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iwww.ineco.estransporEnglish Editionte Journal of transport engineering and consultancy 20 1 1 Issue 1 RAILWAYS AVE routes to Levante AERONAUTICAL Seven Latin American airports checked TUNNELS Under the Cantabrian mountain range TRANSPORT STUDIES Rabat, ticket to 2020 PORTS Works on the Port of Valencia R&D OPTIMAL Project SUSTAINABILITY The lynx freeway Editorial W e are proud to publish the first edition of our magazine itransporte English Edition and to share the projects we have been developing both at home and abroad with our clients and friends. It is a great opportunity to be able to coincide this first edition with the inauguration of the new high-speed train line to Levante. You can now travel the 438 kilometers (272 miles) between Madrid and Valencia, Spain's third largest city, in just one and a half hours. With this inauguration, as of December 2010 Spain already boasts 2,060 kilometers (1,280 miles) of high-speed lines, the third highest figure in the world. The participation of Ineco right from the beginning in the development of high-speed lines in Spain has been an important factor in the growth and expansion of the company; we are today a team of more than 3,000 professionals in consulting and engineering for the transportation industry. We have taken advantage of our drive and know-how to enter deep into the international market, a terrain in which we have many years of experience. We complement this work with our national projects and our shareholders, the Spanish state-owned companies Adif, Aena and Renfe. We have participated actively in the modernization of airports and roads, as well as in many emblematic projects in Spain; particularly noteworthy in this edition are the projects of the expansion at Malaga Airport, the construction of the Pajares Tunnels, the expansion of Atocha Station in Madrid, the commissioning of the first subway line in Seville and the developmental work on the train in Tenerife. The experience that we have gathered over time and the trust that our international clients place in us has led us to sign important new agreements with countries such as Mexico, Algeria, Turkey, Egypt, Kuwait, Costa Rica, Morocco or Jamaica. We hope you enjoy this magazine as much as we do. IGNASI NIETO Chairman & CEO of Ineco 2 it 3 ITRANSPORTE 215x280.indd 1 30/09/10 16:22 Table of contents Volume 1 | Issue1 | 2011 NEWS From Buenavista to Cuautitlán 24 AERONAUTICAL TRANSPORT STUDIES Suburban trains aimed at 100 million passengers per year The latest headlines and news photos 6 Seven Latin American airports checked 48 Emergency measures to improve traffic 64 Mexico Airport infrastructure test Transport plan for the Romagna region of Forli RAILWAYS Italy on the move 26 South America Italy A long road leading to great results 10 Metropolitan area tramway and subway A plan for the future of tourism in Jamaica 52 Rabat, ticket to 2020 66 The Spanish high-speed rail network just reached Italy Ineco has drawn up the Master Plan for Sangster New urban transport Master Plan 2,060 kilometers in service Two cities, one tram 28 International Airport Morocco Spain Tenerife develops its future rail network Jamaica Can you spare a minute, please? 68 AVE routes to Levante 12 Spain New 26,000 m2 area 54 Ineco trains its fieldwork research teams Unique features abound in the new high-speed line The subway that transformed Seville 30 Additional space for domestic flights in Valencia International Spain Ineco project participation Spain Shorter distances in Galicia thanks 16 Spain Preparations for 2020 55 PORTS to a new series of viaducts Belgrade modernizes its infrastructure 32 Expansion of Alicante Airport Essential improvements to the port 70 Works on the high-speed Ourense–Santiago corridor First light metro line Spain infrastructure Works on the Port of Valencia Spain Serbia 'Smile. You're in Kenya' 56 Spain 'SUV' trains 20 Desert train 34 Review of the expansion and upgrading project Implementing the S120 and S130 Ineco configures the country's rail plans of Nairobi´s international airport R&D Spain Kuwait Kenya Solutions for sustainable and efficient 72 Interoperable language to protect trains 21 Atocha doubles its size 36 EMAS: emergency braking 57 growth Validation of the ERTMS railway system Phase one of the expansion project First installation in Europe Advanced approach and landing procedures Spain Spain Spain Europe New look for São Paulo's suburban 22 Taking care of the Eastern tracks 40 TUNNELS Controlling our skies 76 rail network Safety and comfort for the Mediterranean Technology by Aena, a European pioneer Ineco is part of the metropolitan region transport Railway tunnels in Spain 58 and Levante corridors Spain modernization project Major projects Spain Brazil Spain Making the impossible become possible 78 From Djibouti to the heart of Ethiopia 42 High technology on the tracks Under the Cantabrian mountain range 60 Spain A vitally important connection A challenge for Spanish engineering Ethiopia Spain Virtual tunnel, real