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| Strabag wins contract on Vienna-Salzburg high-performance rail line After opening the high-performance rail line through the Tullnerfeld, ÖBB Infrastruktur AG is further upgrading the Westbahn rail line, awarding Austrian construction company Strabag AG the contract to build the section West between St. Pölten and Loosdorf. The contract has a value of € 32.6 million. An essential component of the order is the construction of the Radleiten Tunnel, the Radleiten Trough with Wildbrücke bridge, and the Bründlkapellen Tunnel. The project also comprises reinforced concrete structures, earthworks and track substructure, drainage facilities, road construction and noise mitigation measures. The St. Pölten–Loosdorf Gap Closure (previously St. Pölten Freight Train Bypass) will significantly reduce the volume of freight and through traffic for St. Pölten station and local residents starting in 2017. The new dual track line will take freight trains around the centre of St. Pölten along a length of 24.7 km. The line is being built as part of the four-track upgrade of the Westbahn and is a component of its Vienna–Salzburg section. In the east, the line links up to the existing Westbahn at Wagram Junction; in the west, it connects to the existing line at Loosdorf (Rohr Junction). write your comments about the article :: © 2012 Construction News :: home page |