.Open call for bids, deadline 13th August, 2004 for construction of extension to Lines 1 and 4, section Chamartin interchange-Parque de Santa Maria. Tender budget: EUR170 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=116694-2004, OJ S 136, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. 31-32/04.Open call for bids, deadline 13th August, 2004 for construction of a Line 2 extension to La Elipa. Tender budget: EUR57.4 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=117593-2004, OJ S 137, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. 31-32/04.Open call for bids, deadline 17th August, 2004 for construction of a Line 3 extension to Villaverde, section Legazpi-San Cristobal de los Angeles. Tender budget: EUR192 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=117590-2004, OJ S 137, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. 31-32/04.Open call for bids, deadline 19th August, 2004 for construction of a Line 5 extension to La Alameda de Osuna. Tender budget: EUR107.4 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=117591-2004, OJ S 137, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. 31-32/04.Open call for bids, deadline 19th August, 2004 for construction of the new Arganzuela station on Line 6. Tender budget: EUR39 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=117587-2004, OJ S 137, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. 31-32/04.Open call for bids, deadline 13th August, 2004 for construction of a Line 7 extension, section 1 Las Musas-M-40. Tender budget: EUR77.7 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=116682-2004, OJ S 136, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. 31-32/04.Open call for bids, deadline 13th August, 2004 for construction of a Line 7 extension, section 2 M-40-Coslada. Tender budget: EUR57.6 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=116679-2004, OJ S 136, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. 31-32/04.Open call for bids, deadline 13th August, 2004 for construction of a Line 7 extension, section 3 Coslada-San Fernando de Henares. Tender budget: EUR181.3 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=116698-2004, OJ S 136, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. 31-32/04.Open call for bids, deadline 19th August, 2004 for construction of Pinar del Rey station on Line 8. Tender budget: EUR29.3 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=116696-2004, OJ S 136, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. 31-32/04.Open call for bids, deadline 17th August, 2004 for construction of a Line 11 extension. Tender budget: EUR76.2 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=117592-2004, OJ S 137, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. 31-32/04.Open call for bids, deadline 3rd September, 2004 for inspection and work control during construction of a line 1 extension, section Plaza de Castilla-Chamartin interchange. Tender budget: EUR2.2 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=124343-2004, OJ S 144, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. The 1,850 m Plaza de Castilla-Chamartin section includes a single station at a transport interchange. 33-34/04.Open call for bids, deadline 17th September, 2004 for quality control during construction of a line 1 extension, section Plaza de Castilla-Chamartin interchange. Tender budget: EUR725,300. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=127434-2004, OJ S 147, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 914880598. 33-34/04.Open call for bids, deadline 1st September, 2004 for inspection and work control during construction of an extension to Lines 1 and 4, section Chamartin interchange-Parque de Santa Maria. Tender budget: EUR2.3 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=123383-2004, OJ S 143, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. The 4.5 km Chamartin-Santa Maria section includes four stations. 33-34/04.Open call for bids, deadline 15th September, 2004 for quality control during construction of an extension to Lines 1 and 4, section Chamartin interchange-Parque de Santa Maria. Tender budget: EUR985,000. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=126443-2004, OJ S 146, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 914880598. 33-34/04.Open call for bids, deadline 1st September, 2004 for inspection and work control during construction of a line 2 extension to La Elipa. Tender budget: EUR1.8 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=123379-2004, OJ S 143, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. Line 2 will be extended by 1.6 km, with one station. 33-34/04.Open call for bids, deadline 15th September, 2004 for quality control during construction of a line 2 extension to La Elipa. Tender budget: EUR415,800. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=126432-2004, OJ S 146, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 914880598. 33-34/04.Open call for bids, deadline 3rd September,, 2004 for inspection and work control during construction of a line 3 extension to Villaverde, section Legazpi-San Cristobal de los Angeles. Tender budget: EUR2.4 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=123378-2004, OJ S 143, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. Line 3 will be lengthened from Legazpi to San Cristobal de los Angeles, which will add 6 km and 6 stations. 33-34/04.Open call for bids, deadline 17th September, 2004 for quality control during construction of a line 3 extension to Villaverde, section Legazpi-San Cristobal de los Angeles. Tender budget: EUR1.1 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=126439-2004, OJ S 146, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 914880598. 