Open call for bids, deadline 10th September, 2004 for design of the outer bypass in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife metropolitan area. A 850 m twin-tube tunnel is planned to cross the Terremoto mountain, a second twin bored tunnel, 300 m in length, will run below the airport runway and two cut-and-cover tunnels, accomodating two or three lanes and totalling 1 km, will also be required. Visit http://ted.publications.eu.int/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=123122-2004, OJ S 143, or contact Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, fax +34 922475088. 33-34/04.Estudio 7, Teno Ingenieros and Intecsa-Inarsa secured a EUR1 million contract for design of the outer bypass in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife metropolitan area, including a 850 m twin-tube tunnel to cross the Terremoto mountain, a second twin bored tunnel, 300 m in length, below the airport runway and two cut-and-cover tunnels, to carry two or three lanes, spanning 1 km. Visit www.estudio7.es and www.intecsa-inarsa.es 06/05.Open call for tenders, deadline 17th November, 2006 for design of the El Tanque-Santiago del Teide section to close the Tenerife ring road. The section is a bypass of road C-820 and includes a 2 x 5 km tunnel. The tunnel will be 7 m wide, with 1 m-wide pavements on each side. It will carry two lanes but only one lane will be used in each tube, the second lane being reserved for emergency until when the highway is completed and operated as a real highway according to traffic needs. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=195621-2006, OJ S 184, or contact Autonomous community of Canaries, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, tel. +34 922475244. 45/06.Open call for tenders, deadline 20th November, 2006 for design of the north ring road of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife metropolitan area to La Laguna. The section includes six wide single bored tunnels, each carrying four lanes per tube (approx. lengths: 300 m, 300 m, 400 m, 300 m, 300 m and 200 m). There is also a 2 x 800 m tunnel, with two lanes per tube. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=196581-2006, OJ S 185, or contact Autonomous community of Canaries, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, tel. +34 922475244. 45/06.Tecamac secured a EUR2.2 million contract to design the El Tanque-Santiago del Teide section to close the Tenerife ring road. The section is a bypass of road C-820 and includes a 2 x 5 km tunnel. The tunnel will be 7 m wide, with 1 m-wide pavements on each side. It will carry two lanes but only one lane will be used in each tube, the second lane being reserved for emergency until when the highway is completed and operated as a real highway according to traffic needs. Visit www.tecamacsa.com 12/07.Open call for tenders, deadline 16th July, 2007 for construction of the Icod de los Vinos-El Tanque section on the new Icod de los Vinos-Santiago del Teide highway, the so-called insular ring north of Tenerife Island. This 12 km two-lane dual carriageway is budgeted at EUR164.9 million and will take 48 months to build. In Valle de Icod, there will be eight cut-and-cover tunnels and the 1,217 m-long La Vega tunnel. There will be also three cross passages with exit to the nearby cliff and wide lay-bys. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=117706-2007, OJ S 96, or contact Autonomous community of Canaries, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, fax +34 922246274. 22/07.A joint venture formed by Acciona Infraestructuras, Ferrovial Agromí¡n, Bruesa Construccií³n, Mejías y Rodríguez, and VVO has been entrusted with the construction of the new road link from Icod de Los Vinos to El Tanque. The contract is worth EUR120.9 million and construction will take 31 months. This 12 km section forms part of Tenerife Island's ring road. From Icod de los Vinos to Santiago del Teide, the existing C-820 road is very sinuous, narrow, dangerous and does not meet mobility needs. The new road will serve Buen Paso, where a short cut-and-cover tunnel will be built. In the Icod valley, the road will pass through eight twin cut-and-cover tunnels. To cross the escarpment that closes the Icod valley to the west and protect the landscape of La Culata cliffs, a 1,217 m twin bore tunnel will be constructed in La Vega. The La Vega tunnels will be connected by three cross-passages with exits to the nearby cliffs and will be equipped with widened lay-bys. Visit www.acciona-infraestructuras.es, www.ferrovial.es and www.bruesa.com 21/08.Applus Norcontrol and Tecamac signed a EUR3.4 million contract for construction management of the Icod de los Vinos-El Tanque section, including nine cut-and-cover tunnels and the 1,217 m La Vega tunnel. Visit www.appluscorp.com and www.tecamacsa.com 21/08.
