En glish itransporte edition T ransport engineering&consultancy magazine www.ineco.com 48 June 2013

Strategic Mobility Plan Ecuador loves transport International Link -France, the AVE flies across borders L uanda Airport Spotlight on safety Innovation Project Bacterio, the hydrocarbon eater Brand Spain Tourism, 17 high speed rail experiences

Vías de alta capacidad interurbanas Vías de alta capacidad urbanas y periurbanas Carreteras de mediana capacidad

Ríos principales Ríos secundarios Canales de estuario Editorial

s a public consulting and engineering firm active in the transport sector and affiliated with Grupo Fomento, since its creation, Ineco has collaborated with the Ministry of Public Works and its subsidiary companies –Aena, Adif and Renfe– in the development of infrastructure in Spain. We have experienced forty-five years of continuous technological progress –particularly strong in the last twenty years– which have helped to place our nation in the privileged position it currently occupies in the world in all modes of transport. The skills and experience acquired allow us to continue striving to fulfil the needs of our shareholders and the rest of our customers while, at the same time, Acontributing to the well-being of society as a whole. Our mission as a public engineering firm is to support domestic technology and Spanish companies, ensuring that our comprehensive array of products and services, our technological capabilities and our extensive professional experience are available anywhere they are needed by society, both within our borders and beyond. Our Air Cargo, adapted to meet your needs At this time of expansion in the international market, with stimulating projects in complex markets, we wish to share our knowledge on these pages We offer you the infrastructures and services you need at all times, always on our airport and thereby contribute to the dissemination and recognition of ‘Brand Spain’. grounds. And the full benefits of our experience so that your company receives the quick and efficient responses it needs, interacting with all the operators in the air cargo and In this issue we have dedicated an article to the recent completion of the high- logistical sectors. speed rail connection to France, a historic milestone in which Ineco has played a vital role along with Adif. Other reports are also included, outlining our activities Aena Aeropuertos. Committed to you. in Ecuador, Kuwait, Angola, Colombia, Spain and Saudi Arabia and presenting examples of recently performed work in the aeronautical, rail and road sectors, which we hope our readers will find to be of interest. CONTACT US AT: FOLLOW US ON:

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20 Project management Shadadiya, mirror of progress Ineco is acting as a consultant to the Public Authority for Industry, the top Kuwaiti authority for industrial planning and development, to get construction of this immense complex off the ground.

06 | news 30 | Radionavigation Aids 46 | New offices in Jeddah Pablo Vázquez on official visit to Integration System Haramain’s brain Ecuador and Uruguay The path of SIRA 48 | Brand Spain High speed rail arrives in 33 | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón Tourism, 17 high speed rail 10 | Strategic Mobility Plan Airport experiences Paving the way Ecuador loves transport 34 16 | International Link | Railway in Island in motion The AVE flies across borders Published by INECO Paseo de La Habana, 138 -28036 38 24 | Consultancy at Luanda | Bioremediation in Airports Tel. (+34) 91 452 12 56 Airport Project Bacterio, www.revistaitransporte.com the hydrocarbon eater Editor-in-Chief: BÁRBARA JIMÉNEZ-ALFARO Spotlight on safety ([email protected]) Editorial Staff: LIDIA AMIGO ([email protected]) 28 | Cartagena de Indias Airport 40 | Waterproofing Raincoats for tunnels Editorial Board: José Anguita, The fortress of the Caribbean José Luis Antón, José Ángel Higueras, Violeta Larrad, José Mª Llorente, 42 | Carbon footprint Beatriz Millón, José Luis Ramírez Green light for transport Design:ESPACIO28004 / Mariano Serrano, Juanjo Jiménez Printed by: Gráficas 82 44 | Trade Fairs and Conferences Legal Deposit: M-26791-2007 Cover IMAGE: Computer Model of the Ecuadorian Meeting point 2013 ©Ineco. All rights reserved 2013. If you wish to reprint Strategic Mobility and Transport Plan the articles, please contact the Editor-in-Chief.

5 Renovation of Caracas Metro News Ineco has lent its support to the management and integration of the Caracas Metro Line 1

Venezuela renovation project. This is a collaborative effort with a Spanish JV –Caf, Dimetronic, Cobra and Constructora Hispánica– which is responsible

Corinto NICARAGUA for renovating 22 kilometres of the line, 22 stations and one 25-hectare yard. The project Monkey Point Caribbean Sea includes the purchase of a new fleet of 48 trains 0.9 with 7 cars each, the technological modernisation of the control days systems, track renewal, purchase of vehicles for track inspection, Pacific Ocean COSTA RICA Panama Canal transport and maintenance and renewal of the power system.

1.9 PANAMA 100 km days Chile Nicaragua Spain | Alicante high speed rail | of Multimodal Railway Corridor » Ineco conducts the feasibility study he line, about 480 kilometres long, to the Caribbean. The Ineco study includes will go from Corinto, the country’s the alignment and the preliminary designs Tmain port, to the future port at for the two railway port terminals and the Monkey Point, which will be the first multimodal terminal that will be located deep-water port on the Atlantic coast. Its near Managua and the adjacent logistics construction is of strategic importance for area. Here, near the airport cargo terminal, business development and, together with the rail corridor converges with the Pan the railway corridor, opens Nicaragua American Highway.«

Ecuador | Uruguay Modernisation of the Poabl Vázquez, President of Ineco, in Latin America Load tests Santiago de Chile Metro Interview with the minister of Transport For the commissioning of the high speed Ineco is providing fleet renewal and Public Works of the Republic of Ecuador railway between Albacete and Alicante, consultancy for the 49 model NS-74 Ineco carried out the load tests for a total trains that travel on lines 2 and 5 of the The President of Ineco, Pablo Vázquez, visited Quito, Jorge Albán. During this visit, different of 423 spans on 51 structures. These tests The Spanish minister of Public Works, Ana Pastor, accompanied by the minister of Foreign Santiago de Chile Metro. The trains, Ecuador in April to meet with the minister joint and future Ecuadorian infrastructure Affairs and Cooperation, José Manuel García-Margallo, and the president of the Region of Valencia, were carried out for Adif over the last manufactured by Alstom, date back of Transport and Public Works, María de los projects were addressed, as well as the Alberto Fabra, visiting the future location of the new terminal at Alicante station. two years in two phases: Phase 1, from to the 1970s, and the company wishes Ángeles Duarte, the national secretary contribution of Spanish companies to their Caudete to Alicante, and Phase 2, from to modernise them in order to extend for Water, Walter Solís, and the vicemayor of development. New link to the Spanish east coast Albacete to Nudo de La Encina. Work has their operating lifespan by another been performed on over 12 kilometres 20 years, as well as to reduce their power High speed rail arrives in Alicante of bridges and viaducts in total. Ineco has consumption and make them more Cooperation agreement on signed in Montevideo he commissioning of the Albacete of the works, environmental, geological teams specialised in load tests with comfortable for users. Puertos del Estado (State Ports), the CND Uruguay, José Llorca, president of Puertos to Alicante section means that and geotechnical studies, expropriation 25 years of experience both in Spain The company has completed the (National Corporation for Development of del Estado and Pablo Vázquez, president Tthe over 600 kilometres distance processes and operation studies.« and abroad.« first phase of the contract, developing the Oriental Republic of Uruguay) and Ineco of Ineco. Representing the Interministerial from Madrid to Alicante can now be the basic engineering needed for the signed a technical collaboration agreement Commission for the Deep Water Port was its covered in little more than two hours. tender’s technical documents to be on ports in Montevideo last April. The aim president, Pedro Buonomo, and Mr Pablo This corridor links the 6.2 million Ineco has completed the consultancy and design project of Príncipe Felipe prepared. These were published in is to share experiences and knowledge with Genta, undersecretary of the ministry of inhabitants of the greater Madrid area Terminal for the Valencia Port Authority. January of this year. Still pending are the the CND for the execution of the Deep Water Transport and Public Works of Uruguay. Since with the nearly 2 million inhabitants of Designing this railway terminal was support phases for bid assessment Port Project (PAP) in La Paloma, Rocha, its foundation in 1985, the CND promotes the province of Alicante. The line received a significant challenge, as it is the and the technical consulting for the in Uruguay, which includes collaboration, business development with participation funding from the EU and the European most important container port in Spain design review, which will continue until technical support, studies and specific from the private sector. The Deep Water Port Investment Bank. and the fifth in . Its remodelling the prototype trains are validated.« tasks. The signing ceremony was attended Project is planned as a multi-purpose port Ineco was involved throughout will enable it to be adapted to meet by Adriana Rodríguez, president of the CND, intended for cargo transport. construction of the whole line, including European Standards: 750 metres tracks Pablo Gutiérrez, vice-president of the CND, in drawing up the construction with UIC gauge. Roberto Varela, Spanish ambassador to projects, coordination and supervision

6 7 News Doha Metro Ineco, along with Inabensa and Indra, is part of the consortium led by Bombardier that is bidding for the contract for the signalling, control, telecommunications, power and safety systems of the Doha Metro network in Qatar. The Doha Metro network will comprise 300 kilometres structured in four lines and will link to the country’s airports and railway network.

Ecuador Oman Master Plan for the new Musandam airport Oman’s minister of Transport visited Spain

More road work The minister of Transport and Public Works of Ecuador has hired Ineco to develop the technical, legal and financial framework to convert the stretch of road E-25 between Río Siete and the Tillales fork in the province of El Oro, in the southwest of the country, into a highway. The government of Ecuador highlights that this 25 kilometres road The president of Ineco, Pablo Vázquez, to the left of minister Ana Pastor and with separate carriageways (two lanes in opposite her counterpart in Oman, Ahmed Mohammed Salem Al-Futaisi, during each direction) and a 10 metres central the meeting with the Omani delegation. reservation will facilitate the transport of goods to the ports of Guayas and Bolívar delegation from the Ministry of largest in Spain– and Barajas Airport. and also promote tourism.« Transport and Communications of He also travelled to Córdoba on the AVE A Oman, headed by minister Ahmed high speed train.« Mohammed Salem Al-Futaisi, visited Design of flight procedures Spain from 21st to 24th February. The Ineco, for its part... for Singapore delegation met with the Spanish minister will carry out a new project in the Sultanate. Ineco will advise the Singapore Civil Aviation of Public Works, Ana Pastor, the regional Along with the Spanish firm GOP Authority on the review and design of Transport minister Pablo Cavero and and the Omani company Triad Oman instrumental flight procedures, including representatives from Aena, Adif, Renfe Consultants International, in 2009 it was those of Changi Airport, one of the most and Ineco in Madrid. Ineco coordinated awarded the contract for planning a new important airports in Asia. This is Ineco’s the visit. airport. The location study concluded in second contract in Singapore, where, along The Omani minister was interested 2010 (see it40) and now the second phase with others, it also acts as a consultant in how Spanish transport systems are of the work will commence, with the to Civil Aviation on regulatory and financial organised and visited the stations of drafting of the Master Plan for the future matters. and Nuevos Ministerios –the airport of Musandam.