33-34/04.Open call for bids, deadline 6th September, 2004 for inspection and work control of a line 5 extension to Alameda de Osuna. Tender budget: EUR2 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=123385-2004, OJ S 143, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. Line 5 extension to Alameda de Osuna will span 2.4 km, with two stations. 33-34/04.Open call for bids, deadline 20th September, 2004 for quality control during construction of a line 5 extension to Alameda de Osuna. Tender budget: EUR778,000. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=127441-2004, OJ S 147, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 914880598. 33-34/04.Open call for bids, deadline 6th September, 2004 for inspection and work control during construction of the new Arganzuela station on Line 6. Tender budget: EUR1.9 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=123381-2004, OJ S 143, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. This station is on the circle line 6. 33-34/04.Open call for bids, deadline 20th September, 2004 for quality control during construction of the new Arganzuela station on Line 6. Tender budget: EUR283,000. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=126426-2004, OJ S 146, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 914880598. 33-34/04.Open call for bids, deadline 1st September, 2004 for inspection and work control during construction of a line 7 extension, section 1 Las Musas-M-40 and section 2 M-40-Coslada. Tender budget: EUR2.3 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=123388-2004, OJ S 143, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. Section Las Musas-M-40 is 1.5 km in length with one station. 33-34/04.Open call for bids, deadline 15th September, 2004 for quality control during construction of a line 7 extension, section 1 Las Musas-M-40 and section 2 M-40-Coslada. Tender budget: EUR980,300. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=126445-2004, OJ S 146, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 914880598. 33-34/04.Open call for bids, deadline 1st September, 2004 for inspection and work control during construction of a line 7 extension, section 3 Coslada-San Fernando de Henares. Tender budget: EUR2.4 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=124354-2004, OJ S 144, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. Section Coslada-San Fernando totals 4.8 km, with five stations. 33-34/04.Open call for bids, deadline 15th September, 2004 for quality control during construction of a line 7 extension, section 3 Coslada-San Fernando de Henares. Tender budget: EUR1 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=126442-2004, OJ S 146, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 914880598. 33-34/04.Open call for bids, deadline 6th September, 2004 for inspection and work control during construction of Pinar del Rey station on Line 8. Tender budget: EUR2 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=124350-2004, OJ S 144, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. This is an intermediate station on Line 8 to Barajas. 33-34/04.Open call for bids, deadline 20th September, 2004 for quality control during construction of Pinar del Rey station on Line 8. Tender budget: EUR212,200. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=127436-2004, OJ S 147, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 914880598. 33-34/04.Open call for bids, deadline 3rd September, 2004 for inspection and work control during construction of a line 11 extension to Carabanchel Alto. Tender budget: EUR2 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=124344-2004, OJ S 144, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 916890069. The extension spans 2 km with two stations. 33-34/04.Open call for bids, deadline 17th September, 2004 for quality control during construction of a line 11 extension to Carabanchel Alto. Tender budget: EUR552,200. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=es&docid=126437-2004, OJ S 146, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 914880598. 33-34/04.Open call for tenders, deadline 6th October, 2004 for construction of a Line 3 extension to Villaverde, section San Cristobal de los Angeles-Villaverde Alto. This is a 2.1 km section. Tender budget: EUR92.5 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=145843-2004, OJ S 169, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 914880098 or 914880598. 37/04.Open call for bids, deadline 22nd October, 2004 for quality management during construction of the infrastructure of Line 3, section San Cristobal de los Angeles-Villaverde Alto. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=157392-2004, OJ S 184, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 914880598. 40/04.Open call for bids, deadline 21st October 2004 for work inspection and monitoring during construction of the infrastructure of Line 3, section San Cristobal de los Angeles-Villaverde Alto. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=157389-2004, OJ S 184, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 914880598. 