Eight bids received for undergrounding the rail tracks in the City of Espinho for a cost of Esc9.2-10.5 billion. There will be a 954 m-long tunnel plus access ramps from each side totalling 1,046 metres. Completion for 2004. Visit www.refer.pt 45/01.Refer, the railway infrastructure operator, reiterated that the sinking in tunnel of one kilometre of tracks will go forward although construction should have started one year ago. Construction has been commissioned to a consortium of Sopol, Dragados and Tecsa. Contract value: EUR47.3 million. Visit www.refer.pt 52/02.A EUR3.1 million contract has been secured by a consortium between Consulgal and Fase for work monitoring to put 954 m of tracks into a tunnel. Visit www.ipg-grupo.pt/consulgalin.html 10/04.
