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| Poyry awarded projects in Algeria and Finland Poyry has been awarded contracts for new railway lines in Algeria and Finland. The total value of the assignments is EUR 3.5 million. ANESRIF, the infrastructure company of the Algerian railway company SNTF has awarded Poyry a contract concerning the new railway line between El Bayadh and Mecheria in Algeria. The assignment is for the overall design of the 100 km long rail track which connects the El Bayadh region with the Algerian railway network. The value of the contract is EUR 2.4 million. The Algerian Government has recently launched a large long-term investment programme up to 2025 to expand and electrify the rail network including high-speed lines. This project is one of the first steps in this programme. The overall design comprises the railway construction including the electrical equipment and all engineering works. The services shall be completed within 12 months. The Finnish Rail Administration has commissioned Poyry to prepare a plan for a new urban railway serving the Helsinki metropolitan area. The plan will be prepared in cooperation with other consulting companies. Poyry's share of the services amounts to EUR 1.1 million. The plan shall be prepared by March 2008. The new railway line will connect the Martinlaakso line with the main line via the Helsinki-Vantaa airport. The length of the line is 18 km, of which more than 8 km in a tunnel under the airport area. Seven new stations are planned for the line. Together with the Kerava and Leppavaara urban lines and the Martinlaakso line it will constitute an integrated urban railway loop. Trains will run at 10-minute intervals during peak periods. The shortest travelling time from Helsinki to the airport will be some 30 minutes. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |