A consortium led by Fayat group - and also including Eiffage G茅nie Civil, Sefi-Intrafor, Eiffage Fondations and I.CO.P - has been appointed by RATP for the 鈧�365m (拢320m) work package GC03, which will link the Olympiades metro station and the airport.
The contract involves the construction of a 4km tunnel as well as the civil engineering of three stations some other construction work. Some of 110,000m鲁 of concrete will be installed and 520,000m鲁 will be excavated, requiring the use of a tunnel boring machine. The JV expects that 420 people will be mobilised throughout the 54-month project.
A joint venture of Salini Impregilo and Nouvelles G茅n茅rations d鈥橢ntrepreneurs (NGE) has won a 鈧�203m (拢178m) contract. Under package GC04, Salini Impregilo and NGE will excavate a 4.1km tunnel from Pont de Rungis station to the site of a new station at Orly. Work is due to take about five years.
The contracts are two of four sections that will make up the 14km extension of Line 14 South to Orly Airport. (link opens in new tab).
The 鈧�30bn the Grand Paris Express will extend the city鈥檚 RER rail and metro network to the surrounding communities with the aim of revitalising the economy of an area that has seven million residents.
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