The three lots for the French section of the base tunnel of the international section of the new rail link Lyon to Turin have been awarded.
The consortium Eiffage Genie Civil (group head) /Spie Batignolles/Ghella/Cogeis secured the EUR1.47 bn contract for the construction of the 22 km stretch of tunnel between the existing Villarodin-Bourget/Modane tunnel and Italy (Lot 1). Duration of the contract will be 72 months. Two TBMs will be used towards Turin and the traditional method of tunnelling will be used towards Lyon. The Modane safety site, the communication branches located every 333 m between the two tunnels, necessary for maintenance and safety, and all the niches and transverse tunnels for operation and safety, will also be done in this phase. Visit https://www.eiffagegeniecivil.com/.
The consortium Vinci Construction Grands Projets (group head) / Dodin Campenon Bernard/Vinci Construction France TP Lyon /WeBuild secured the EUR1.43 bn contract for the construction of the 23 km section of tunnel between Saint-Martin-la-Porte/La Praz and Modane (Lot 2). Excavation continues along the 10-km-long section, already completed at Saint-Martin-la-Porte, towards Italy. All 23 km of the twin-tube between Saint-Martin-la-Porte, La Prazand Modane will be excavated. Duration of the contract is 65 months. Three TBMs will be used , while the more geologically complex sections will be excavated using traditional methods. The territories of the municipalities of Saint-Martin-la-Porte, Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, Orelle, Saint André, Villargondran and Saint-Julien-Mont-Denis will be involved. The La Praz safety site, communication branches every 333 m between tunnels, technical rooms, niches and tunnels for operation and safety will also to be built in this lot. Visit https://www.vinci.com and https://www.webuildgroup.com/en/.
The consortium Implenia Suisse (group head) / Implenia France / NGE / itinera / Rizzani de Eccher secured the EUR228 million contract for the construction of the 3 km tunnel section between the French entrance portal at Saint-Julien-Montdenis and Saint-Martin-la-Porte (Lot 3). Excavation in this section will be carried out using the traditional method. There are also works planned on the Villard-Clément platform between the artificial tunnel to the west (the cut and cover tunnel, already built) and the natural entrance of the tunnel into the mountain to the east. In addition, there will be communication branches every 333 metres between the two tunnels, technical rooms and niches for operation and safety. Duration of the contract is 70 months. Visit https://implenia.com/.
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