P Ducker Systems Ltd from Derby have secured the EUR4.65 million (GBP 4 million) contract, excluding VAT, for technical surveys and testing for tunnels managed by National Highways. The contract will run for 6 years, subject to successful performance. Contact National Highways, attn Lucy Young, Birmingham, email lucy.Young@nationalhighways.co.uk. Visit https://nationalhighways.co.uk/. 01/24.  

Tecton Consult Elektrotechnik GmbH from Vienna secured the EUR 999,998 contract, excluding VAT,  for local work management during the refurbishment of the Niklasdorf (1331 m / 1333 m), Massenberg (406 m / 433 m) and Oberaich (211 m / 178 m) tunnels and of their ventilation systems on the S06 Semmering expressway. Contact Asfinag Bau Management GmbH, attn Marc Maierhofer, Vienna, tel +43 50108-14558, email Marc.Maierhofer@asfinag.at. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=781952-2023. Ref. n. 2023/PROVIA ID-N.105686. 01/24. 

BieGe Max Bögl Stiftung & Co. KG + Josef Rädinger Ingenieubau GmbH di Sengenthal  secured the EUR7.69 million contract, excluding VAT, for maintenance work from km 161.550 to km 164.700 on motorway A71, part of structural repairs of the Eichelberg tunnel (2 x 1.1 km) and Juechsen viaduct between  AS Meiningen-Süd and AS Rentwertshausen (km 151,8-154,2), Lot 2. Contact Autobahn GmbH des Bundes, Halle (Saale), tel 49 36138030509, email Vergabe.ost@autobahn.de.  Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=747153-2023 and http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=741570-2023. Ref.n. A1105400704. 52/23. 

The joint venture Skanska/Fay Construction Co signed a contract with CSX Transportation for the  modernization of the Howard Street Tunnel (HST), originally constructed in 1895 and part of the HST Project in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The Howard Street Tunnel Project will improve clearance at the Howard Street Tunnel (HST) in Baltimore City and 22 other locations where obstructions exist along the CSX Transportation (CSX) Interstate 95 (I-95) rail corridor between Baltimore and Philadelphia.  

The modernization of the Howard Street tunnel consists of vertical clearance improvements to allow double-stack trains (trains transporting shipping containers stacked on top of each other) to travel between Baltimore, Maryland and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Work includes lowering and tunnel enlargement techniques across the 2.7-km (1.7-mile) expanse of the Howard Street Tunnel to increase the tunnel height from 5.8 to 6.4 m (19 to 21 feet). Additionally, drainage improvements will be made throughout the track. Visit
https://www.csx.com/, www.skanska.com and https://www.shikunusa.com/. 51/23.  

The joint venture Chantiers Modernes Consruction (filiale de Vinci Construction leader), Blocotelha, Cegelec Paris Ventilation and ETT secured the EUR54 million contract for the development and equipment work necessary for the commissioning of the Triangle de Gonesse station and of  5 services structures, Line 17, Grand Paris Express. Works will begin at the end of 2024.  

The future Triangle de Gonesse station is located between the underground section and the surface section of the northern section of Line 17. Made up of four levels, the station is partially buried. Contact Societe du Grand Paris, Saint-Denis, tel +33 182462000, fax +33 182462031, email Marches-sgp@societedugrandparis.fr. Visit https://www.societedugrandparis.fr/. 51/23.  

The Joint Venture Razel-Bec from Orsay (leader), Sefi-Intrafor from Grigny and Fayat Energies Services from Viry Chatillon secured the EUR 516 million contract for engineering and improvement works on the section between the open trench of Tremblay-En-France (included) and the Mesnil-Amelot station (excluded)  for Line 17, Grand Paris Express (Lot 17.3).  The contract includes a 6.3 km tunnel, the Paris Charles-De-Gaulle Terminal 2 airport station, 7 service structures and two cut&cover and open cut sections for 900 m totally. Contact Societe du Grand Paris, attn Edouard Vergnault, Saint-Denis, tel +33 182462000, fax +33 182462031, email Marches-sgp@societedugrandparis.fr. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=745121-2023 , https://www.societedugrandparis.fr/ and https://razel-bec.fayat.com. Ref. n. 2021PN010. 51/23.  

