The cost of building the Varberg Tunnel – a new railway tunnel on Sweden’s west coast – is expected to exceed EUR 400 million, Trafikverket announced. Prequalification documents for the turnkey project are expected to be issued in June 2016.
Trafikverket said the additional cost was mainly due to environmental and security modifications which have been made since the project was given government approval in 2013.
Project manager Andreas Gustafsson said “we can already say that the cost will be higher”. From SEK 2.9 billion (EUR 311 million) to SEK 3.9 billion (EUR 419 million) to be precise.
Construction of the 3.1-kilometre tunnel, which runs beneath the centre of Varberg, will take place between 2019 and 2024, and is part of a bigger project to double track the railway between Varberg and Hamra.
The expansion of the railway through Varberg is one part of the expansion of the entire West Coast Line between Gothenburg and Lund. The intention is to create a quick, efficient and environmentally friendly means of transport for both passenger and freight.
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