The contract was awarded by Bybanen Utbygging, a subsidiary company of Hordaland County Council.
The depot, which has a 50 to 70 tram capacity, will cater for trams running on all five stages of the light rail system. Mott MacDonald will provide full detailed design services on the project, including architecture, engineering, cost management and equipment specification, while also assisting with procurement during the project鈥檚 construction.
This new appointment is in addition to the consultancy鈥檚 role as detailed design engineer for Stage 3 of the Bergen light rail development. Costing an estimated 鈧220m, Stage 3 comprises 7.2km of double track from R氓dal to Flesland airport, 2.8km of tunnels and over 1km of structures including a feature structure over the Flyplassvegen at Birkelandsskiftet.
Mott MacDonald鈥檚 project director Conor O鈥橠onovan said: 鈥淭his appointment increases Mott MacDonald involvement in the development of Bergen鈥檚 light rail transport system, which will provide a sustainable solution to the city鈥檚 traffic congestion, reduce dependency on cars and increase the use of public transport. The workshop and depot will be a crucial part of the light rail infrastructure in the city.鈥
The depot is expected to be operational by the end of 2015.
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