8 9 TRANSPORT PLANS | Ecuador | Strategic Mobility Plan Ecuador loves transport Ineco has prepared the 2013-2037 Strategic Mobility Plan

With the collaboration of Javier Gómez, civil engineer, Project Manager

Road with the Mount Cayambe volcano in the background.

The Ecuadorian Ministry of Transport ance –both in terms of transport modes » and Public Works has launched and geography– the SMP contains a deep analysis of the priorities, pace of work, a project to modernise its entire working methods and system-specific Carondelet Palace, of the Ecuadorian transport network in the 2013-2037 capacities. The scope of the Ineco plan’s Government. period. This project is crucial for technical proposal encompasses the whole of Ecuadorian territory and all modes of achieving a balanced development transport. It is guided by a vision of nation of Ecuadorian infrastructure. The building and the ordered development of Ministry has entrusted Ineco with the a comprehensive transport system. Taken design and planning. as a whole, this is an ambitious qualitative leap in the structuring of the Ecuadorian transport network. ith 14.4 million inhabitants and View of the city of Quito. a complex terrain dominated by Transport network through to 2037 Wthe Andes mountain range, Ec- The plan is envisaged as a guide for uador faces the challenge of making better developing the transport system through use of its natural wealth to attain economic to 2037, the planning horizon for which growth. In the knowledge that the state of Ineco’s experts have analysed the global Trolleybus in Quito. Ecuadorian infrastructure –some of which infrastructural needs, costs and dead- was in derelict condition– was a clear im- lines. In summary, this will be a unique, Vías de alta capacidad interurbanas Ecuador loves life is the motto of a pediment to the country’s development, holistic, connected, comprehensive Vías de alta capacidad urbanas y periurbanas Carreteras de mediana capacidad campaign launched by the Presidency of the the Ministry of Transport has, since 2007, and multimodal system that is flexible Republic of Ecuador in 2010. It is a symbol present undertaken a great investment effort and and neatly complements industrial de- in all its streets, airports and stations through committed itself to an institutional change velopment. Ríos principales which the Government of the nation intends to Ríos secundarios leading to better planning and manage- Canales de estuario convey the motivation and enthusiasm with which ment of its infrastructure. The first results The proposal encompasses the multiple reforms are being undertaken. of this endeavour are already visible after the whole of Ecuador Port of Manta. five years. Investments have been made in National Strategic bridges, airports, roads and priority works and all modes of transport Mobility and Transport to reactivate key sectors such as the hy- in order to ensure the maritime and river transport are, in this Plan (SMP) droelectric, petrochemical, tourism and orderly development of a order, the areas with the greatest invest- n This is a unique, holistic, well- agricultural sectors. comprehensive multi- ment needs. In addition, in 2013 the SMP connected, comprehensive and multimodal Yet the Strategic Mobility and Transport Office will commence operation. This office modal system system which Ineco has designed to Plan (SMP) designed by Ineco for the 2013- is responsible for launching the plan and achieve consolidation and integration. 2037 period goes beyond piecemeal plans, The required investments are estimated coordinating the new procedures, laws, It is flexible and capable of adapting instead seeking full consolidation and in- at over 118 billion US dollars, which the regulations and management models that to industrial development. It represents a tegration. After the first goal of stopping Government of the Republic of Ecuador will enable its effective execution.« qualitative leap from the current system the deterioration and the worsening imbal- hopes to raise by means of a public-pri- and constitutes a development guide vate partnership. The roads, the urban up to the year 2037. and metropolitan transport systems and Urban area around the Pan-American highway.

10 11 The railway Among the proposals made by the SMP the new “From the 21st Century, ports in Manta and the Gulf of Guayaquil are for the 21st Century” To become a true alternative to road particularly noteworthy, along with the expansion transport, rail must be developed of the ports of Esmeraldas and Bolívar according to modern technical parameters in the coming years, with a double track, a design speed of 140 km/h and a commercial speed of 90 km/h. In the urban and metropolitan environments it must be designed with view to intermodality and an efficient and high-quality network of infrastructure and buses.« Sea and river ports Roads

Ports Distribution of tonnes

40% 30% Gulf of Esmeraldas Guayaquil 30% Manta

Ports Law n Reorganising maritime and river traffic requires a new Ports Law other important chapters based on a management model Work in urban centres, road safety that restructures the activities and and signage, alignment improvement functions of the State-run ports, and preparation of the alignment, river ports and marinas. The image including bridges and tunnels, and shows the proposed infrastructure for replacement, conservation and international and river transport. administration tasks are also all important chapters of the analysis performed.

“A reorganised port system with enough capacity” “A full, networked and hierarchical road system” Ecuador has port facilities throughout medium and long-term demand in railways will be integrated with the The State Road Network of the fundamental, but it should not be the its 640 km of coastline. Guayaquil, practically all modes of traffic. large ports in a multimodal approach Republic of Ecuador provides direct only one. The SMP intends to improve SMP at a glance Bolívar, Manta and Esmeraldas are of The study approaches the development and, further inland, connection hubs service to all urban areas with more the connections linking the central n 13,500 km on state road network particular note among them. The ports’ and structuring of a new sea and river (Dry Ports) and logistics platforms than 50,000 inhabitants and to 71% valleys with the Amazon, the coast and n High-capacity network current capacity to export national port system with a view to meeting will be built. Furthermore, the plan of residents in cities with populations the borders, joining the country as a —2,300 km on network wealth such as oil and fruit is already container traffic needs (fruit, oil, includes the development of a modern between 5,000 and 50,000, that is, to whole. In addition, different hierarchical —550 km of urban and peri-urban roads at its limit and the forecast for 2036 vehicles, cereals and minerals). The landlord port model for international 82% of the population. Although the models are established with itineraries n 6,000 km on medium capacity network indicates that traffic of goods will be 3.5 plan proposes adaptations for servicing ports, strengthening the Ministry’s geographical coverage is extensive, of general interest, such as port n 3,100 km of complementary regional times what it is today, while container large ships crossing the Panama Canal, management of the seaport system as a there are significant areas where state access, airports and centres of connections traffic will be four times greater. This lines running on the north-south axes whole.« roads are lacking, as the criterion particular interest.« n 1,550 km of basic territorial forecast shows that current ports have of the Pacific coast and lines between that has determined the design of the consolidation routes insufficient capacity to deal with short, South America and Asia. On land, network is ‘traffic’. This criterion is

12 13 Raising Ecuadorian air transport Ineco has also prepared other capacity is paramount; it will increase transport plans, such as the National Transport Plan of Algeria, from the current capacity of 10 million the National Transport Plan of travellers to 26 million in 2037 Costa Rica and the Strategic Infrastructure and Transport Plan of Spain (PEIT).

Logistical Public PASSENGER facilities Airports and air navigation TRANSPORT ENGINEERING AND CONSULTING EXPERTS

Passengers “A state network (2010) 10,4 million “Professional and New offices in Quito of installations Other economically sustainable Since last February, Ineco has new offices in the Torre Boreal 14% 48% building in the Ecuadorian capital. In the photo above, a view of the to facilitate the Cuenca 6% services” carriage of goods” QUITO building from the outside is shown. The development of public passenger 32% The carriage of goods has a great Guayaquil Quito transport in urban areas including impact on land traffic and urban quality Airport underground rail networks must be of life, particularly due to large lorries 48% based on full studies considering entering urban centres or moving and Domestic mobility, infrastructure, operation and delivering goods in ports and stations. International 34% financing. This is an ambitious plan The study envisions an effective network which encompasses modernisation, of logistics facilities to allow goods professionalisation, competitiveness to be carried by both international and sustainability. To ensure that this and domestic traffic (intercity and “A specialised airport system” plan is feasible, the development of a metropolitan). Passenger transport in Ecuador’s in the SMP with 13 interventions in solid sector is planned along with aid The study defines the logistical activity 20 airports is expected to grow from addition to structural reforms affecting schemes to help with vehicle renewal and zones, dry ports, air cargo centres and 10 million passengers in 2010 to 26 the institutional framework and the corporate reorganisation. Furthermore, logistics platforms.« million in 2037, while cargo transport airport management model, including communication with the Ministry of will grow from 230 to 700 tonnes. a review of the legislation, rates and Transport and Public Works will be Consequently, increasing the capacity so forth. Connectivity will likewise be improved. The plan will include work on of the Ecuadorian air transport system reinforced and safety improved. In 2037, preferential or exclusive transit corridors MEETING the President of the Republic without decreasing its quality is a the last year in the planning horizon, for urban public transport (650 km), During the presentation of the Plan, Ineco technicians had priority to ensure the sustainable two more regional airports will be in terminals, interchange stations and a chance to speak with Rafael Correa, president of the Republic of development of an efficient and operation.« stop equipment, signalling and signage Ecuador. From left to right, Óscar Díaz-Pinés, Ángel Galán competitive system. systems, operational assistance and and Javier Gómez. Ineco presented four programmes access and fee collection control.«

14 15 High Speed Rail | Spain-France | International link The AVE flies across borders Paris International link: a milestone in which Ineco has played an active role FRANCe By Luis Ubalde, civil engineer (High Speed Line Manager)