The Société du Grand Paris (SGP) awarded the first design-build contract for the Line 15  East to the COREA consortium, which includes Eiffage Génie Civil (leader) and eight architectural firms (co-contractors). The value of the contract is EUR 2.54 bn. The section between Bobigny-Pablo Picasso and Champigny Centre stations will be opened in 2031 . 

The contract includes the design and construction of a 17km tunnel with six new stations (Bobigny - Pablo Picasso, Pont de Bondy, Bondy, Rosny Bois-Perrier, Val de Fontenay, Nogent-Le Perreux), the development works on the part of the Champigny Center station dedicated to line 15 East, 17 service structures including 2 tunnel structures in Rosny-sous-bois and Champigny-sur-Marne, as well as the Rosny-sous-Bois operation centre,  which will serve as a storage and maintenance site for line's trains and infrastructure. 

Visit https://www.societedugrandparis.fr/ and https://www.eiffage.com. 51/23. 

National Highways has awarded Bouygues Travaux Publics – Murphy Joint Venture the EUR1.56 bn (GPB1.34bn) Lower Thames Crossing Tunnels and Approaches contract, including the design and construction of twin road tunnels under the river Thames, which at 4.18 km (2.6 miles) will be the longest in the UK. At over 16 m wide they will be one of the widest in Europe to enable three lanes of traffic to flow through freely at the national speed limit. Visit https://nationalhighways.co.uk/. 50/23.  

The consortium CPB Contractors, Ghella and Acciona Construction have secured the EUR 2.20 bn (AUD3.6 bn) Tunnels South contract to build 16km of twin tunnels between Cheltenham and Glen Waverley for Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East in Melbourne. Tunnelling will start in 2026, and trains will be running by 2035.  

The 4 TBMs for this section will be powered by renewable electricity, and construction and materials emissions will be reduced by 20%. 

The contract will also include 55 safety cross passages between the tunnels, station boxes at Clayton and Monash and the construction of portals – the entrances and exits to the tunnels – at the stabling facility.  

Construction is progressing across the SRL East corridor, with works in Burwood underway to build the TBM launch site. Most of the ground preparation works required to excavate safety cross passages between the twin tunnels will be managed underground, reducing surface impacts on residents, schools and roads. Contact SRLA Procurement, email procurement@srla.vic.gov.au. Visit https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/ and https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/. Ref.n. SRLA-TUN1. 50/23. 

Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded the Singapore branch of Gamuda Berhad the EUR 352.81 million (S$509.57 million) contract for the design and construction of the West Coast underground station and associated tunnels for the Cross Island Line (CRL2) phase 2 project in Singapore. The station, whose name is not final, will be along West Coast Road. 

The CRL - completely underground - is Singapore's eighth MRT line. Its construction has been divided into three phases. The awarding of all contracts for the construction of Phase 1, announced in 2019, 29km long with 12 stations from Aviation Park to Bright Hill, was completed in March 2022. Construction work has started and will be completed by 2030. 

Phase 2 of the LRC, announced in September 2022, is about 15 km long with 6 underground stations: Turf City, King Albert Park, Maju, Clementi, West Coast and Jurong Lake District.

Engineering studies for Phase 3 of the CRL are currently underway and, once completed, will allow the publication of further details Contact Land Transport Authority, Singapore,

email lta_contracts_1ctciv@lta.gov.sg. please visit https://www.gebiz.gov.sg/, and https://gamuda.com.my/ and  https://www.ltae si concluderanno .gov.sg/.  Rif. n. CR209. 40/23.