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Portugal, Espinho - pt/27

Railway

Eight bids received for undergrounding the rail tracks in the City of Espinho for a cost of Esc9.2-10.5 billion. There will be a 954 m-long tunnel plus access ramps from each side totalling 1,046 metres. Completion for 2004. Visit www.refer.pt 45/01.Refer, the railway infrastructure operator, reiterated that the sinking in tunnel of one kilometre of tracks will go forward although construction should have started one year ago. Construction has been commissioned to a consortium of Sopol, Dragados and Tecsa. Contract value: EUR47.3 million. Visit www.refer.pt 52/02.A EUR3.1 million contract has been secured by a consortium between Consulgal and Fase for work monitoring to put 954 m of tracks into a tunnel. Visit www.ipg-grupo.pt/consulgalin.html 10/04.

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Portugal, Douro - pt/26

Highway

Shortlist for design of twin-tube, $45 million Leca-Matosinhos road tunnel, 2 km-long comprises five companies. TBM excavation scheduled to be completed end-2003. Visit www.min-plan.pt 38/01.

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Portugal, Amadora - pt/25

Railway

Open invitation to tender, deadline 27th August, 2001, for NATM construction of railway tunnel for Metro Lisboa, fax +351 213 574908. Visit www.metrolisboa.pt 35/01.

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Portugal, Guarda - pt/24

Hydro

Open invitation to tender, deadline 19th July, 2001, for construction of hydro plant with 4.1 km-long x 3 m-diameter tunnel for IHERA, Lisbon, fax +351 218 442202. 26/01.

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Portugal, Leca - pt/23

Highway

Restricted invitation to tender for design of tunnel between Leca and Matosinhos, deadline 18th September, 2000. Contact APDL, Leca da Palmeira, fax +351 229 964605 or visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int August 2000.

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Portugal, Beira - pt/21

Motorway

Portuguese-Spanish consortium Scutvias has won the concession to design, build and operate new 176 km-long motorway connecting Abrantes and Guarda in north-east. Five new tunnels required up to 1.65 km long. Construction to start this month. More from www.mottmac.com May 2000.

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Portugal, Sierra da Estrelhao - pt/20

Highway

Invitation to tender for engineering design of 33 km-long road link in central Portugal to include two tunnels of 2.2 km and 1.8 km. Ministry of Public Works, Lisbon. April 2000. Construction of 300 m-long twin-tube Ramela tunnel underway by Dragados using NATM techniques with second 1.6 km-long tube of Gardunha 1A to follow. Barracao 355 m-long cut and cover also to be built. Concessionaire is Scutvias consortium of Acestrada/Dragados/Sopol/Ramalho Rosa Cobetar/Epos and Coba. Visit www.dragados.es October 2000. New road parallels existing N 339 through Serra da Estrela Natural Park. Third tunnel at Manteigas will be 8.6 km-long and bi-directional with 9 m-wide carriageway and 4.7 m clear headroom. Visit www.obrigado.com 07/01.

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Portugal, Castrodaire - pt/19

Highway

Contractor EPOS driving twin 900 m x 75 mÂ² tubes in weathered granite using umbrella drilling where necessary. Two Atlas Copco L2C drillrigs carry out all drilling for blasting, rockbolts, and umbrellas, the latter using 64 mm bits on extension steel. Steel arches, Swellex 4 m rockbolts and shotcrete form main support. More information from pdc@epos.pt . October 1999.

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Portugal, Odelouca - pt/18

Water Diversion

Diversion tunnel 450 m-long, 5 m-diameter as part of dam construction scheme. Contact Instituto da Agua, fax +351 184 80825 before 20th October, 1999. Sept 1999.

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Portugal, Funcho - pt/17

Water Transfer

Connection between Funcho and Oudelouca dams planned by Instituto da Agua should be awarded late-2000. Traditional excavation with rockbolts and shotcrete for 8.3 km-long, 3 m-diameter tunnel expected to commence February, 2001 at budgeted cost of $20 million. October 1999. Open tendering for 8.15 km-long, 3 m-diameter headrace tunnel, deadline 21st May, 2000. Contact Instituto de Agua, Lisbon fax +351 2184 80825. Note change of area code. April 2000. Award of design/build contract for 8.1 km-long, 2.3 m-diameter aqueduct to consortium of Spie Batignolles, Rosa Ramalho Cobetar, and Etermar. Visit www.inag.pt 19/01.Spie Batignolles Europe reports completion of tunnelling and good progress with 2.4 m-diameter concrete lining using 3 x 24 m-long CIFA formworks. 8 km-long tunnel was completed in 15 months using a Terratec-refurbished Robbins 3 m-diameter hardrock TBM and Clayton 8t battery locomotives with Valente rolling stock. TBM averaged 27.5 m/day, with best day of 96.8 m and best month of 1,062 m. Heavily folded schistose ground and 258 m-wide fault negotiated with 1.8 m-long Swellex bolts, steel arches and shotcrete applied using Aliva 262 and 246 machines. More from www.spiebatignolles.fr/entreprise/europe.asp 38/03.