Lyon Valence

Nîmes Montpellier Narbonne Perpignan

To Paris Spanish high speed rail, with feasibility study for a high speed railway Ineco, with Adif, Renfe » its 2,300 kilometres network, has between Madrid and and its and SNCF, promotes Border extension to the French border, carried reached a watershed moment in out by Ineco for Renfe in 1974. Since then, the European high speed railway history: direct connection to there have been a series of landmark rail network the rest of Europe. achievements. In 1988, the Spanish gov- The Spanish AVE and the French TGV Figueres-Vilafant ernment decided that the gauge for the have spent months preparing to share Figueres n December 1844, a Royal Order based new high speed railway would be the Euro- the same cross-border high speed on a report by the General Directorate pean standard gauge of 1,435 millimetres. rail line between Barcelona and Paris Ifor Roads, Canals and Ports established In 1994, the European Union defined the through a Cross Acceptance Protocol a gauge of six Castilian feet for Spanish Madrid–Barcelona corridor as a priority. signed by Spain and France in 2009. To railways, equivalent to 1,672 millimetres, In 2003, the Madrid– section was in- achieve this milestone, Ineco has been while a gauge of 1,435 millimetres was augurated. In 2006, the line was extended performing standardisation tests for the Girona becoming standard in most European na- to Camp de . In 2008, Madrid Spanish operator Renfe and the French Girona multi-track tions. This decision, reasonable enough was linked with Barcelona. In 2010, the operator SNCF on trains, signalling gauge with a view to improved performance in Figueres station was opened and service and protection systems, a prerequisite High speed speed and power for the rolling stock of the began between this town and Paris with for ensuring full interoperability. Once line day, was nevertheless a differentiating fac- TGV Duplex trains. commercial service begins, the stations tor that subsequently eroded the potential Also in 2010, part of the high speed of Barcelona-Sants and Paris-Lyon will Aerial view of the tunnel works Sants-La Sagrera National for transport links between Spain and the line that was already complete –between be separated by just over six hours of next to the building of the temple La Sagrada Familia. gauge rest of Europe. travel time, with stops in Girona and In this year 2013, it is expected that this Ineco has contributed Figueres. There are already high speed differentiating factor will finally be over- its extensive experience international rail links running from come: the North-East High Speed Line Paris to London and Brussels.« Mollet from Barcelona to France will be certi- in standardisation multi-track operational gauge fied as interoperable, opening its 1,435 and certification projects, point millimetres gauge track to international a prerequisite for ensuring services. At a time when political bounda- full interoperability spain Figueres ries are increasingly irrelevant, it becomes Girona Lleida more necessary than ever before to over- Mollet (a town north of Barcelona) and Gi- BARCELONA Barcelona-La Sagrera come technological boundaries, creating rona– was opened for freight train traffic. Tarragona Barcelona (under construction) new relationships between cities. The thereby obtained Madrid Guadalajara a 1,435 millimetres gauge railway link, Port North-East High Speed Line avoiding the drawbacks inherent to trans- Since last January, the 131-kilometre- loading or performing bogie exchanges on To Madrid Barcelona-Sants Scheme of the North-East High long high speed line between Barcelona the wagons at the border. This connection Speed Line between Barcelona and Figueres has been operational, cre- also uses stretches of the conventional and Figueres ating a continuous 750 kilometre link be- network, which requires a three-rail sys- tween Madrid and Figueres. This is the tem comprising a dual-gauge track. Stations high speed line culmination of a journey that began al- The Madrid–Barcelona–French Border most 40 years ago with the first economic high speed line, also known as the North- »

16 17 The high speed rail line between Madrid, Barcelona and the French Border, also known as the North-East High Speed Line, is 804 kilometres long

East High Speed Line, consists of 804 kilo- a high speed line is a crucial determin- worthy are the three urban tunnels that metres including the Zaragoza and Lleida ing factor in the design of the alignment cut across the areas of Barcelona between bypasses, which are designed to reduce (particularly ramps), railway operation and Sants and La Sagrera (5.8 km), Montcada the travel time of direct rail traffic between track maintenance, as there will be greater (3.7 km) and Girona (2.9 km). In these three Madrid and Barcelona. It runs through the wear on the superstructure and greater cases, the geotechnical features of the soil stations of Madrid-Atocha, Guadalajara- time restrictions for performing preser- and the need to reduce ground settlement Yebes, Calatayud, Zaragoza-Delicias, vation work. Regardless, the mixed-traffic to imperceptible levels led to the use of Lleida-Pirineus, Camp de Tarragona, use of part of the North-East High Speed the Barcino, Montcada and Gerunda tun- Barcelona-Sants, Girona and Figueres- Rail Line is a novelty in the Spanish rail- nel boring machines, all of which are EPB Vilafant. A new station is currently being way system and follows the precedent set (Earth Pressure Balance) machines. They built in Barcelona, in the neighbourhood in other European countries such as were monitored for continuous and rigor- of La Sagrera. In addition to providing (Rome–Florence line) and Germany (Han- ous control of the excavation and construc- Screen pile construction beside Mediterranean corridor link service to the high speed line, this station the Sagrada Familia. to the high speed line in Mollet. Montcada tunnel. nover–Würzburg and Mannheim–Stuttgart tion processes. This rigorous execution of also aspires to be a standard station for the lines). the works was complemented with the Years of experience The challenge of making the high speed inspection of over 10,000 reference points Ineco has provided years of passenger trains compatible with freight in streets and building façades, and the and studies in Ineco train restrictions requires varying the monitoring of homes near the tracks of training and work for its Ineco has provided years of training and alignment parameters throughout the through over 6,300 technical inspections. engineers, who specialise work for its engineers, who specialise in North-East High Speed Line. Thus, on Barcelona’s case was unique. Tracks in all the different all the different developmental stages the Madrid–Barcelona section, where only developmental stages of of high speed rail, from preliminary passenger trains run, the maximum grade Mixed traffic on a high high speed rail feasibility, demand and financing studies is 25‰, except in urban areas, and the to informative studies and construction horizontal curve radius is generally 7,000 speed line conditions lines of the city. The line is projects, both for civil works and metres. This allows travel at speeds of up the design of its alignment, fully equipped with ERTMS (European Rail facilities and for other systems. Ineco to 350 km/h. Nevertheless, in the Mollet– its operation and its Traffic Management System) signalling has also participated in the design Figueres section, on which both passenger maintenance and powered by 25 kV AC, in accordance Viaduct over the Fluvià river. Vertical TBM. of the stations and city access ways and freight trains run, the aforementioned with European interoperability criteria. and in project management, technical values will be, respectively, 18‰ and 4,000 passed right next to monumental build- Along with the standard track gauge, this assistance, environmental management metres and passing sidings over 750 me- ings that are world heritage sites (Sagrada helps break down technological barriers and construction management, in tres in length will be added for the stabling Familia and Casa Milà) and so construc- within Europe. collaboration with Adif, Renfe and the and overtaking of freight trains. tion was supervised by the UNESCO and Ministry of Public Works. For this reason, These alignment characteristics, sig- received international attention. Innovative Mediterranean rail corridor the success of the commissioning of this nificantly conditioned by terrain and envi- construction techniques were also used in The section between Mollet and the French high speed line, with due recognition ronmental conditions, have propelled the the works; for example, for the first time border is part of the Mediterranean rail of the contributions made by many other execution of highly complex engineering in Spain, a vertical tunnel boring machine corridor, mixed-traffic railway infrastruc- firms, is also a success for Ineco works. The paradigmatic examples of this was used to bore the emergency exit ac- ture meant to stimulate the development and one that the company should be on the Barcelona–Figueres section include cess ways.« of the entire Spanish Mediterranean quite proud of.« the tunnels of Les Cavorques (3.0 km) and coastline, linking Andalusia, , Va- Llogaia (1.7 km), the viaduct over the Fluvià lencia and with France and the President Rajoy, prince Felipe, president river (920 m) and that of Llinars del Vallès rest of Europe. Clearly, mixed traffic on » Mas and minister Pastor on the AVE. Figueres-Vilafant station. over the AP-7 highway (600 m). Also note-

18 19 CONSULTANCY AND ROADS | Kuwait | Project management Shadadiya, a mirror of progress An immense industrial complex south of Kuwait City

With the collaboration of Jonás Casquero, civil engineer (Department of Intermodal Projects)

Ineco is acting as a consultant to the Constant growth » Public Authority for Industry (PAI), the The economic growth of recent years top Kuwaiti authority for industrial has brought about a significant influx of foreign labour, mainly settled in the planning and development, to get suburban neighbourhoods. In a country construction of this immense complex with over 4.5 million inhabitants and a off the ground, located about 25 km capital city already close to saturation, the Government of Kuwait has planned southwest of Kuwait City. the development of new towns to he company has prepared the con- absorb the constant growth of both the ceptual design of the industrial Kuwaiti and foreign populations. The Tarea along with all the technical jobs that will be generated by Shadadiya and administrative documentation for the when it is fully operational will employ turnkey tender. It has been involved from an estimated 28,000 people.« the start of the prequalification process to the preparation of the tender documents and the evaluation of the offers and the Kuwait City Centre awardee’s proposal. In addition, as project City manager, Ineco has coordinated Spanish and Kuwaiti partners to carry out the work. Shuwaikh Port Persian The PAI commissioned supervision of the Gulf work to the OCCD (Office of Consultation and Career Development) of the University Airport of Kuwait. The new complex will include logisti- cal centres, warehouses and buildings for Shuaiba Port Shadadiya Ineco, as project Industrial manager, has Complex coordinated Spanish Irak Kuwait and Kuwaiti partners to Kuwait carry out the work Kuwat Arabian various activities, with three main sectors: City Peninsula Saudi Africa chemical, food and mixed, the latter in- Arabia cluding the textile, paper, wood and min- eral industries. In total, about 1,000 plots Immense Industrial Complex The reason for Shadadiya will be developed for both light and heavy Shadadiya is located 25 km from Kuwait City, In tandem with the country’s population industries, a significant challenge for the near the seventh ring road, 12 km from the growth, industrial growth requires PAI, which has entrusted Ineco with this airport and 18 and 31 km from Shuwaikh and new and more modern infrastructure and quantitative and qualitative leap in the » Shuaiba ports, respectively. transport systems.

