Restricted procedure, deadline 21st August, 2006 for construction of a 3.6 km underground rail line in Duesseldorf, from Wehrhahn to Bilk, mainly using a hydroshield TBM; six underground stations, using the cut-and-cover method; two above ground stations; and associated works. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=127824-2006, OJ S 120, or contact Landeshauptstadt Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, fax +49 2118929063 or 2118929492. E-mail ernstreinhard.kuppe@stadt.duesseldorf.de or bauverwaltungsamt.ausschreibungen@stadt.duesseldorf.de 27/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 30th November, 2007 for construction supervision of the so-called Wehrhahn line in Duesseldorf, actually the second cross-city tunnel, 3.6 km in length, to connect two suburban express railway stations at Wehrhahn in the east and Bilk in the south, its six underground stations (Jacobi Strasse/Pempelforter Strasse, Schadowstrasse, Heinrich-Heine-Allee, Benrather Strasse, Graf-Adolf-Platz, and Kirchplatz) and two line ends. Lot 1 is for construction supervision of the approx. 2.3 km tunnel, to be built using a 9.5 m-diameter shield machine, and lot 2 is for construction supervision of the stations. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=248260-2007, OJ S 204, or contact Landeshauptstadt Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, fax +49 2118929063 or 2118929492. E-mail ernstreinhard.kuppe@stadt.duesseldorf.de or ausschreibungen@stadt.duesseldorf.de. Also visit www.duesseldorf.de/top/thema010/aktuell/news/wehrhahnlinie/index.shtml 44/07.Bilfinger Berger has won a EUR220 million contract (lot 1) to build the so-called 3.6 km Wehrhahn line in Duesseldorf that will provide significant relief to inner-city traffic when it goes into operation in 2015. The dual-track tunnel will be built by a tunnel boring machine. The techniques selected for the construction of five underground train stations (Jacobi Strasse/Pempelforter Strasse, Schadowstrasse, Benrather Strasse, Graf-Adolf-Platz, and Kirchplatz) will ensure that traffic is disrupted as little as possible during the construction phase. Extensive foundation engineering works will serve to protect existing structures in Duesseldorf's inner-city. The line will be actually the second cross-city tunnel, probably for the existing low floor tram lines 703, 712, 713, between the suburban rail stations of Wehrhahn and Bilk. Visit www.bilfingerberger.de 49/07. Lot 2 has been awarded to Wayss & Freytag, Max Bögl and Bauer for EUR50 million. At Heinrich-Heine-Allee, a 300 m stretch was already built together with the first city tunnel in the 1980s. The old tram route above running through the shopping areas of Schadowstrasse and the old city will be removed. The new underground will also improve access to the new Duesseldorf shopping complex which is currently under construction in the area of Bilk located next to the S-Bahn station. Visit www.wf-ingbau.de, www.max-boegl.de and www.bauer.de 49/07.