Preinformation notice for the construction of the SR 23 bypass in Pinerolo, San Secondo, Porte and San Germano including two tunnels: Craviale (1,043 m) and Turina (660 m). Tender value: €55-€57 million. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=010222-2003 or contact Agenzia per lo svolgimento dei XX Giochi Olimpici Invernali Torino 2006, Turin, fax +39 0115221214. Also visit www.agenziatorino2006.it 05/03.Open call for bids, deadline 5th June, 2003 for construction of the Porte bypass including the Craviale and Turina tunnels, lengths of 1,043 m and 660 m respectively. Engineering studies by Studio Corona / Geodata / Infratec / Italtec Ingegneria / Franco Grasso / Vincenzo Procopio / Pietro Rousset. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=077531-2003, OJ S 87, or contact Agenzia per lo svolgimento dei XX Giochi Olimpici invernali, Turin, fax +39 0115221214. Also visit www.agenziatorino2006.it 20/03.The Porte bypass to trunk road SS 23 in Sestriere will be built by Baldassini Tognozzi Costruzioni for €42.5 million. Includes two tunnels in Turina (660 m) and Craviale (1,043 m). Visit www.baldassinitognozzi.it 37/03.Preinformation notice for construction of the Avigliana bypass, including a 1.7 km tunnel connecting Buttigliera and Avigliana and a 250 m tunnel under the Torino-Modane railway. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=003963-2004, OJ S 5, or contact Agenzia per lo svolgimento dei XX Giochi Olimpici invernali, Turin, fax +39 0115221214. Also visit www.agenziatorino2006.it 03/04.Baldassini Tognozzi acquired a new three-boom Rocket Boomer WL3 C supplied by Atlas Copco to drive the 1,060 m-long Craviale tunnel. To date, 200 m has been driven on the east drive. Two blasts per day. The local residents are warned prior to each blast. Later on, the machine will start the west drive, where construction of the portal is under way, to allow for concreting on the east drive. Atlas Copco also supplied a two-boom Rocket Boomer 353 for the 600 m Turina tunnel. First blast scheduled for mid-March. Portals under way. Explosives supplied by SEI. Visit www.atlascopco.com, www.sei-spa.com and www.baldassinitognozzi.it 10/04.Agenzia Torino 2006 awarded to Grassetto, CO.GE.FA, Kopa Engineering, Euroimpianti Electronic, and Torino Elettrica Costruzioni contract 1 of the road 589 bypass in Avigliana, which will connect motorway A32 Turin-Bardonecchia. The contract is worth EUR53 million. Contract 1 includes a 1,960 m bored tunnel under Mount Cuneo and a cut-and-cover tunnel under Bachiasso interchange. Visit www.agenziatorino2006.it and www.grassetto.it 30/04.