20 21 The project meets energy efficiency and sustainability targets and the environmental impact study takes into account the climate in the area and the type of industrial activity that will be carried out there

planning and design of Kuwait’s indus- All services needed for trial areas. industrial activity The location was selected in considera- Street hierarchy maps, tion of its proximity to Kuwait international The project takes into account the need arrangement of lots and airport and the region’s main ports, Shu- for drinking water pipes and tanks, arrangement by lot size waikh and Shuaiba. In total, the new indus- rainwater collection systems, a sewage (from 1,000 to 10,000 m2). trial complex will occupy a total surface area treatment plant, a sewer system and a The design of the buildings, of 5 km2. It will be served by all manner of recycled water irrigation system for the with up to two storeys public facilities, such as petrol stations, po- green belt. and one basement level, lice stations, fire stations, car parks, clinics, In addition, the premises will be allows their interiors to be restaurants and mosques. The planned fa- equipped with an optic fibre network, adapted for different uses. cilities will incorporate the modern utilities a heavy vehicle parking area and a of an industrial city, including the electrical 20 hectare technological park. All power supply, telecommunications net- the designs and projects have been work, lighting, full water supply including approved by the corresponding a segregated supply for fire fighting, storm administrative authorities and comply water network and water tank, sewer sys- with current Kuwaiti legislation. Green tem and industrial waste water network. It areas, street furniture, pedestrian is also proposed that industrial sewage be crossings and sidewalks, street lighting treated in three separate sewage treatment and signage, as well as the perimeter networks, one for each industrial sector. wall and the CCTV surveillance of the The design of access ways and roads is a priority The storm tank and the sewage treatment premises, put the finishing touch on a n Good communication and road designed: 7 major collector roads, facilities will be located in the northwest- project that has recently entered the connections are essential. The mobility 4 minor collector roads and 34 plot ernmost part of the industrial area. In short, public tender phase. and traffic studies in the Master Plan access roads, with twenty roundabouts the new Shadadiya industrial area will have estimate that, by 2030, Shadadiya will at the main intersections and about everything a small city needs to function. REGIONAL SUPPLIER generate a traffic volume of 17,000 one hundred priority junctions between Shadadiya will mainly supply vehicles during rush hour. The premises secondary roads. The new Shadadiya manufactured goods to the population will require construction of a 1.7 km road industrial area will have of Kuwait and neighbouring Iraq. Kuwait to link them to the seventh ring road of n The design also includes the analysis a total area of obtains 93% of its income from oil. It is Kuwait City, which, in the future, will of the earthworks for the road network 5 km2 with all manner the second biggest oil producer in the be extended to the southeast. Ineco has and the road pavement study in areas of public services Gulf Area and the eleventh worldwide. conducted a detailed analysis of the road designated for traffic as well as the It must import almost all raw materials types on the premises, including major definition of parking, maintenance and In addition, an environmental monitoring and consumer goods, which arrive by collector roads, minor collector roads refuelling areas for heavy vehicles. centre will be included. ship or by lorry from Saudi Arabia. In an plot access roads, and has designed a Likewise, pedestrian pathways, signage, Marketing of the plots is expected to be- the future, these goods will be handled, hierarchical network to ensure that lighting and the proposal for green areas gin during 2013 and 2014. Several phases manufactured, stored and distributed Flexible design traffic is fluid and safe and heavy vehicles in the road network are covered. The have been defined through to 2020, with to the whole neighbouring region, Shadadiya has been designed with enough have room to manoeuvre. study also includes the preparation of an orderly growth of the spaces, according generating significant vehicular traffic.« flexibility to make both the road layout and the the technical specifications for all the to the evolution of demand, until they are arrangement of blocks and lots adaptable n A total of 45 km of roads have been infrastructure and equipment. fully occupied.« to future needs.

22 23 AeronauticAL | ANGOLA | Consultancy at Luanda airport Spotlight on safety A study by Aena Aeropuertos Internacional

With the collaboration of José Luis Bermejo (Department of Infrastructure Planning) and Ignacio Alejandre (Project Manager), aeronautical engineers

With the assistance of Spanish ond highest growth rate in the world, ex- » Luanda A ccess Control technical advisors, the Luanda airport ceeded only by that of Asia and well above Airport ways Tower has been upgraded to improve that of North America or Europe, despite (Apron) representing only 3% of total air traffic. Diagnosis areas safety and security in both operations Amidst this backdrop, in 2012, ENANA, of analysis Security Loading Terminal Building and facilities. This map shows the areas the publicly-owned company that man- Offices that were studied to detect ages airports and air navigation in An- AIS potential safety and security irport and navigation safety is the gola, selected its Spanish counterpart, Operations cornerstone of air transport. Data Aena Aeropuertos, to study and imple- hazards. Apron Apublished by the ICAO (Internation- ment improvements in operational safety al Civil Aviation Organisation) show that, and physical security in the country’s main following the slump experienced since airport, in the capital city of Luanda. The ::::: 2007, the sector has begun to recover. In study is part of a global strategy for mod- ::::::: 2010, world air traffic grew by 4.5% on av- ernising Luanda’s airport facilities, which, erage. The growth in Africa, however, was according to ENANA, handled 4.5 million Quatro de Fevereiro almost twice that, at 9.7%. This is the sec- passengers,in 2010.« u r b a n a r e a airport The Luanda airport, built in the sixties, Detection, analysis and improvement is located within the city centre and Capacity F or one year, a team from Aena Aero- Other proposals made included the has two runways, one measuring Signage Maintenance Air puertos Internacional –which included creation of an airport operations coor- 3,715 x 45 metres and the other Airport Control Communications navigation 2,600 x 60 metres. Its main market is Ineco experts– carried out field work in dination centre and the establishment Perimeter Tower aid collaboration with the airport staff and of an operational safety policy. In all, Africa, which generates about 65% of Fire (E N A N A) Angolan authorities. Work began with twenty-one corrective actions were pro- its traffic, followed by Europe, with fighters Obstacles F auna data collection and diagnostics to detect posed, grouped into seven areas: infra- a share of approximately 15%. The Air Maintenance/ facilities were expanded in 2009. deficiencies in procedures, equipment structure, equipment, airport services, navigation Works and infrastructure. Corrective actions documentation, real-time management, aid Airfield were then proposed for each deficiency strategy and maintenance of infrastruc- Spain-Angola Africa Luanda detected. For example, to resolve the lack ture and facilities. To implement these Atlantic Ocean Angola Luanda partnership Ecuador of signs on the apron, the absence of dif- proposals and introduce airport staff Atlantic Bay The ministers of Transport and Public South ferent apron areas separated by aircraft to what is known as ‘operational safety Ocean Works from Angola and Spain, Augusto Miramar and aviation type and the disregard of culture’, the Aena team designed a spe- Agln o a Cazenga da Silva Tomás and Ana Pastor, signed Airport minimum distances between aircraft, a cial training programme: 196 hours of runy wa Luanda a technological cooperation agreement study on apron signs and organisation training spread over 15 courses, with 220 for marine transport and salvage. u r b a n a r e a was recommended. To improve pas- participants. Lastly, a quality assurance Belas During the Spanish’s visit delegation, Sapu senger flow, revision of the criteria for plan with metrics was prepared and pre- which included the president of Ineco, boarding gate and check-in counter as- sented which is similar to that used by Pablo Vázquez, airport collaboration Expressway signment was proposed. Documentation Aena in its own airports« was also discussed. of preventive maintenance activities was N

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With the collaboration of David Gutiérrez (Unit Manager and Inspector), Francisco Puerto, Luis F. Parra (Specialist Managers) and María Ángeles García-Cuevas (Department Manager), aeronautical engineers (Airports Subdivision)

This picture shows the appearance The Rafael Núñez A tourism of the terminal building after the international airport magnet expansion and modernisation work. To the left are two views of the The Cartagena de Indias airport is The city of Cartagena de Indias (pop. interior. located in the neighbourhood of Crespo, 955,000), in northern Colombia, is one in the northern part of the city. Since of the most popular tourist destinations 1996, it has been run by SACSA (Coast for domestic and international visitors Airport Association), in which the Spanish alike. Founded by the Spaniard Pedro de airport administration company Aena Heredia in 1533, it was a crossroads of Aeropuertos holds a majority share Caribbean trade –and thus also for the of 37.8%, the rest being owned by 18 pirates that plagued the region– as well Colombian companies. Most of its traffic as an important military base. Currently, is domestic, with connections to the in addition to its status as a prominent capital, Bogotá, and other cities, such as tourist centre both for its monuments Cali and Medellín. The main international and its sunny climate and beaches, it is destinations include the United States, the most important cargo port and fourth Chile, Venezuela and Spain, as well as largest industrial centre in Colombia, seasonal destinations such as Ecuador boasting five free trade zones and the and Brazil.« country’s second largest refinery.«

With over two million passengers dustry and tourism in Cartagena de Indias, dition to auditing the terminal building annually, Rafael Núñez is Colombia’s which was declared a World Heritage Site works. One of the most relevant issues in The work in detail in 1984. According to Aerocivil, the official this kind of project is minimising the effect fourth busiest airport. Ineco has body in charge of civil aviation, in 2012 the on current facilities and their operation, ÔTerminal building ÔAprons and runway coordinated and supervised the airport received over 2.2 million passen- both to reduce costs and to ensure that the — Domestic boarding area: 907 m2 with — Main aircraft parking apron remodelling of the terminal building gers. By 2020, this figure is expected to terminal remains operational during the 6 boarding gates, expanded to 3,479 m2 (75,000 m2): the damage detected has and carried out the functional design. double. construction phase. The proposed archi- and 8 boarding gates. Includes security been repaired, subsequently overlaying For this reason, SACSA, the Colombian tectural solution fulfils all these require- filters, waiting areas, a shopping and with asphalt at a thickness calculated It has also planned the work to be done airport administration company in which ments with minimal investment. dining area and VIP rooms. to withstand expected traffic on the runway and aprons and will the Spanish company Aena Aeropuertos Ineco has also done the studies and de- — Domestic arrivals area: expanded from until 2020. supervise its execution until 2014. owns a share, is developing an improve- signs for the runway and apron overlaying 2,092 m2 to 2,450 m2. A third luggage — Secondary apron: the paving has been ment and expansion plan that includes work, as well as a preliminary project for a conveyor belt and a hotel information rehabilitated in order to allow parking artagena de Indias is an old colonial work on both the airfield and the passen- new general aviation terminal (FBO). In ad- area have been added. of general aviation aircraft. Access is via town and currently the sixth most ger areas, which was executed during 2012 dition, a study was carried out specifically — International boarding area: 880 m2 a perimeter access road. Cproductive industrial city in Colom- and early 2013. Ineco has been entrusted for planning the execution of the works in with 3 boarding gates, expanded to — Runway (2,540 m): the surface course bia. It also happens to be the cradle of by Aena Aeropuertos with the manage- the aircraft manoeuvring area. Work highlights 2,625 m2 and 5 gates. has been overlaid to meet the safety Colombian aviation. Its airport is the coun- ment, coordination and supervision of the The aim of all these improvements is The overlay of the two aprons — International arrivals area: increased requirements of the ICAO; a runway try’s fourth most important by traffic vol- works and the functional design of part of to raise the airport capacity to 4 million and the runway has been calculated from 2,395 m2 to 3.947 m2 with three end safety area (RESA) has been built at ume. Located within the city proper, it has the terminal building. passengers in 2020, improve the service to absorb the expected traffic increase luggage conveyor belts. threshold 01 and the runway turn pad has until 2020. The passenger areas have been expanded to absorb the burgeoning The work performed was mainly focused quality and meet international safety — Renovation of the check-in area. been enlarged. also been improved. demand linked to the growth in trade, in- on the runway and the two aprons, in ad- regulations.«