40/04.L. V. Salamanca Ingenieros won a EUR1.8 million contract for work inspection and monitoring during construction of Avenida de la Aviacion station on Line 10. Euroconsult won the quality management contract for the same station for EUR106,300. Visit www.lvsalamanca-ingenieros.es and www.euroconsult.es 43/04.Ferrovial Agroman will build Line 1 extension to Ensanche de Vallecas for EUR84.8 million. Visit www.ferrovial.com 43/04.Work inspection and monitoring for Line 1 extension to Ensanche de Vallecas has been awarded to a JV of Ingenieria Basica de Proyectos and Incoydesa for EUR2.3 million while Geocisa has been awarded the quality management contract for EUR720,500. Visit www.incoydesa.com and www.geocisa.com 43/04.Begar will build Parque de Europa station on Line 10 for EUR12.2 million. Visit www.begar.es 43/04.Ferrovial Agroman secured a EUR93.1 million contract for construction of a Line 1 extension, section Plaza de Castilla-Chamartin interchange. Visit www.ferrovial.com 50/04.Sacyr Vallehermoso clinched a EUR157.5 million deal for construction of extension to Lines 1 and 4, section Chamartin interchange-Parque de Santa Maria. Visit www.gruposyv.com 50/04.OHL will construct an extension to La Elipa on Line 2, for EUR54.8 million. It is a 1,619 m section for two tracks, featuring a horseshoe-shaped section. The first 400 m will be built in cut-and-cover, 7.3 m wide x 6.22 m high. Then, the Madrid tunnelling method, aka Belgian method, will be used for the next 925 m, 9.2 m wide x 7.52 m high (6.35 m high inner diameter after lining), with timber supports and concrete formwork. Then follows La Elipa station (105 m) and lastly, the final 80 m will also be built using the Madrid method. Geology consisting of coarse ground, sandy clays and clayey sands with fines content. Visit www.ohl.es 50/04.FCC secured a EUR176.7 million contract for construction of a Line 3 extension to Villaverde, section Legazpi-San Cristobal de los Angeles. The company has also been awarded a EUR87 million contract to build the next stretch, San Cristobal de los Angeles-Villaverde Alto (2.8 km). An EPB shield will be used to drive a 8.43 m-ID tunnel lined with 32 cm-thick concrete segments. Visit www.fcc.es 50/04.Ferrovial Agroman has pocketed a EUR94.4 million contract for building Line 5 extension to La Alameda de Osuna. Visit www.ferrovial.com 50/04.Comsa and Ortiz will build the new Arganzuela station on Line 6, for EUR35.1 million. Visit www.comsa.com 50/04.Sacyr Vallehermoso will build section 1 Las Musas-M-40 on the east extension to Line 7. The contract has a value of EUR70 million. This is a 1.1 km section approximately for two tracks and a cut-and-cover station. Visit www.gruposyv.com 50/04.ACS Dragados will build the following section on the extension to Line 7, section 2 M-40-Coslada, for EUR50.9 million. It is a twin bored tunnel (2 x 1,986 m, 7.38 m excavated diameter) to be driven with a Lovat TBM owned by Dragados. No station will be built for the moment but only provisions for two future stations, one of them being an interchange hub in the residential area where the 2012 Olympic village will be built if Madrid is chosen as host city. Time frame for construction: 24 months. Visit www.lovat.com and www.grupoacs.com 50/04.ACS Dragados has also secured section 3 Coslada-San Fernando de Henares on the Line 7 extension, for EUR168.4 million. It is a 3,941 m single bore tunnel, 9.38 m outer diameter, and five stations (three in Coslada and two in San Fernando). A Herrenknecht TBM owned by Dragados will be used. Visit www.herrenknecht.com and www.grupoacs.com 50/04.Constructora San Jose and Cimsa will build Pinar del Rey station on Line 8, for EUR25.8 million and a time frame of 21 months. Visit www.grupo-sanjose.com 50/04.ACS Dragados won a EUR66.6 million contract for construction of a Line 11 extension to Carabanchel Alto. It is a 1,286 m single tunnel, 9.38 m OD, to be driven by means of a NFM Technologies TBM owned by Dragados. Visit www.nfm-technologies.com and www.grupoacs.com 50/04.A EUR90,000 geotechnical investigation contract has been awarded by Mintra to Intecsa-Inarsa for core drills in the subsoil, which will study the route of a Line 11 extension from Carabanchel Alto to La Fortuna in Leganes. Technically, the route will start with a 215 m cut-and-cover tunnel in Madrid. Then, a TBM will drive a 3.1 km double-track tunnel until the Leganes district. From that point, the tunnel divides in two single-track branches: one towards the metro station in the area and the other to the rolling stock depot. Visit www.intecsa-inarsa.es 09/05.Notice of public works concession, deadline 27th March, 2006 for concession contract for the construction and operation of the Line 8 extension from Barajas to the new Madrid airport terminal T-4, inaugurated on 4th February, 2006. Extending Line 8 will require to construct a 2.5 km twin tunnel from the old to the new terminals. The underground station at the new terminal is practically built since it was planned in the project of the new terminal building at Barajas. The two tunnels have to be bored and the internal finishings of the station are pending. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=026272-2006, OJ S 24, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 914880598. E-mail maite.martin@mintramadrid.es 07/06.The Madrid regional government has awarded to a JV between FCC and bank Caja Madrid the 20-year concession contract to build and operate the extension to Madrid Barajas airport's terminal T-4, for an amount nearing EUR45 million. Visit www.fcc.esThe project consists in extending Line 8, which currently serves terminal T-2, from the terminus station at Barajas Pueblo. The 2.5 km-long twin bored section will predominantly be built using a TBM. FCC will use one of the two TBMs employed to excavate the Line 3 extension to Villaverde. Work starts immediately and the line will be operational at the end of the first semester of 2007. 