life 80 INECO Increased safety with 3D simulators www.ineco.com The Jujuy train returns 43 First complete hydrogeological study 62 Editorial Offices: Paseo de la Habana, 138, 28036 Madrid [Spain] Railway study in Argentina Spain Tel: (34) 91 452 12 56 of Pajares Web: www.revistaitransporte.com Argentina Pioneering work by Ineco General Manager International & Development Area: Javier COS SUSTAINABILITY International Director: JOSÉ ANGuita Great routes to the future 44 Spain The lynx freeway 81 Editor-in-Chief: BÁRBARA JIMÉNEZ-ALFARO / [email protected] The aim of the Trans-European Networks is Editorial Staff: LIDIA AMIGO / [email protected] The new A-32 freeway will incorporate ADRIÁN LÓPEZ / [email protected] to connect all regions of Europe 24 special passageways Advertising Manager: HENRY PRYZBYL / [email protected] Europe Production: BrikoTaller Editorial, S.L. Spain c/ Bausa, 8 – Portal 2, 3ºN, 28033 Madrid [Spain] Tel. 619 50 68 74 What is ‘interoperability’? 47 All the articles included in this English Edition have Printed by: RIVADENEYRA been previously published in the Spanish version of the magazine. Legal Deposit: M-26791-2007 Moving towards the convergence of the European rail network Each article clearly displays the number corresponding Copyright © Ineco. All rights reserved 2011. For reprint articles please Europe to the original, which is available at www.revistaitransporte.es contact the Editor-in-Chief. Translation from Spanish into English: TREELOC 4 it 5 JAMAICA Expansion of the Montego Bay Airport International news The private consortium MBJ Airports, which operates Sangster International Airport at Montego Bay (the second most important city in Jamaica), AlgERIA entrusted Ineco with drawing up the expansion project for its airfields and A modern and efficient the adaptation of its facilities to ICAO safety standards. This is the second project for Ineco at the airport, after completing in 2009 the Master Plan. transportation system According to the new document, this Jamaican airport currently welcomes three Ineco leads the public consortium carrying out the project out of every four visitors to the island, and could see passenger figures rise from the for the renovation of Algeria’s National Transportation Plan current 3.3 million to 4.7 million in 2028. The consortium MBJ Airports has a 30-year (PNT), which includes Spanish firms such as Consultrans, franchise to run the airport and a subsidiary firm of the Spanish Abertis group owns a 74.5% Imathia and FIIAPP, as well as Algerian ones, such as AIC. majority stake in it. More information on page 52 . Javier Cos (in the picture), Ineco’s general manager for In the picture above: Ignasi Nieto (right), presidente of Ineco, and Fernando Bosque, CEO of MBJ Development and International, signed the contract in Airports, signing the contract on October 2010. May 2009. The Plan will define the investment and projects required for the different modes of transport until 2025. ➔ EGYPT COOPERATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO Ineco is awarded with the renovation of the Ineco will carry out air navigation system a study on three Mexican expressways Ineco won the international tender held ) S by the Egyptian Holding Company for he project consists of a study Airports and Air Navigation (EHCAAN) for into improved signaling in three developing a modernization strategy for Texpressways of the National the country’s air navigation systems. The Infrastructure Fund, whose fiduciary is the project, which was entitled Development National Bank of Public Works and Services Strategy of Air Traffic Control Infrastructure of the country (Banobras S.N.C). Y OF PATIER (RENFE ARCHIVE (RENFE PATIER OF Y S and Management, is primarily aimed The expressways in question are Mexico at analyzing the current CNS/ATM City–Veracruz, Mexico City–Irapuato COURTE infrastructure in Egypt, proposing a new and Mexico City–Acapulco. The project The Spanish high-speed train network arrives in Valencia network of airways for its airspace and is result of the cooperation agreement The Spanish high-speed rail network continues to grow with a new line joining Madrid, Cuenca, implementing the specifications for a new signed in 2010 with Banobras, with which Albacete and Valencia from December 2010. The 438-kilometer link between the Spanish capital air traffic control system for theC ontrol the Mexican Government is planning an and its third most important city brings two economic centers together. The project has been a Center in Cairo. It is Ineco’s first project in ambitious improvement plan for transport challenge in engineering, consisting of 160 viaducts, 50 tunnels and digging works, 8 new stations Egypt, which was awarded in October 2010. infrastructure over the coming years, and the remodeling of Atocha Station in Madrid. Ineco has participated in all of the different phases with more than a hundred projects with a making up the project: from preliminary studies, to facilities and systems, environmental studies and combined value of e35 billion.