28 29 Aeronautical | Spain | AENA Radionavigation Aids Integration System The path of SIRA A system for global maintenance integration

With the collaboration of David de León, Luis Manuel Lozano and Teresa Huerga, telecommunications engineers; David Sánchez, computer engineer and Alberto Gallego, industrial engineer

Ineco has been collaborating with into a single interface will save money, im- » Aena since 2007 in the development prove safety and facilitate maintenance. To achieve these goals, Aena has decided to of SIRA. When it is fully implemented, develop SIRA (AENA NavAids Integration it will put an end to the inconveniences System) through its Navaids Department, of managing different pieces with which Ineco has been collaborating since 2007. of equipment and systems with SIRA is based on same technology as different software. SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Ac- quisition), a set of open architecture appli- key issue in current air navigation cations that users can customise according systems is the need to modernise to their needs, which are used in different Aand standardise the supervision environments to centralise and automate and control of the equipment used to man- the processing of all kinds of data. SIRA age air traffic. Until now, multiple digital changes the work style by using a single systems have been used to supervise the interface instead of each unit’s own pro- functioning of the equipment –one for each prietary software. In addition, it brings to- machine and brand– which means up to gether the information from each unit so 25 different interfaces. Consolidating these that everything can be seen at a glance.« A single application with multiple uses

The new system was developed to well. Thus, signals from auxiliary systems integrate the remote control and are being added to it, including signals supervision of the nearly 400 radio from facilities such as climate control, navigation aids present throughout Spain. intrusion protection, fire detection, low It has also, however, shown a versatility voltage panel, UPS, power generator set, that allows it to manage other systems as communications, etc.«

Main types of radio navigation aids Beacon SIRA Beacon SIRA monitor client monitor client TWR ÔVOR: Very high frequency indication of the slant distance between   omnidirectional range aircraft and the ground station. SIRA Architecture The guidance information shows the radial ÔILS: Instrument SIRA on which the receiver is located with landing system  ACC respect to a reference bearing, generally  Provides electronic guidance along the  the magnetic north of the VOR station. “glide path”. It combines three ÔDME: Distance subsystems: locator, glide path and Radi o Nav. Aids Measurement Equipment radiobeacons or DME. Provides a continuous and accurate . . . . SIRA SIRA SIRA SIRA

30 31 SIRA acts as a platform where each unit’s AERONAUTICAL | COLOMBIA | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón airport management and supervision software Paving the way is integrated. In the next phase, it will Overlaying of the Cali airport runway directly manage thousands of data items With the collaboration of Miguel Medrano, aeronautical engineer (Department of Infrastructure)

What are SCADA systems? Applications for managing production processes and infrastructure CADA systems are software a specially tailored system, following a throughout Spanish territory have already applications designed to automate, methodology oriented toward software been integrated into SIRA and it is Ssupervise, remotely control and security. This system is based on a detailed expected that phase 1, deployment, will manage production processes and technical model and on development infrastructure. Many SCADA systems standards that make full use of its benefits. The know-how involved are installed today in a wide range of in this joint Aena-Ineco sectors, such as the food, pharmaceutical The SIRA project has been divided into project is applicable and automotive industries, water three phases: a preliminary design to sectors other than management, transport infrastructure phase, an initial deployment phase air navigation (e.g. airports and air navigation), power with the implementation of the basic generation (electrical plants, nuclear functionalities and, lastly, a final phase be complete by late 2013. It is projected plants), buildings, etc. with full management of all radio that the implementation of phase 2, full navigation aids. management, will be concluded by late The main feature of these computer Currently, 50% of the units spread 2014.« systems is that they have an open architecture. This means that any systems integrator with the necessary licences can easily update them without relying on systems integration companies or manufacturers. Another of their vital features is scalability, which is to say Runway of Alfonso Bonilla Aragón that they can be easily adapted for use international airport in Colombia. Overlaying work.

Ineco has supervised the works on Many SCADA systems runway, which is 3,000 metres long and Ineco in Colombia are installed today in a the runway at Alfonso Bonilla Aragón 45 metres wide. This is the first Colombian airport to n In addition to overlaying the wide range of sectors international airport in the region of have runway paving made with BBTM- runway, Ineco is currently preparing Cali. This is the first paving renovation 11A uneven mixture, which provides the a new design for the terminal building with many or few elements. This is an work in Colombian airports performed surface friction and texture characteris- and a Master Plan (full plan for future advantage when continual expansion, in accordance with ICAO standards. tics specified by International Civil Avia- development) for Alfonso Bonilla improvements or updates are needed, tion Organisation (ICAO) standards. Aragón airport. as in this case, and provides an option he works were executed between Ineco’s supervision included the man- The company is also working in superior to proprietary remote systems. January and March 2013 and man- agement of technical, environmental, other Colombian airports, such as Moreover, they are easy to program, Collaboration between Ineco and Aena Taged and supervised by Ineco. Much financial, administrative and health and Eldorado Airport in Bogotá, and simplifying their maintenance. Since 2007, Ineco has worked with the NavAids Department of Aena on the design of the work was carried out at night to en- safety factors as well as of the planning Rafael Núñez airport in Cartagena and implementation of the SIRA (AENA NavAids Integration System) project. sure the lowest possible impact on airport and execution of the works.« de Indias. Aena and Ineco’s team have used In the photo, from left to right: Alberto Gallego,Teresa Huerga, operations. It consisted in pouring 7,000 Wonderware IAS technology to design Luis Manuel Lozano and David Sánchez. cubic metres of asphalt mixtures over the

32 33 RAILWAYS | Spain | Railway in Gran Canaria Island in motion The Las Palmas- line is meant to promote intermodality

By Regina Díaz, civil engineer and Paloma Bautista, architect (Superstructure, Infraestructure and Pavements)

Alignment of the Railway Line  in Gran Canaria CAPACITY/OCCUPANCY EXCESS SOIL Soil testing » Since 2009, Ineco directs and company Ferrocarriles de Gran Canaria persons with reduced mobility. They will 51 Guagua (bus) instead of coordinates the planning of the future (FGC) was created, which is dependent also have for bicycle access and parking, 200 Train dumping [CO2] on the Cabildo (the local Government). In taxi stands, park and ride and quick stop REDUCTION  railway line in the east of the island 35 Car in emissions the same year, FGC signed a framework points for passenger drop-off and pick-up. Santa Catalina Passengers/kilometres of Gran Canaria. Along 58 kilometres agreement with Ineco through which the This is a conventional high-performance  HIGHLY latter was put in charge of planning, co- San Telmo and 11 stations, it will link Las Palmas line with a design speed of 160 km/h, DURABLE de Gran Canaria to the island’s main ordinating and supervising all tasks prior double track along 50 of its 58 kilometre MATERIALS to the tender for the works and of the su- length and single track at the line ends. SOLAR Low Hospitales towns, the airport and the tourist PANELS maintenance perstructure, operation, feasibility and de- cost on stations Las Palmas  areas in just 25 minutes with the mand studies. According to the demand  The basic goals of THE TRADE de Gran Canaria ‘express’ service and in 45 minutes study done in October 2011, in 2018, the the project are to improve WINDS projected first year of service, the estimat- Our natural air 1 with the other services. mobility with a A ‘green’ project conditioner ed demand on the line will be 14.6 million comfortable, efficient from start to finish he island of Gran Canaria has the passengers. By 2028, the last year in the ~ Jinámar and sustainable public greatest population density of the planning horizon, it will rise to 20.8 million. One aspect of particular interest and ~ transport system and AGRI- TCanary Islands –545 inhabitants to which special attention has been WIND FARM~ CULTURE 2 Sustainable mobility given is sustainability in all the work Railway-related Telde per km – and holds just over 40% of the to encourage intermodality Minimal power archipelago’s total population. Accord- One of the basic goals of the future line is stages: impact on consumption Telde ing to data from the Canarian Statistics to improve the quality and sustainability of Nearly 60% of the alignment will run n In the project stage: when designing fertile soil Institute, as of 1 January 2012 the island of the public transport service in the island’s through a tunnel and the line will cross the alignment, it was decided that it Gran Canaria is home to 852,225 residents, main artery, which currently suffers from 17 viaducts with a total length of 5 kilome- run along the existing GC-1 highway. of whom approximately 80% are concen- a high level of traffic congestion. A means tres. The rest of the line is at ground level, This avoids further division of the  Aeropuerto trated in the island’s east coast towns, of transport is thus proposed that is fast, along the GC-01 highway. Slab track will territory and respects agricultural (Airport) including the capital city, Las Palmas de comfortable, reliable and safe, while at the be used for the superstructure due to its land use. Ingenio ( Gran Canaria 85% of the island’s economic same time saving time and money by using low maintenance cost.« n In the execution stage: once the Island of Gr___an Canaria Carrizal activity is also generated in this corridor. renewable energy. works begin, as 60% of the line will Thus, Gran Canaria has developed a rail Another goal is to increase the pres- run through a tunnel, testing of the Agüimes SPAIN transport project capable of handling the ence of public transport along the corridor Mediterranean Sea excess soil will be prioritised rather high rate of mobility registered throughout and to promote its use between the main than dumping. Arinaga the eastern part of the island. A modern population centres, as well as between the Atlantic Ocean n In the operation stage: self- line, approximately 58 kilometres long, will capital city, the airport and the two main sufficiency in power generation Santa Lucía connect the city of Las Palmas in the north tourist hubs on the island. has been sought, so the line will be to the tourist hub of Maspalomas in the In short, the overall aim is to promote in- powered by a dedicated wind farm. San Bartolomé de Tirajana Vecindario south. It will be served by 11 stations and, termodality. The railway will therefore link AFRICA Stations will have natural climate Administrative districts affected in addition to the capital city of Las Pal- with complementary collective transport CANARY ISLANDS control, taking advantage of island’s by the project Cocheras mas, will link the towns of Telde, Ingenio, systems (e.g. buses) and will have inter- good weather, and will be fitted with 2  Agüimes, Santa Lucía and San Bartolomé change stations in the air terminal and solar panels. The superstructure will

de Tirajana. the cruise ship harbour. The rail stations be a slab track, which means near- are planned to be very close to the cen- zero maintenance cost. Playa del Inglés Initial demand of 14.6 million travellers tres of demand. They are designed with Tenerife  Atlantic Ocean To bring this project to fruition, in 2009 the pedestrian access ways and accessible to Gran Canaria

Hierro 34 35 The 11 stations on the line are conceived as true mixed-mode systems meant to enhance north-south mobility along the corridor Cross sectional view of Santa Catalina station.