19/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 8th February, 2007 for extension of Line 11 to La Fortuna. The 3,372 m-long section starts in PAU de Carabanchel to reach La Fortuna. The end of the line will be connected to the Cuatro Vientos rolling stock depot on Line 10, which is only 500 m distant. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=260749-2006, OJ S 243, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 914880598. 01-02/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 8th August, 2007 for design of the Line 2 extension to Las Rosas. Read E-News Weekly 29/2007. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=155819-2007, OJ S 127, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 914880598. 31/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 8th August, 2007 for design of the Line 3 extension to El Casar. Read E-News Weekly 29/2007. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=155818-2007, OJ S 127, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 914880598. 31/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 8th August, 2007 for design of the Line 9 extension to Mirasierra. Read E-News Weekly 29/2007. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=155808-2007, OJ S 127, or contact Mintra, Alcorcon, fax +34 914880598. 31/07.Open invitation to tender, deadline 19th May, 2008 for design of a new metro line from Chamartin to Torrejon de Ardoz (infrastructure and fit-out). The new line, 7.5 km in length, includes three stations (Avenida de la Constitucií³n, Londres and Soto del Henares) and will run below ground through the industrial parks of San Fernando de Henares and in Torrejon de Ardoz. The line will start from San Fernando de Henares near the M-45 then heading north to Torrejon de Ardoz and Soto del Henares. It then emerges to the surface near the M-50 and connects with the Madrid-Barcelona rail line and ends at Chamartin station, providing interchange with lines 1 and 10. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=100497-2008, OJ S 74, or contact Mintra, Madrid, fax +34 914880598. 17/08.Open invitation to tender, deadline 11th August, 2008 for construction of a 4.75 km extension from La Elipa to Las Rosas on Line 2, with four stations. The section will be built by TBM. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=157271-2008, OJ S 118, or contact Mintra, Madrid, fax +34 914880598. E-mail maite.martin@mintramadrid.es 26/08.A 9.4 m-diameter NFM Technologies EPB tunnel boring machine was officially launched on 10th June, 2008 by officials, as part of the 2007-2010 transport expansion programme, to bore the 3.4 km extension of Line 11 from La Peseta to La Fortuna in Leganes. The machine was last used to build a previous extension of Line 11 from Pan Bendito to La Peseta in Carabanchel. Previously, it completed the Atocha-Nuevos Ministerios section of the newly opened cross-city railway tunnel connecting Atocha and Chamartin central stations in Madrid, sections of the Metrosur Line 12 and a Line 2 extension. Click here. The construction contract has been awarded to Dragados. Of the 3,400 metres in tunnel, 25 metres to connect with La Peseta will be mined manually using Madrid's traditional method. Visit www.nfm-technologies.com and www.dragados.com 32-33/08.A consortium of FCC and Acciona has scooped a EUR134.9 million contract to extend Line 2 of the Madrid metro. The consortium will build 4.5 new kilometres of tracks to link La Elipa with the Las Rosas neighbourhood. The time frame to complete the works is 27 months. The project will add four new stations (Nicolas Salmerí³n, Alsacia, Guadalajara and Ginebra). Construction will begin before the end of the year. The builders will use a tunnel boring machine. Excavation will start from the end of the route and conclude where the line now ends and what will be the start of the future extension. The builders will take advantage of a cul de sac at La Elipa station (the last on the line at its eastern end), which was built as a reservation for future extensions during the previous eastern extension of the line. The entry shaft from where the TBM will be launched will be located next to the last of the four stations, in an area not built after crossing the M-40. Visit www.fcc.es and www.acciona.es 40/08.Open invitation to tender, deadline 19.01.2009, for cut-and-cover construction of 2.9 km extension to Line 9 from Herrera Oria to Mirasierra with two stations. Contact Maite Martin at Mintra, tel +34 91 488 0540, e-mail maite.martin@mintramadrid.es. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=310324-2008 51/08.Open invitation to tender, deadline 17.04.2009, five separate contracts for ventilation and fire-prevention installations for Line 11 Madrid metro extension to Barrio de la Fortuna as follows: value EUR1.2 million, duration 9 months, http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=065122-2009; value EUR2.6 million, duration 10 months, http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=065126-2009; value EUR2.3 million, duration 9 months, http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=065123-2009; value EUR4.6 million, duration 9 months, http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=065120-2009; value EUR2.3 million, duration 9 months, http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=065121-2009, OJ S 45. Contact MINTRA, Alcorcí³n, Mr Juan Carlos Araniguria Rodrigo, tel +34 914880-540, fax -598, e-mail contratacion@mintramadrid.es. Visit www.mintramadrid.es 11/09.

