From Leganés to Alcorcón and Móstoles
pp7-13 Contract 1 From Leganes 24/3/03 12:20 pm Page 7 CONTRACT 1 Contract 1 Sections XI, XII and 1A Contractor: From Leganés to Alcorcón and Móstoles The Public Works Council of the Madrid Local Government awarded Metrosur construction Contract 1 to a joint venture of ACS and Vías y Construcciones. The initial contract budget was €226,314,208, with a 30 months completion deadline, begin- ning May 23rd, 2000. At 9,637 m-long, the contract section is the longest, and has the biggest budget, of the whole Metrosur project. It represents 23.6% of the total align- ment, and includes the construction of 642 m of tunnel as part of Metro Line 10. The contract comprises civil works, railway superstructure and stations in the towns of Leganés, Alcorcón and Móstoles, but is mainly focused on the works around Alcorcón. Here, four of the five contract stations are located, and the project will cover the transport demands of 50% of the population of around 150,000 inhabitants. The fifth station is in the neighbouring town of Leganés. ACS was involved in the earlier between reinforced concrete diaphragm TBM transit through station box. Madrid Metro Line 9 extension, between Pavones and Puerta de walls. The rest of the tunnel, having a cir- Arganda, and is using the same 9.38 m- cular section of 8.43 m i.d., has been exca- diameter Herrenknecht EPB TBM at vated by EPB TBM, up to sector’s end at Metrosur. This has been a great advan- metreage 9,646 m (PK 9+646).
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