Skanska will Build a Rail Tunnel in Slovakia

The Slovakian Rail Administration has awarded a €52.8 million contract to Swedish firm Skanska for the construction of a 1,800-meter double-track rail tunnel as part of an approximately €1.3 billion expansion project on the Nove Mesto-Zlatovce line in Slovakia.

September 30, 2009 12:25 pm | Last Update: August 7, 2015 12:28 pm

The Slovakian Rail Administration has awarded a €52.8m (SEK540m) contract to Swedish firm Skanska to construct a rail tunnel.
The tunnel is part of an approximate €1.3bn rail expansion project for a 17.7km section of the Nove Mesto-Zlatovce rail line in Western Slovakia. The 1,800m tunnel will be designed to accommodate double tracks for high-speed trains.

Work will begin shortly and finish in April 2013. The total rail expansion will be carried out by a consortium of Skanska and Czech and Slovakian companies, with Skanska holding a 20% share valued at €264m in the project.

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