Formwork Technology

Complex Formwork for the TGV Tunnel at Cognières/F

Europe is edging closer together along its major traffic arteries under construction. The expansion of the high-speed rail links, co-financed by the EU with a contribution of about 10  %, shows in particular in rural France, just what today‘s state of technology is. The new structures built within the framework of the € 3 bill. „LGV Est-européennes“ project for the 300-km high-speed line are laid out for top speeds by the TGV of up to 350 km/h. They connect Paris with eastern France and cities in Germany, and already TGV and ICE are shuttling for example between Paris and Stuttgart.
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