Dragados S.A., c/ Avenida de Tenerife, 4-6, E-San Sebastií¡n de los Reyes, Madrid won a EUR105.2 million contract for construction of a Madrid Metro Line 11 extension to Barrio de la Fortuna. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=316181-2009 and www.dragados-spl.com. For ten-year project history of extensions to Madrid Metro visit tunnelbuilder archive es/17. 48/09.

Extension to Kabiezes planned for completion 2006. February 1999.   Tenders closed 21st December, 2000 for first 919 m-long x 60 sq m twin-track, single-tube tunnel on second phase of line 2. Roadheaders will be used in limestone marls and claystone with layers of volcanic rock with steel arches, rockbolts, mesh and shotcrete as support. Value $15 million, for commencement mid-2001. Contact transport and public works department, fax +34 9 4501 9018 or visit www.fulcrum.es December 2000.   Open tendering for the design of the superstructure of the Urbinaga-Sestao and Bolueta-Etxebarri sections of Line 2. Deadline 26th February, 2002. The Urbinaga-Sestao section includes a 920 m double-track tunnel plus an underground station and ventilation shafts. Time frame of 24 months. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/ojs/en/frame.htm, OJ S 6, document 4549-2002 or contact Consorcio de Transportes de Bizkaia, Bilbao, fax +34 944231088. Also visit www.cotrabi.com 05/02.Award to Saitec of the design of the Ariz-Basauri stretch of Line 2 for €271,000. Visit www.metrobilbao.net 05/02.   Preinformation notice for the construction of the Sestao-Portugalete section of Line 2 including a 1,760 m tunnel in rock, two cavern stations at Abatxolo and Portugalete, and shafts. Tender value of €44 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/ojs/en/frame.htm, OJ S 27, document 20388-2002 or contact the Basque government, Public works and transport division, Bilbao, fax +34 945019786. E-mail di-trans@ej-gv.es 07/02.   Open call for tenders, deadline 31st October, 2002 for construction of the 1,760 m Sestao-Portugalete section of Line 2 with two stations in Abatxolo and Portugalete. Construction using a roadheader with bolts and steel arches as support. Tender value €42.7 million. Opening in mid-2006. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=152818-2002, OJ S 194 or contact Basque government, Bilbao, fax +34 945019786 or 944329189. Visit www.ej-gv.net. More in E-News Weekly # 28. 41/02.  Cinsa is technical advisor in geotechnical engineering to Imebisa for the tunnelling works of the Urbinaga-Sestao section of Line 2. NATM to be used. Visit www.imebisa.es and www.cinsaep.org 12/03.Open call for bids, deadline 4th April, 2005 for construction of section Portugalete-Santurtzi on Line 2. This is a 1.6 km section, with two stations in Penota and Santurtzi. Both stations will be mined, consisting of a cavern with two mezzanines and two entrances/exits. Tender estimated at EUR51.3 million. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=024847-2005, OJ S 26, or contact the Basque government, Vitoria-Gasteiz, fax +34 945019785. E-mail trans@ej-gv.es. Subscribe to E-News Weekly 46/2004 & 28/2002. 11/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 28th June, 2005 for work management, control and monitoring during construction of the 1.6 km Portugalete-Santurtzi section on Line 2 of the Bilbao metro. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=108001-2005, OJ S 108, or contact Red Ferroviaria Vasca, Bilbao, fax +34 944329189. E-mail jortega@ets-rfv.es 24/05.The Biscay transport authority awarded the construction of the Portugalete-Santurtzi extension of Line 2 to a JV of Nortunel, Urazca and Balzola, for EUR37.5 million. This is a 1.6 km tunnel with two stations. Visit www.cotrabi.com, www.nortunel.com, www.urazca.com and www.balzola.com 43/05.Saitec secured a EUR887,000 contract for the work management, control and monitoring during construction of the 1.6 km Portugalete-Santurtzi section on Line 2 of the Bilbao metro. Visit www.saitec.es 06/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 15th May, 2006 for construction of section Ariz-Basauri on Line 2 of the Bilbao metro. This is an approx. 