Dart Underground, Dublin - Light Rail Network in Tunnels. EIB to finance Istanbul new metro line – Railway Pro Communication Platform. Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público. €13.1 billion transport investment plan endorsed by EU states. Good news for suppliers with confirmation the 28 member states that make up the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) coordination committee, have endorsed a €13.1 billion EU transport investment plan put forward by the European Commission in June 2015.
The investment plan is part of the massive €315 billion investment Plan planned by the Commission to reinvigorate a Europe that has only partly recovered following the financial collapse and has been plunged into crisis recently with the threat of Greece leaving the Euro. This plan aims to bridge the investment gap in Europe to create favourable conditions for the creation of jobs and growth. But where are the succesful projects going to be?
EU Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc said "I am very pleased that following constructive discussions in the CEF coordination committee, the Member States endorsed our proposal for the largest investment plan ever made by the EU in the transport area. You may also be interested in... Second Mansky tunnel bore opens. RUSSIA: Contractors Stroy-Trest and SK Most handed a ceremonial key to Russian Railways President Vladimir Yakunin on August 26 to officially open a 2 465 m second bore built to increase capacity at Mansky tunnel on the Tayshet – Abakan line. Capacity in the Krasnoyasrk region has been restricted by outdated infrastructure, including the single-track tunnel built in the 1960s. Yakunin said the opening of the second bore was ‘an event of a huge importance’, with RZD ‘looking forward to an increase in freight traffic’ which will require development of railway infrastructure in the east.
Construction began in 2005, with 9·54 m and 3·56 m diameter Lovat TBMs used to bore the main tunnel and a parallel service and drainage tunnel. The ballastless track is designed for a maximum speed of 60 km/h rather than 25 km/h in the older bore, and the waterproofing and lining materials are expected to have a life of 100 years. Vidéos - Le tunnel sous la manche.
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