Trafikverket, the Transport Authority in Sweden, has awarded a contract worth SEK 2 billion (EUR 204.5 million) to construction firms NCC (Sweden) and OHL (Spain) to expand Sweden’s Southern Main Line (Södra Stambanan). Work is expected to begin in the autumn of 2017 and be completed by 2024.
Trafikverket project manager Jens-Peter Eisenschmidt said: “We received four requests from the highly skilled entrepreneurs but the choice fell on the cooperation between the Swedish NCC and Spanish OHL, after that price and added value evaluated.”
The project will see the railway between Flackarp and Arlöv, which sits on the main line between Malmӧ and Lund, expanded from two to four tracks.
The work covers all the aspects of the project, from the initial earthwork and concrete through to the electricity and telecommunications.
The expansion contract also includes the construction of three new stations: Hjärup, Åkarp and Burlington. The line is being expanded to increase capacity and reduce traffic congestion.
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