2 km section for two tracks, section 60 sq m. There will be also four accesses, excavated section 35 sq and total length of 200 metres as well as 13 shafts, for ventilation and elevators, excavated diameter 3.6 m and total length of 425 metres, to be built using raise boring. Geology consists of two different facies, with a very altered zone in between: 30 to 50 MPa marly limestone in the first facies and sandstone and claystone in the second. The tunnel will be built using roadheaders and mechanical means. Support with bolts, wire mesh, shotcrete with/without reinforcing fibres, HEB supports and jet grouting. Mucking-out with loaders and dumpers. Estimated cost: EUR69.1 million. The contract will be awarded in July 2006 for work commencement in September 2006. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=061224-2006, OJ S 59, or contact Basque government, Vitoria-Gasteiz, fax +34 945019451 or 944329189. E-mail ets@ets-rfv.es 19/06.A JV of Obras Subterraneas, Excavaciones Viuda de Sainz, and Excavaciones Cantabricas will build the Aritz-Basauri section on Line 2 of the Bilbao metro. The section goes from the present rolling stock depot in Aritz to the centre of Basauri, near the city hall. The successful bid submitted by the JV is 16% cheaper than the tender estimate and construction will take four months less than planned, once works commence next December. The JV has proposed EUR57,903,530.14 and a time frame of 38 months to do the job. The Aritz-Basauri section will be 2,372 m long, whereof 100 metres in open cut and the remainder in a new underground tunnel. The contract also includes two new stations, one named Aritz and the other one named Basauri. Both stations will be mined caverns, matching the style of the other stations in service on Lines 1 and 2 designed by architect Norman Foster. Visit www.obrassubterraneas.es and www.excavacionescantabricas.es 40/06.Geoconsult Espaí±a bagged a EUR1 million contract for site supervision of the Aziz-Basauri section on Line 2 of the Bilbao metro. This section runs almost fully underground, except for a short portion of only 300 metres near the Ariz workshops. The section also includes the Ariz and Basauri stations. Visit www.geoconsult.es 06/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 4th February, 2008 for conceptual design of the extension to Galdakao of the Bilbao metro. This is a 4.5 km section, 2.5 km of which will run in tunnel. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=292744-2007, OJ S 240, or contact Basque government, Bilbao, fax +34 945019018. 52/07-01/08.Open invitation to tender, deadline 28th October, 2008 for construction of the Santurtzi-Kabiezes section on Line 2 of the Bilbao metro. The total length of this dual track section is 2.4 km, whereof 2.3 km will run in tunnel, 40 metres at grade and 112 metres is for the new Kabiezes station. The minimum radius is 250 metres and the maximum gradient is 4.7%. Construction of this section is scheduled to commence at the end of the year. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=253605-2008, OJ S 192, or contact Basque government, Bilbao, fax +34 945018931 or 944316895. E-mail am-aciriano@ej-gv.es 41/08.

The contract for the main civil works (lot 2) for the second phase of Upper Kotmale hydro power project that amounts to Rs10.7 billion was signed between the Ceylon Electricity Board and Maeda of Japan. The contract will cover the construction of a 35.5 m-high dam at Talawakelle Town, and underground works including a 12,890 m-long headrace tunnel; circular shape, 4.5 m-5.2 m in diameter; a 98 m-high 12 m-diameter upstream surge tank; a 791 m-long underground inclined penstock shaft, 4.5 m-1.45 m in diameter; a 78 m-long draft tunnel, 3 m in diameter; a 58 m-high downstream surge chamber, 8 m in diameter; a 459 m-long tailrace tunnel, 4.5 m in diameter; a 18.8 m-wide, 36.5 m-high and 66.3 m-long underground powerhouse complex; a 451 m-long access tunnel, 5 m wide and 5. m high; a 469 m-long cable tunnel, 4 m wide and 3 m high. Construction of the second phase will be inaugurated by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in January next year. When commissioned, the Upper Kotmale hydro power plant will add 150 MW to the national grid. The total cost is being funded by the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). The project is expected to be completed by 2010. Read E-News Weely 27/2005. Visit www.ukhp.lk and and www.maeda.co.jp 51-52/06.