Arinaga station.  From the city to the beach, PROXIMITY 6  The two last stations are located in the by train SANTA CATALINA ...to centres of demand  CRUISE SHIP HARBOUR ...pedestrian access BICYCLES island’s two great tourism magnets: Playa Access to bicycle parking The 11 stations on the line are conceived Interchange station ways del Inglés, above ground, and Meloneras, ...accessibility for PRM stations as true mixed-mode systems meant to 3 integrated in the bus interchange, near enhance north-south mobility along the Following the line toward the south, Intermodal station the Maspalomas lighthouse. corridor. The projects for nine of these the next stop is Hospitales, where there project  stations are currently in their final stages is a large concentration of health INTERCHANGE STATIONS The* line will have be built to standard or Connections to other modes of and the remaining ones (Jinámar and Telde) care staff and university students. collective transport international gauge (1,435 mm), mounted are expected to be put out to tender in 2013. At this point the water table is on slabs and have double track along passed, so it is projected that nearly its entire length, with the exception 1 San Telmo station.  The line starts in the urban area of Las the tunnel boring machine will be TAXI of two sections: the initial Santa Catalina- Palmas de Gran Canaria, with the stations changed (double shield) until Jinámar Stands at stations San Telmo section and the final Playa del of Santa Catalina and San Telmo. The station, very close to the island’s large Inglés-Meloneras section. Two types of former is integrated into the current shopping centres. The line continues  service are planned: ‘Island FGC’, with bus interchange station and into the through the centre of Telde, the second AIRPORT PARK&RIDE stops at all stations and a total travel time of Interchange station KISS&RIDE cruise ship harbour of the port of La Luz. densest town after the capital, where a integrated 45 minutes, and ‘FGC Express’, with a travel Quick stopping into terminal It is also very close to Santa Catalina station of the same name will be located. for drop-offs and time of 25 minutes and three stops: San park. This is a strategic point due to its 4 pick-ups Telmo, Aeropuerto and Playa del Inglés.« convenient connections to the public The next station to the south is Aeropuerto  transport network and the port and to its (Airport), located inside the passenger location, which provides service to a large terminal. The airport of Las Palmas Ineco’s work swath of the capital and direct access to de Gran Canaria is the fifth busiest out According to the framework agreement projects and the evaluation of bids, in administrative services, shopping and of Spain’s 47 airports, both in terms with FGC (Ferrocarriles de Gran Canaria), collaboration with FGC. areas of touristic-cultural interest. of passengers (9.8 million in 2012) Ineco, which has offices in the city of Las 2 and operations (over 100,000). Aena Palmas, is responsible for the following n Technical management of the Between Santa Catalina station and participated in the technical monitoring tasks as of 2009: contracts. the next one, San Telmo, the alignment committees with Ferrocarriles de Gran runs through a tunnel under the Avenida Canaria to reach a consensus on this n Coordination and supervision of n Coordination of the different Airport station. Marítima. This section will be executed complex project. all tasks prior institutions and administrations using an EPB tunnel boring machine, 5 to the public tendering of the works involved (local and state governments, as it is beneath the water table. The line Next comes El Carrizal, following which (corridor mapping, preliminary study city councils, Renfe, Aena, etc.) will have a single track until San Telmo the railway emerges onto the surface and of materials, geology and geotechnics, station, where there are four tracks. The the alignment runs along the Southern basic projects and construction projects n Highly specialised railway work: railway station will be located in the bus Highway (Autopista del Sur), or GC-1; for the roadbed, the 11 stations and the studies of the superstructure, demand, interchange station, close to the historic it then crosses the industrial park of workshops and sheds, electromechanical operation and economic feasibility. town centre and the shopping area of Arinaga on a viaduct, upon which Arinaga projects and track installation). Triana, and so is expected to have the station will be built. The line continues on n Supervision and management of highest passenger demand. It is envisioned to the town of Vecindario, where another n Preparation of the documents the workshops and sheds, with the as an urban milestone and a way to bring station will be placed and where the for all the tenders for drawing up collaboration of Renfe. the city closer to the sea. Playa del Inglés station. workshops and sheds will be built.

36 37 INNOVATION | Spain | Bioremediation in airports Project Bacterio, the hydrocarbon eater Ineco and Bio-Iliberis have patented a biological decontamination solution

With the collaboration of Roberto Serrano, aeronautical engineer (Department of Building and Architecture)

Simple, affordable and ecological. more environmentally friendly than other These are just a few of the advantages techniques, such as incineration, inertisa- Main project milestones n of using living microorganisms to tion or simple dumping. The bacteria are After an initial selection of 81 types the bacteria do their job by breaking poured into the contaminated water –at- of microorganism, researchers ruled down the alkane chains. Three eliminate fuel waste on-site. Ineco tached to small pieces of plastic– where out almost half of them due to their different combinations of oxidisers were and Bio-Iliberis have developed a they float, creating a surface for bacterial pathogenic nature. Ultimately, a total tested: hydrogen peroxide (oxygenated project that can be used in airports growth (biofilm). of five were selected that fulfilled water), ultraviolet radiation and ozone, The main limitation of this method is that the necessary conditions. Some of with results ranging in effectiveness as well as petrol stations, workshops hydrocarbon chains may be too long and these were cultured using samples from 50 to 95%. Of the three, the and other facilities. obtained in the separation plants at the peroxide treatment was chosen for Bioremediation use Granada and Málaga airports, as it was on-site tests due to its lower cost and n addition to conventional urban waste, living microorganisms considered that they would be better ease of use. an airport generates waste classified as capable of ‘devouring’ I‘toxic and hazardous’, such as electronic hydrocarbons devices, oils, antifreeze, fuel, vehicles and power generator sets, which are processed too difficult to break down for most micro- according to environmental regulations. organisms. To help bacteria ‘digest’ the The waste generated during maintenance compounds, the Bacterio project involves operations is carried away by the rain. This the use of complementary techniques pri- rainwater is consequently contaminated or to the bioremediation treatment, such with alkanes (hydrocarbons, hydrogen- as advanced oxidation, which breaks the carbon compounds) and must be treated hydrocarbon chains into smaller segments before returning to the sanitation system. that are more easily degradable. Another Airports belonging to the Aena network problem that had to be overcome was have specific facilities for this purpose phases of the bacterio project the scarcity of non-pathogenic microor- called separation plants, that filter and The top photograph shows a tank filled with polluted water; ganisms able to degrade alkanes attach separate solids in suspension –fats, oils the bottom left shows sampling at the Granada airport separation plant; themselves to a plastic surface.« adapted to the different fuel types n After the preliminary physico- the bottom right shows the addition of the biofilm surface. and hydrocarbons– from water. These - typically present in an airport. Others chemical treatments, it was observed ids are then stored in tanks and periodically came from strains owned by Bio-Iliberis that the bacterial consortium formed collected by an authorised waste manager. Promising results or from other sources unrelated to by the five selected microorganisms According to the regulations in force, all After the laboratory trials, on-site tests airport activities. The fuels used for –two strains of the genus Pseudomonas, waste management costs are borne by the were performed at the Granada airport testing were gas oil, petrol and jet oil, one of Bacillus, one of Rhodoccocus waste generator, in this case Aena. achieving hydrocarbon reductions of over as well as marine gas oil, due to its and one of Acinetobacter– reduced 90%. These promising results have led higher sulphur content. the presence of hydrocarbons in the Objective: to cut costs to an application for what will be Ineco’s aqueous phase by up to 90%. As a The goal of the Bacterio project is to re- first patent. The treatment is not only n Three tests were performed with prerequisite for obtaining a patent duce these costs, eliminating most of applicable to airports, it can be used in any biological treatments that reduced for the entire process, samples of the the pollutants before they are collected. facility where fuel is handled: car parks, hydrocarbon levels by as much as selected strains have been deposited This is done using living microorganisms petrol stations, workshops, etc. In fact, the 90%. Fourteen physico-chemical in the Spanish Type Culture Collection capable of ‘devouring’ hydrocarbons, a Spanish rail administration company Adif pretreatments were performed to help (CECT). technique known as bioremediation. It is is planning a trial run in .«

38 39 GEOTECHNICal | Spain | Waterproofing Raincoats for tunnels Groundwater poses a great challenge to engineers and builders

By Noelia Alonso, civil engineer and Arturo Muñiz, mining engineer (Tunnels Area)

Tunnels interrupt the flow of In tunnels excavated with the NATM, wa- tween segments and, in highly saturated groundwater, which tends to try to terproofing and drainage is achieved with terrain, a cord of hydrophilic material is two slotted PVC pipes, one on each side of added. In such terrain, it is also advisable find a way through. For this reason, the side wall, which collect the water that to create waterproof barriers, using resins waterproofing systems are thus seeps through the shotcrete. These pipes or similar products, before the excavation. essential for ensuring tunnel safety. are connected to a side ditch running along When these barriers fail and seepage oc- the tunnel walkways which, in turn, is linked curs, it becomes necessary to resort to Ineco has 14 years of experience to a central collector. If freight traffic is ex- waterproofing injections, which are usu- in this kind of work. pected to pass through the tunnel, a sepa- ally complex and costly« rate drainage system is installed placed in iercing through the heart of a moun- the roadbed. tain is often the only way to carve out Waterproofing is generally provided by Pa path for roads and railways, par- ‘face panels’. One geotextile panel and one ticularly in mountainous areas. This task waterproof panel (made of PVC or a simi- involves a tough fight against the terrain, lar material) are placed in contact with the which protects itself with its natural de- geotextile fabric and outer concrete layer. fences: hard or fragmented rock that hin- When it is necessary to protect the aquifer, ders the passage of people and machinery the tunnel is designed to be watertight and or, conversely, materials so soft that they the excavation cross section is thus gener- cannot support their own weight. Groundwa- ally made as circular as possible. The wa- ter, however, may well represent the most terproofing elements used can be bentonite complex challenge facing engineers and strips in the construction joints and water- builders, as it tends to ignore all barriers stop joints, as well as geotextile fabric and placed in its path and tries to pass through PVC panels. them. For complex geometries, waterproofing Consequently, it is vital to consider the with injected styrene acrylic resins is pos- presence of water both when designing a sible. This system can be overlapped with tunnel –to avoid damaging any aquifers that conventional face panels. supply water to people or crops– and during tunnel construction. Effectively preventing In an excavation with a tunnel boring ma- water from entering a tunnel depends on chine, the waterproofing of the tunnel is the excavation method. performed immediately after excavation with injections of mortar or grout behind the ring. Rubber gaskets are placed be- t ad t us e N o l b Pa

