Italy

Final Mont Cenis Tunnelling Contract Awarded

On 31 August 2023, the Board of Directors of TELT (Tunnel Euralpin Lyon Turin) signed the contract for the construction of the Italian section of the Mont Cenis Base Tunnel.

This completes the awarding of all works for the excavation of the 57.5 km railway tunnel under the Alps from Lyon to Turin, co-financed by Europe, France, and Italy. The contract worth 1 billion euros was awarded to the JV Itinera, Spie Batignolles and Ghella.

91 Months of Excavation Work Scheduled

The work is being carried out in the Susa valley (Piedmont) starting from the construction site in Chiomonte to the Italian tunnel portal Susa. 91 months of work are planned for a total excavation of 28.5 km: in addition to the two tubes of the base tunnel, also to be built are the Maddalena 2...

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