The open invitation to tender, deadline 27.08.2018, for the measurement of groundwater and settlements during and after the extension of the Stockholm’s subway. Duration of the contract is from 01/10/2018 to 30/09/2023, with the option of 4 extensions of 48 months. Contact  Stockholm’s lans landsting, attn Peter Malmsten, Stockholm, email peter.malmsten@sll.se. Visit

http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=292817-2018. Ref.n. FUT 2018-0278. 29/18.

Trelleborg has been awarded the contract to supply gaskets and seals for the construction of the new Marieholmstunneln – a road tunnel in Goteborg, Sweden, which will use immersed and cut-and-cover techniques. At nearly 500 m long and 20 m deep, the tunnel will run under the Gota Alv River. Trelleborg was specified by the design and build joint venture, consisting of civil engineers, Zublin Scandinavia AB and dredging and marine experts, Boskalis B.V. Due to a successful collaboration with Trelleborg before they showed that there is a high stability, flexibility and a low aging behavior of the tunnel seals they produce. For further information please read the press release and also click se/44 for the tunnelbuilder archive. Visit http://www.trelleborg.com. 23/16.

Crabat AB from Vastra Frolunda secured the EUR 515,285.22 (SEK5 504 000) contract, excluding VAT, for Measurement Engineering services during the construction of the Kvarnberget sub-project on the West Link (Vastlanken) railway project in Gothenburg. Contact Trafikverket, attn Ulf Olsson, Borlänge, tel +46 771921921, email ulf.e.olsson@trafikverket.se. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=371287-2019.

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Assemblin, under its contract FSE 903 with Trafikverket has awarded ZITRON with the supply of the tunnel ventilation equipment for Stockholm bypass project. ZITRON’s contract, worth just over EUR14.81 million (SEK155 million), includes the design, manufacture and supply of 48 axial fans and 241 jet fans with their accessories. For further information read the press release and visit https://zitron.com/. 40/20. 

Periodic notice for the construction of the Bjässholm, Murberg, Gí¥rdberg, Svedjeberg, Kroksberg and Utansjö tunnels, as part of the Adalen rail line or Adalsbanan. The Bjässholm tunnel includes a 3.5 km main tunnel, a 3 km service tunnel, a working tunnel and cross passages between the main tunnel and the service tunnel. Murberg is a 1,520 m main tunnel and a 200 m service tunnel. The Gí¥rdberg tunnel spans 835 m. The Svedjeberg tunnel is 165 m long. The Kroksberg tunnel includes a 4,540 m-long main tunnel, a 4,450 m-long service tunnel, a working tunnel and cross passages. The Utansjö tunnel spans 300 m. All main tunnels are single-track tunnels. The tunnel section is 48-53 sq m. Click here to see a design. Geology is granite and metagreywacke (a type of hard sandstone). Drill/blast method. Support with bolts, concrete injection and shotcrete. Dumper trucks for muck away. First contract announcement in February 2006 for tunnelling start in March 2006, last contract award in autumn 2008 for work start in spring 2009. The Adalsbanan is a rail link between the Bothnia line and the east coast line in north Sweden. The project comprises a new 21 km section between Harnosand and Veda, including several tunnels totalling about 9.5 km. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=173086-2005, OJ S 174, or contact Banverket, Gävle, tel. +46 26144040 or 706901909. E-mail johan.sundin@banverket.se or kalle.frolander@banverket.se. Also visit www.banverket.se/adalsbanan 38/05.Lemcon has been awarded a SEK399 million contract to build the Bjässholm tunnel on the Adalen rail line or Adalsbanan. The assignment includes a 3.5 km main tunnel, a 3 km service tunnel, a working tunnel and cross passages between the main tunnel and the service tunnel. Click se/35. Visit www.lemcon.fi 01-02/07.Lemcon of the Lemminkäinen Group has been awarded a construction contract worth EUR54 million. The new Kroksberg railway tunnel will be built on a new track section between Härnösand and Veda, forming part of the 100-year-old Adalsbanan line that follows the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia. The Kroksberg tunnel will be 4.5 km long and when completed it will be longest tunnel on the line. Work at Kroksberg has already started with the construction of two adits, and excavation of the main tunnel will begin in the summer. The tunnel will be completed in early spring 2010. The client is Banverket.The Kroksberg tunnel is Lemcon's second railway tunnel contract on the Adalsbanan line. In January 2007 the company started work on the construction of the adjacent Bjässholmen tunnel. A total of six tunnels with a combined length of 11 kilometres will be built on the new 21 km-long track section. The Adalsbanan line connects to the Botniabana line, on which Lemcon has constructed a number of tunnels in recent years. Click se/35. Visit www.lemcon.fi 18/07.Oden Anläggningsentreprenad secured a SEK259 million contract to construct the Murberg tunnel on the Adalsbanan line. The Murberg tunnel is on a 2.5 km railway section and includes a 1,680 m single-track main tunnel, to be built mainly in rock with concrete portals, and a 680 m rescue and service tunnel. Construction will start in June 2007 for end in August 2009. Visit www.oden.nu and www.banverket.se/adalsbanan 23-24/07.Oden Anläggningsentreprenad secured a SEK112.7 million contract to construct the 835 m Gí¥rdberg tunnel on the Adalsbanan line. Visit www.oden.nu and www.banverket.se/adalsbanan 31/08.