40 41 Environment | spain | Carbon footprint Green light for transport Ineco analyses the carbon footprint of different infrastructures Costs and benefits

of controlling CO2 By Natalia Saiz, industrial engineer (Department of Consultancy, Sustainability and Climate Change) emissions Measuring the carbon footprint is crucial when considering Improvements in CSR indicators improvements in the area of Cohesion of interest greenhouse gas emissions and groups power consumption. Benefits Costs Improved image and service differentiation Cost of obtaining the carbon footprint Carbon footprint studies allow green- of power consumption, and therefore of for transport infrastructure. These studies gas emissions to the atmosphere. involve quantifying the emissions generated house gas emissions to be identified Direct economic benefits Ineco has worked with Aena for several by each activity or service annually. More and their impact on the environment Direct environmental benefits years and, more recently, with the Fun- knowledge is thereby gained of the starting Cost of implementing measures to be measured, opening to door to dación Ecología y Desarrollo (Ecology and situation and the areas for improvement, subsequent emissions reductions for Development Foundation, or ECODES), on enabling better management with a view more sustainable transport. the performance of carbon footprint studies to reducing GHG emissions.«

reenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and Vision for the future particularly CO emissions result- 2 The carbon footprint Ging from human activity, are one of the leading causes of climate change and as a tool for more global warming. Since the entry into force sustainable transport of the Kyoto Protocol in 2005, numerous regulated organisations have been re- onsiderable progress has been quired to provide annual inventories of made in past years in improving greenhouse gas emissions. Thus emerged Cenvironmental management the concept of carbon footprint, defined and responsible use of resources, but as the amount of greenhouse gases, ex- more needs to be done. Any activity that

pressed in terms of equivalent CO2, that requires the consumption of significant are directly or indirectly generated in the amounts of energy, whether directly in course of an activity or during the life cycle transport or throughout an extensive of a product or service. supply chain, should invite an evaluation High Speed Railway Lanzarote Airport of the risk posed by its energy and Regulation and sustainable mobility associated climate change policies. The activities involved in widespread Calculation of CO2 emissions for high speed rail Saving the environment of an island paradise sectors like transport have not yet been n Ineco, in collaboration with the international projects. The work focused ÔBackground tailored projects to minimise Calculating the carbon footprint is the

specifically regulated, but each signatory ECODES Foundation, has developed a on direct GHG emissions (calculated as Aena Aeropuertos has launched the power consumption and CO2 best place to start. This measurement

carbon footprint calculation methodology equivalent CO2) generated during the ‘Green Airport’ project in Lanzarote emissions until a carbon neutral is essential for considering the potential Sustainable mobility is a suited to the construction phase of high construction of a high speed railway line. and, as part of the work involved, or ‘green airport’ certification is for reducing emissions and power priority, because transport speed railway lines. This collaboration The most relevant construction phases has commissioned Ineco to calculate obtained. consumption. Knowing the carbon is an important source is dedicated to the fight against climate have been taken into account, as well as the airport’s carbon footprint and footprint of each of the different stages of gas emissions change and part of Ineco’s corporate the work units and the most widely-used provide assistance in the ACA (Airport ÔResults of the infrastructure life cycle (planning, social responsibility plan. machinery. Carbon Accreditation) certification Lanzarote airport was the first in Spain construction and operation), it becomes nation to the Kyoto Protocol has agreed not process. to receive the ACA Level 1 (Mapping) possible to reduce GHG emissions and to exceed certain annual emission targets. n The report includes a study of the n Furthermore, the methodology certification, followed by a list of other improve energy efficiency for more Should those targets be breached, it en- most polluting activities and provides the is complemented by the calculation ÔGoals airports including of Barcelona-El Prat, sustainable transport.«

tails the purchase of emission rights, with emission factors (CO2 per km) that can be of indirect emissions generated by Calculation, reduction and voluntary Málaga, Palma de and Madrid- the resulting economic and environment used to calculate the carbon footprint for obtaining and/or manufacturing the compensation of the carbon footprint, Barajas (Level 2). harm. Sustainable mobility is thus a prior- railway infrastructure in domestic and railway line construction materials. with the development of specially ity goal as transport is an important source

42 43 Events | International | Trade fairs and conferences Meeting point 2013 Big trade fairs revitalise the transport sector. ATM-CANSO n The Spanish Association of Manufacturers and Exporters of Railway Material, Equipment and in Madrid, Passenger Terminal in Geneva, Rail Solutions Asia in Services (MAFEX), organised the joint Spanish participation in the prestigious Rail Solutions Asia Kuala Lumpur and Mobility & City Transport Exhibition, (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, organised by the UITP, in Geneva, are the main events in which 17th-19th April) and UITP World Congress and Mobility & City Ineco has played an active role. Transport Exhibition (Geneva, 26th-30th May). By Irene Thomas, audiovisual communication graduate (Communications Department)

World ATM Congress Rail Solutions Asia | M&CTEx Passenger Terminal Madrid hosted the World Air Traffic Management Congress Ineco attended these two exhibitions with MAFEX The airport industry’s leading trade fair celebrates its19th year

he Rail Solutions Asia trade fair brought 1,000 participants, 100 delegations and 10 Asian rail operators together in Tthe capital of Malaysia –which will soon have a high speed rail link to Singapore. Fair-goers who visited Ineco’s stand were interested in the company’s high speed rail experience. Ineco was represented by Alberto Fernández, delegate for the Asia-Pacific region, and the engineer Celso Prados, who gave a conference on the interoperability of rail systems.«

Above, Pablo Vázquez, president of Ineco, Carmen Librero, general for Air Navigation. On the right, John Porcari, US deputy secretary secretary for Transport, and Ana Pastor, the Spanish minister of of Transportation, with Pablo Vázquez, Javier Pérez Diestro and Manuel Alberto Fernández, delegate for Asia-Pacific, and Celso Ineco’s stand Public Works, talking to Javier Pérez Diestro, Ineco deputy director Sauca, Ineco’s Aeronautical Business director. Prados, from the Systems Engineering Department . at the fair.

he World ATM Congress was held in Madrid from Among the Congress’ activities , Ineco engineers José María he Mobility & City Transport Exhibition, organised by his trade fair celebrated its nineteenth anniversary edition 12th to 14th February under the slogan “Moving to a Berdoy and Javier Murcia gave speeches titled Smooth the UITP (International Association of Public Transport) over 9th, 10th and 11th April in Geneva (Switzerland). Over TTransformed Global ATM System”. The event included Operational Transitions in ATC Facilities and GNSS Advanced Tis the biggest event in the world dedicated to public T180 exhibiting companies from more than 85 countries exhibitions, workshops and conferences to present Operations for the future ATM Concept, focused on the transport and urban mobility. For the fifth time, MAFEX were present. Representatives from airport and civil aviation the latest trends and developments in air traffic control and FilGAPP, a project financed by the European Union. coordinated the joint Spanish participation in this event, which operators, architectural, engineering and consulting firms, analyse the biggest challenges in the industry today. had previously been held in Rome, Helsinki, Vienna and Dubai. manufacturers and construction companies visited Ineco’s The Congress was a resounding success , in view of the Ineco also had a stand in the Dubai edition, held in April 2011. stand at the fair. Our company was represented by Javier Cos, During the opening of the Congress Pablo Vázquez, president participation of over 150 companies from the aeronautical Ineco representatives exhibited the company’s experience general manager for Business Development, Manuel Sauca, of Ineco, accompanied Spanish minister of Public sector and most air navigation suppliers.« in mobility and urban transport studies. MAFEX, as on previous Aeronautical Business director, José Ángel Higueras, Works Ana Pastor and United States deputy secretary of occasions, enjoyed the support of the Spanish Foreign Trade deputy director for Sales in Latin America and Sergio Navarro, Transportation John Porcari to the company’s stand. Institute (ICEX).« sales delegate for Central Asia.«

44 45 Architecture | Saudi Arabia | New offices in Jeddah Haramain’s brain The Spanish-Saudi consortium and the SRO inaugurate a new building in Jeddah

By Jaime Faraco, architect (Department of Building and Architecture) NEW HEADQUARTERS in JEDDAH The building is located about 9 kilometres from the airport and some 13 kilometres from the city centre. The project will be completed when the corporate logo is placed on the façade. The building will be decorated with large vinyl decals displaying the Haramain HSR logo and the image of the Haramain Railway.

