Press release STAR (Abidjan rail transport company) 23/12/2019 Line 1 of the Abidjan metro network The technical and financial offer THE CONSTRUCTION CONSORTIUM submitted by the Abidjan rail transport INFRASTRUCTURE company (STAR) has been approved. Bouygues Travaux Publics, a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, is the project leader, in charge of coordinating the consortium and the civil engineering. A new stage has been reached in Bouygues Travaux Publics, an expert in complex, high value-added projects, is a recognised actor in regional development and the execution of Line 1 of the the construction of sustainable infrastructure, having built the Cairo metro (Egypt), the Abidjan Metro. Gautrain rail link (South Africa) and the third bridge in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire). Press Contact: [email protected] TRAIN, SIGNALLING AND SYSTEMS On 21 December 2019, the Ivorian The cost of construction work for the Alstom is in charge of the trains (20 Metropolis authorities in charge of the project, metro is 1.36 billion euros. trains consisting of 5 coordinated by the Minister of Transport, cars each), signalling, telecommunications, depot equipment and system integration. signed addendum number 2 approving Carried out by Bouygues Travaux Alstom is a world leader in integrated the technical and financial offer transport systems. The group develops and Publics, Colas Rail and Alstom, the markets systems, equipment and services for submitted by the Abidjan rail transport construction phase of Line 1 of the the transport sector, as well as a complete company (STAR - Société des Abidjan Metro - which will begin with range of solutions (from high-speed trains to Transports Abidjanais sur Rail). The metros, trams and e-buses), customised excavation work - could start at the end services, passenger solutions, infrastructure, addendum was signed in the presence of 2020. The effective start date of the signalling and digital mobility solutions. of Alassane Ouattara, President of the Press Contact: works and contract acceptance are [email protected] Republic of Côte d'Ivoire and Emmanuel subject to the fulfilment of two major Macron, President of the French TRACKS, ELECTRIFICATION AND suspensive conditions: the Ivorian State SYSTEMS Republic. making all the land available and the Colas Rail is in charge of the power supply (traction finalisation of financing for the project in and catenary), the track This addendum confirms the route of the conjunction with the French authorities. and part of the railway future Line 1 of the Abidjan metro system (ticketing, audio & video systems, etc.). The Colas Group's rail subsidiary is network. It is 37 kilometres long and Line 1 of the Abidjan Metro, which will be involved in the design, financing, coordination follows a natural corridor serving 18 and construction of major transport operated and maintained by the Keolis infrastructures (railtrack, catenaries, energy, stations from the north (Anyama Centre) Group, is the most ambitious mass signalling, ventilation, smoke extraction, to the south (Airport) of the Ivorian automatic control systems, freight, etc.) in transit project in sub-Saharan Africa. France and abroad. capital. Capable when completed carrying Press Contact: 500,000 passengers per day, this metro [email protected] Building this overground metro will will equip the Ivorian capital with a world- OPERATION – MAINTENANCE require the construction of 24 bridges, 1 class public transport system. viaduct over the lagoon, 34 pedestrian A pioneer in the development of public footbridges and 8 underpasses. The The Ivorian government has chosen a transport, Keolis is the world leader in chosen trains, Alstom Metropolis (20 automated metro and tramway systems. Keolis consortium of internationally renowned is supported by a sustained and open trainsets consisting of 5 cars each), are French companies to carry out the innovation policy alongside all of its partners equipped with a next-generation CBTC and subsidiaries to bolster its core business and project. develop new, innovative and bespoke shared (Communication Based Train Control) mobility solutions. Every year, more than 3.3 system. This technology facilitates billion passengers use one of the shared mobility services offered by Keolis worldwide. improved train regularity and maximum Press Contact: safety. [email protected] .