Open call for tenders, deadline 13th September, 2005 for conceptual design and public inquiry for the French side of the new Tende tunnel in Alpes-Maritimes department. The existing single-tube tunnel is a notoriously dangerous passage under Tende Pass in southern Alps, connecting France and Italy. It is too narrow to allow for two-way traffic of heavy vehicles. The old tunnel, opened in 1882, will be enlarged and entirely refurbished. The entire project will consist mostly of new portals on the Italian and French sides, a new 3,252 m tunnel to dual the existing one, to be built from Italy, and the widening of the existing tube (3,186 m), to be done from France. Both carriageways will be 6.5 m in width. The project cost is estimated at EUR168.3 million. Subscribe to E-News Weekly 13/2005. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=147883-2005, OJ S 148, or contact DDE des Alpes-Maritimes, Nice, fax +33 493727395. E-mail jean-jacques.cadiou@equipement.gouv.fr 33-34/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 18th October, 2006 for ground investigations and drilling work for the new Tende Pass tunnel between France and Italy. Read E-News Weekly 13/2005. Click fr/67. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=174293-2006, OJ S 162, or contact DDE des Alpes-Maritimes, Nice, fax +33 493727395. E-mail jean-jacques.cadiou@equipement.gouv.fr 36/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 22nd November, 2006 for geotechnical investigation, core drilling and testing for the new Tende tunnel on road RN 204. Read E-News Weekly 41/2006, 13/2005 & 40/2004. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=203274-2006, OJ S 191, or contact DDE des Alpes-Maritimes, Nice, fax +33 493727395. E-mail jean-jacques.cadiou@equipement.gouv.fr 42/06.Open invitation to tender, deadline 07.01.2009, for land survey for proposed EUR213.8 million Tende Pass tunnel link on RN 204 between France and Italy. Contact DRE, Marseilles, fax +33 4 91284366, e-mail bureau-marche.bccp.csm.dre-paca@developpementdurable.gouv.fr. http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=314913-2008 51/08.