FACTS & FIGURES - Tecnimont ICB

Connecting Southern Italy
Historically southern Italy suffers from the lack of an efficient,
modern transport infrastructure. Major public investment
programmes are under way to remedy this weakness. Maire
Tecnimont is working on three main transport projects that will
significantly reduce current bottlenecks on railways and highways.
Fiumetorto-Cefalù Railway and the Imera Archaeological Site
As general contractor, Tecnimont has completed the detailed design
and is carrying out land acquisition, works supervision and
construction of the doubling of the railway line from Fiumetorto to
Cefalù Ogliastrillo, near Palermo in Sicily. 12 km of new track will be
constructed alongside the existing one-track line, 4 km will be in
tunnels and another 4 km will be new track. Construction started
officially in May 2008 and is due to end in 2011. Preliminary work on
the tunnel excavation and new track is already complete.
Tecnimont is in charge of environmental supervision and
management of the project. The works area has a high hydrological
risk and is also adjacent to the archaeological site at Imera. This is
one of the largest archaeological sites in Europe, covering an area of
about 15,000 sq. metres, where in 2008 archaeologists discovered the
ancient necropolis of Himera. The 70 or so people working on the site
have so far uncovered more than 1,500 tombs from the Greek period
(648-409 BC). They expect ultimately to find more than 12,000 tombs.
Among the finds are such day-by-day objects as coins, pots, baby’s
bottles, etc. All parties involved have cooperated to ensure that this
valuable heritage site is being excavated without halting a strategic
public investment essential for the development of Sicily.
Client:
Contractor:
Contract value:
Lenght:
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
(Italian State Railways)
Tecnimont
¤314 million
20 km
Client:
Italferr SpA (Italian State Railways)
Contractor: Tecnimont (consortium leader)
Contract value: ¤128 million
Lenght: 14 km
Lamezia Terme-Catanzaro Railway
As consortium leader, Tecnimont carried out detailed design and
construction of the new railway line linking Settingiano and
Catanzaro Lido in Calabria. The contract included the design and
construction of the railway superstructure along the line and inside
the stations, and all technological equipment required for its
operation. The latest techniques were used for the tunnel, in
particular tunnel boring machine (TBM) earth pressure balance
(EPB) technology. This enabled the tunnel to be dug at an average of
16 metres/day, with a peak rate of 37 metres/day. The project was
part of a wider urban recovery programme for the socio-economic
development of the area. Particular attention was given to an
integrated quality/environment/safety management system. The
line was put into operation in June 2008.
Salerno-Reggio Calabria Highway
Tecnimont is part of a consortium selected in October 2008 as
the preliminary winner of a tender to act as general contractor
for the modernization and upgrading of about 20 km of the
Salerno-Reggio Calabria A3 Highway, in Cosenza province. The
client is the national highways authority Anas. The contract
foresees detailed design, construction management and
realization of the works, as well as environmental monitoring
and safety coordination, both in the design and in execution
phases. The value of the project is around ¤400 million, of which
Maire Tecnimont’s share will be around ¤200 million. The
project includes the construction of eight viaducts and nine
tunnels, together with the enlargement of the Viadotto Italia
across the Lao river valley, which at 259 metres is the highest
Italian highway bridge.
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