Implenia to build station and railway tunnel for Swedish transportation scheme
12 July 2024
Implenia will build the ‘Haga’ station and a railway tunnel for the ‘West Link’ in Gothenberg, Sweden (Image courtesy of Implenia)
Swiss construction company Implenia is set to build a section of the “West Link” transportation scheme in Gothenberg, Sweden, including a railway tunnel and station.
Implenia said that the contract with Trafikverket, the Swedish government agency responsible for transport infrastructure, has been awarded on a partnership model and is worth more than CHF 100 million (US$111.7 million).
The “West Link” project connects Gothenburg’s local transport system to the other routes that run through the city. It involves the construction of three new stations to relieve the strain on the main station.
In addition to the railway tunnel, the parallel service and emergency tunnel as well as the ventilation and fire gas tunnels, Implenia is building the new “Haga” underground station, including platforms and three entrances.
“We are delighted to contribute to this significant improvement of the transport infrastructure in western Sweden. Implenia will use its many years of extensive experience to implement the project and build this important new transport infrastructure in a logistically challenging, very tight inner-city space,” says Christian Späth, head division civil engineering at Implenia. “We would like to thank Trafikverket for its continued confidence in Implenia as an expert in large, complex tunnelling and civil engineering projects.”
The project will start in autumn 2024 and is scheduled for completion in 2029.