Open call for tenders, deadline 1st December, 2005 for rehabilitation of the Söderled tunnel on the north-south road axis in Stockholm. It is a 1.7 km twin-tube two-lane tunnel link between the south of Stockholm and the city centre. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=138664-2005, OJ S 140, or contact City of Stockholm, Stockholm, fax +46 850826290. E-mail lars_jolerus@stockholm.se. Subscribe to E-News Weekly 15/2005. 33-34/05.

The Swedish National Rail Administration has appointed the í…F Group as consulting engineers responsible for electrical engineering, signalling and telecommunication systems in conjunction with the City Line in Stockholm. The City Line project is a single-tube double-track rail tunnel between Tomteboda in the centre of Stockholm and commuter stations on the south side of the city. The 5.6 km-long 110 m² tunnel will be built to expand rail traffic capacity on the southern approach to Stockholm. The project also includes two underground stations in Stockholm City and Odenplan. Geology will mainly consist of Stockholm granit. Drill/blast to be used except for the central area that will be build in cut-and-cover. Construction work to start in 2006 and expected to take five and a half years. Cost: SEK7.3 billion. Government to propose a railways financing plan for the coming years in January 2004. The City Line is part of the plan. Visit www.banverket.se and www.af.se 02/04.Periodic information notice for construction of a 6 km tunnel between Tomteboda and south Stockholm, with passage under the Riddarfjarden and Riddartholmen, two underground stations (Odenplan and City near Stockholm's central station) and a service tunnel. Work to commence in April 2005. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=196031-2004, OJ S 227, or contact Banverket, Sundyberg, fax +46 87623570. E-mail kjell-ake.averstad@banverket.se 49/04.NCC has signed a SEK1.5 billion contract with Banverket, the Swedish rail administration, to build the Norrström tunnel, a section of the city line from Riddarholmen to Norrmalm, north of Stockholm central station (T-Centralen). The contract involves the drilling and blasting of rock tunnels, approximately 1 km in length, including track tunnels, two station tunnels, service tunnels, escalator and elevator tunnels, and ventilation tunnels. The station tunnels are 25 m wide and 9 m high, while the double-track tunnels are 12 m wide and 7 m high. The station is situated below Stockholm's existing central station and three metro lines on a depth of 40 m. The station will comprise two station tunnels, two platforms and four tracks. Click here. The rock is Swedish granite and gneiss. Altogether, it represents approximately 510,000 cubic metres of rock excavation. Construction will begin immediately and NCC's part of the project will be completed in 2015. Visit www.ncc.seStockholm cross-city line (Citybanan in Swedish) is a double-track railway with two new stations that is to be built in an approx. 6 km tunnel and will connect the Stockholm south commuter train station with Tomteboda. When the line is complete, it will double the capacity of rail services through Stockholm. It will also have an impact on rail traffic to the rest of Sweden. The two stations, City and Odenplan, will be important hubs. Visit www.banverket.se/sv/Amnen/Aktuella-projekt/Projekt/1867/Citybanan-i-Stockholm.aspx 42/08.Periodic information notice indicating that, during 2009, seven negotiated procedure contracts will be advertised concerning construction of sections of EUR1.44 billion Citybanan, the new cross-city railway in Stockholm. These will include the Tomteboda concrete tunnel, and the Norrmalms and Sodermalms rock tunnels. Scheduled start date 2009 for completion 2017. Further information from Bjorn Kruse at Citybanan Sundbyberg, tel +46 8 7623 330, e-mail bjorn.kruse@banverket.se. Visit tunnelbuilder archive se/31 for project history.  http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=047193-2009 08/09.