The ministry of development has awarded to AEPO a €862,000 engineering contract for the design studies for the reopening of the international tunnel on the Saragossa-Pau railway and upgrading of Canfranc station. SNCF, the French state rail company, and RFF, the rail network operator, have trebbled their estimate to renovate the 85 km section in France. €300 million would have to be invested to reopen the line. In Spain, the budget is estimated at €360.6 million. Read E-News Weekly # 30. Visit www.aepo.es 07/03.

Open invitation to tender, deadline 07/01/2021, for the study for the re-opening of the railway Somport tunnel, 7875 m long with 4012 m in France and 3863 in Spain, on the Pau - Canfranc railway line. For tender documents click here and for further information on tender click here. Value of the contract is EUR1.10 million, excluding VAT. Duration of the contract 33  months. Contact Subdireccion General de Planificacion Ferroviaria, Madrid, email ferrocarrilessgpp@fomento.es. Ref.n. 2020F2230410. 49/20.

Tecnica y Proyectos SA  from San Sebastian secured the EUR814,000 contract, excluding VAT,  for the study for the re-opening of the railway Somport tunnel, 7875 m long with 4012 m in France and 3863 in Spain, on the Pau - Canfranc railway line. Contact Subdireccion General de Planificacion Ferroviaria, Madrid, email ferrocarrilessgpp@fomento.es. For further information click here - Ref.n. 2020F2230410. 16/21.