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| FCC wins Madrid Civil Engineering award The Madrid Professional Association of Civil Engineers has granted the 2009 "Project of the Year" award to the Puerta del Sol Commuter Rail Station, built by FCC, one of Spain's largest construction groups, for Spain's Infrastructure Ministry. The award was based on the scale and difficulty of the technical and environmental challenges involved and the fact that the project had to be completed in the heart of Madrid's old quarter; overcoming those challenges made the Sol station an outstanding public transport project in the region and an example of what civil engineers contribute to Madrid society. The Puerta del Sol station is part of the new 8,500-metre commuter rail link between Atocha and Chamartín. The cavern, which is unique because of its characteristics (measuring 207 metres in length, 20 metres in width and 15 metres in height), was designed on two levels: the tracks and platforms are on the lower level, and passengers access via a mezzanine level. The cavern length is just slightly less than the height of the 250-metre Caja Madrid tower (excluding the upper arch) in the Cuatro Torres Business Area on Madrid's Paseo de la Castellana. write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Construction News :: home page |