The consortium building the high city centre, on Prince Sultan Street. These that is needed to equip, manage and main- works), Dimetronic (signalling, train pro- speed railway from Madinah to facilities will allow for better coordination tain all 450 kilometres of one of the most tection systems, centralised traffic control of the construction work on the Haramain ambitious railway projects in history with and switches), Indra (telecommunications Makkah has opened a new operational High Speed Railway, the first high speed the highest standards of quality and com- network, control centres, safety, remote headquarters in Saudi Arabia, a railway to connect the holy cities of Mak- fort for the next 12 years. surveillance and ticketing), Cobra, Ina- modern 11-storey building located in kah and Madinah, in Saudi Arabia. The daily progress of the work, the de- bensa and OHL (power supply, installation Jeddah that has been outfitted by a Ineco architects and engineers have livery deadlines and the financial super- of high voltage equipment and overhead designed and outfitted the new building vision will be coordinated from this new contact lines).« team of Ineco architects and engineers. (divided into 11 storeys above ground and headquarters. This is a complex process in one basement level). It is equipped with which 88% of the tasks fall under the pur- he 12 Spanish companies partici- state-of-the-art IT and communications view of the Spanish share of the project, Cutting-edge facilities pating in the Spanish-Saudi con- systems. The headquarters has everything encompassing (in charge Ineco carried out the renovation and Tsortium will share the 10,000 m2 of of business operations), Adif (in charge of rehabilitation project for the first seven office office space with the project developer, The new building will technological integration, maintenance floors, the second mezzanine and the car Saudi Railway Organization (SRO), and management, stations and rail traffic), park (basement), as well as the installation the supervisors Dar Al-Handasah and DBI. provide for improved (train manufacturer), Ineco and of all IT and communications infrastructure The new headquarters is located about 9 coordination of the Consultrans (engineering and consulting (local network, intranet, etc.). The eighth kilometres from Jeddah’s international construction work on the firms), the construction firms OHL, Co- floor houses the offices of the local partner airport and about 13 kilometres from the Haramain High Speed Rail pasa and Imathia (responsible for the civil Al Shoula.« Specialised railway engineering and consulting In order to monitor and supervise the works, specialised software is used for planning this type of railway construction. Ineco has extensive experience with this platform. The main tool being used to plan and supervise the works is the software program Primavera P6. It is a comprehensive application that manages everything from production to costs. In addition, experts on tracks and facilities have been stationed in Saudi Arabia to closely supervise the project’s development.« International team of experts The Ineco team in Jeddah is comprised of, phase, it is essential to define and In the photo, one of the coordination In the photo, Ineco, Adif and Indra over 30 technicians specialised in diverse approve each line of work in the project, as meetings on the 6th floor of the consortium team members stand on the future skills: engineers, geologists, architects, well as the economic, legal and financial offices. On the right, members of the Saudi platforms of the high speed railway station economists and lawyers. During the first supervision and the planning.« Railway Organization. in Madinah.

46 47 Marca España* | Tourism Lleida *Brand Spain 17 high speed rail experiences Travelling by AVE saves time you can use to enjoy the rich cultural, culinary and architectural heritage of Spain

Outstanding price The ‘Renfe Spain Pass’, exclusively available to non-residents of Spain, offers different routes with prices ranging from 163 to 550 euros. At AVExperience.es you can purchase tourist packages that include the train tickets, hotel stays and leisure, with discounts for a variety of tourist activities. http://www.avexperience.es Barcelona Calatayud Ciudad real Córdoba Cuenca Madrid Málaga

Puertollano Segovia Seville Tarragona Toledo Valencia zaragoza he network of AVE-linked cities, AVExperi- ing city has recently contributed its emblematic An- For fun in the sun, head to the beaches and have a Its bullring, La Maestranza, is considered, along with a modern golf course. The tortilla de collejas, an ome- chitecture have been declared World Heritage Sites. ence, with the participation of city councils, dalusian patios to the World Intangible Heritage list. delicious bite of fried fish. Las Ventas in Madrid, the ‘cathedral’ of bullfighting. lette made with local herbs, is its most typical dish. Of particular note are the Islamic Palace of Aljafería Tautonomous communities and Renfe Opera- Each May these patios are decorated with flowers Ô Puertollano, between Madrid and Seville, con- Ô Tarragona, the ancient Roman city of Tarraco, Ô Zaragoza, (Aragón). Its examples of Mudéjar ar- and the Baroque Basilica.« dora, is promoting its rich offering of tourist destina- and opened to the public. serves its old industrial complexes in the Mining conserves a rich archaeological heritage (a circus, a tions with travel and leisure packages at special rates. Ô Cuenca features the ‘Hanging Houses’ on the Museum. Its signature dish: the tiznao. praetorium and an amphitheatre...), and is also a write in 20 languages, including Chinese, Arabic ew Renfe is offering foreign visitors a rail pass that can be rocky outcroppings of the Huécar and Júcar Rivers Ô Another World Heritage Site is Segovia. The old World Heritage Site. For a delicious meal, try the i and Swedish. used to travel along different routes between the 17 as well as a Gothic Cathedral and a unique Museum Alcázar over the river and the Roman Aqueduct are fish in romesco sauce, made with nuts. Good morning, Irene. Can I ask you a few cities linked by the Spanish high speed rail network: of Abstract Art. Typical local cuisine includes game two of the symbols of this city’s identity. Segovia is Ô Only 71 kilometres from Madrid we find To- questions?

Ô Barcelona is a city open to the Mediterranean. dishes such as morteruelo known throughout Spain for its cochinillo dish. ledo, with its inimitable and monumental Old Town Interv A pleasure to meet you. Good morning! The historical and cultural heritage of Barcelona Ô Lleida, in Catalonia, is part of the Knights Templar Ô Seville, a city situated on the banks of the Gua- above the Tajo River, its proud heritage left by the What is Renfe Spain Pass? stretch from Ancient Roman times through to the route ‘Domus Templi’. It has cultural centres such as the dalquivir River, was the destination of the first Span- ‘three cultures’, Jewish, Muslim and Christian and its Renfe Spain Pass is a pass that allows non- modernistic treasures of Gaudí like the Sagrada Fa- La Panera Art Centre or the Theatre of l’Escorxador. ish high speed rail line, which was completed to glorious past as an imperial city. It has been a World Irene from Renfe Spanish residents to travel around our country. milia – declared a World Heritage Site by the UN- Snails, barbecued meat and the wines are among the coincide with the Universal Expo of 1992. Its April Heritage Site since 1987. Its rich culinary legacy in- “You can purchase Renfe tickets It is valid for 6 months from the date of purchase ESCO. The Rambla, the Boquería market and the highlights to be found on Lleida’s menu. Fair, which attracts a million visitors every year, is one cludes marzipan. anywhere in the world” and for 1 month from the date it is used for the Teatro del Liceo are other must-see attractions. Ô Madrid, the capital of Spain, is a top business of the main tourist attractions, along with the Reales Ô Valencia is host to an important Gothic heritage, Irene is literally the face of Renfe Operadora. first trip. It is individual and non-transferable, Ô On the banks of the Jalón River, Calatayud, in and shopping destination. It hosts a veritable mul- Alcázares, the Cathedral and its Steeple, the famous including the Lonja de la Seda and the Cathedral. She is a virtual assistant who attends user requiring identification with a passport. Zaragoza, affords visitors enjoy its Mudéjar Gothic titude of cultural venues, like the Reina Sofía, the Giralda, the General Archive of the Indies (a World Its traditional celebration, Las Fallas, held in March, queries on the company’s website and has Can I buy AVE tickets from abroad? monuments, such as the Collegiate Church of Santa Prado and Thyssen Museums. The Old Town hous- Heritage Site) and the neighbourhood of Santa Cruz. has gained worldwide fame, as has paella, one of the her own Facebook and YouTube accounts. As You can purchase them on the Internet from María, or climbing routes for the more adventurous. es the Plaza Mayor while Enlightenment Madrid most well-known Spanish dishes. she herself explains, she works “from sunrise anywhere in the world. There are international Ô Ciudad Real is the capital of the vast region includes the Retiro Park and iconic monuments such Spain is the fourth country Ô In the heart of Castilla, Valladolid houses the to sunset” to answer any and all questions on sale points in Germany, Argentina, Belgium, of La Mancha and the home of Don Quixote. It is as the Puerta de Alcalá and Cibeles. Its main culinary in the world by number of tourist National Sculpture Museum and is an outstanding rates, offers and schedules, but she is “well Brazil, Chile, China, France, Israel, Italy, Japan, famous for its wines and cheeses. speciality is a local stew known as cocido madrileño. destination for wine tourism. taken care of and constantly taught new things”. Mexico, United States of America, , Ô Córdoba is a World Heritage Site thanks to its Ô Málaga, the birthplace of another renowned and boasts the eighth highest Ô Yebes, in Guadalajara, offers visitors a chance to Despite her youth (“I’m four years old, I was United Kingdom, Russia, Taiwan and Uruguay. Mosque (8th-and 12th Centuries) and this enchant- Spaniard, Pablo Picasso, is home to his Museum. quality railway network enjoy its Roman archaeological sites, large parks and born in Madrid in 2009”), she can speak and http://consulta.renfe.com/renfe270/index.jsp

48 49 Pablo. Age 28. Solutions Rescuer. Experience, competitiveness and technology at the service of society Ineco has extensive experience in transport engineering: 45 years planning, designing, managing, operating and maintaining airports, railways, roads, ports and urban transport systems throughout the world.

neco is a global Spanish transport engineering and consultancy firm. 43 countries Since its creation in 1968, it has I High Speed Railway between Madinah and Makkah | Master Plan for Kuwait International specialised in the development of Airport | Railway between Istanbul and Ankara | Guadalajara–Colima Highway in Mexico transport systems that help improve | Control Tower in Eldorado, Bogota | Strategic Plan for Railway Freight Transport in Pablo is one of the Maritime Safety and Rescue people’s mobility. For 45 years, Ineco professionals whose job it is to look out for your Spain | Airports Plan in Nepal | National Transport Plan of Algeria | Aena Airports, Spain has served investors by developing safety at sea. transport infrastructure. With over 2,500 | Improvement of the Railway Network in Lithuania | Snow Plan for Heathrow Airport | Road professional experts, Ineco uses its Improvement in Ecuador | Master Plan for Sangster Airport, Jamaica | Coordination of the Thanks to him, and many others like him, help is technological capabilities and capacity São Paulo Ring Road | Improvements to the Moroccan Air Navigation System | New Industrial available whenever you need it, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We provide: for innovation for society’s benefit, Complex in Shadadiya, Kuwait | Studies for the High Speed Railway between Haldia and structuring territories and promoting Howrah, India | Tram in Tallinn, Estonia | Transport Plan in Costa Rica | Consultancy l Search and rescue at sea. environmental sustainability. for Luanda Airport... l Lifesaving. Our experience and competitiveness l Pollution prevention and reduction. urban transport has led us to execute projects in over structuring cities to improve l Marine traffic control. mobility 40 countries on four continents. AERONAUTICS optimising air transport The numerous international contracts in In case of emergency: recent years demonstrate Ineco’s ability transport planning and to work abroad.« economics Dial 112 rail planning efficient transport creating the most modern systems railway systems Radio: Channel 16 VHF

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