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Porr secures largest ever rail contract in Poland
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project worth €116 million, has been awarded to Porr by the Polish railway infrastructure manager PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe, for the modernisation of the Oświęcim–Czechowice-Dziedzice railway section located in southern Poland. It is part of the Nr. 93 railway line between Trzebinia and Zebrzydowice.
Karl-Heinz Strauss, CEO of the Austrian-based construction company, commented, “As this is a design-build project, our Polish colleagues will get to work on the planning straight away. The draft design should be ready in just six months; all of the requisite construction permits have to be in place at the latest 16 months after signing the contract.” In total, 63 km of track and 106 sets of switches will be replaced along the 21 km-long stretch, the complete control and safety system, catenary and 13 level crossings will be modernised, and all of the stations will be fitted with new platforms that offer disabled access. Additionally, 45 civil structures including 20 railway viaducts will be upgraded or overhauled. The work is expected to reach completion by the end of July 2021. Visit: www.porr.pl
Softil technology selected for South Korea’s Incheon Airport rail link T he world’s leading mission critical communications (MCC) enabler Softil and global solution provider K-Won Corporation have announced that Softil’s award-winning BEEHD software development kit (SDK) has been selected to drive a new generation of K-Won 3GPP standard compliant mission-critical push-to-talk and push-to-video communication terminals for use in the Incheon Airport Railway Link. “The high-speed rail link from Incheon Airport to Seoul plays a crucial role in South Korea’s economy and it is only to be expected that the mission-critical communication systems employed in the rail service are best-in-breed technologies,” says Seon-IL Jang, vice-president of K-Won Corporation. “Clearly, Softil is delighted to partner with K-Won and extend its footprint in South Korea’s
Veidekke signs new rail contract with Bane NOR
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eidekke has signed a contract worth NOK 295 million with Bane NOR. The Follo Line Project will see the completion of the concrete works in Gamlebyen, Oslo. This is the third of four contracts awarded by Bane NOR on the Follo Line since the agreement with the Italian main contractor 18 Industry Europe
developing high-speed rail network,” adds Pierre Hagendorf, Softil’s CEO. “Our BEEHD technology and its advanced communications capabilities for TRCP terminals will greatly enhance the dayto-day operations of the rail link.” K-Won will build the terminals using LTE-R technology, a version of LTE designed specifically for the mission-critical operational and maintenance services of railway operators. Visit: www.softil.com
Condotte was completed. Bane NOR is building a new double track between Oslo Central Station and Ski (the Follo Line). The Follo Line is Norway’s largest transport project and includes a 20km tunnel – the longest of its kind in the Nordic region. The new double track between Oslo Central Station and the public transport centre Ski constitutes the core of the InterCity develop-
Wing selected to develop evosoft Hungary headquarters
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roperty development specialist Wing has been selected to construct the new Budapest headquarters for Siemens-owned evosoft Hungary, covering an area of 22,000m2. Through this, evosoft will consolidate its activities into one location and increase efficiency. Wing has become a niche developer of builtto-suit high tech office headquarters in recent years, while the south Buda area – where the factory will be located – has become the hightech hub of Budapest. “The office building of evosoft will be developed by Wing and handed over to evosoft in the form of a long-term lease agreement as the second phase of the Hungarian Nobel-Prize Winners’ R&D Park,” says Noah Steinberg, chairman and CEO of WING. The facility, which is LEED ‘Gold’ pre-certified, is expected to support co-working for the 1500+ staff at evosoft. Located near the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and the Faculty of Informatics of Eötvös Loránd University, the building will allow software developers to work in a more productive environment, according to evosoft. Construction has already started on the project, with completion expected in January 2021. Visit: www.wing.hu ment southeast of Oslo. The contract won by Veidekke is referred to as ‘Klypen-Loenga’, and mainly comprises concrete works relating to the Follo Line’s approach into Oslo Central Station. Construction starts in August and is slated for completion in summer 2019. The Follo Line is scheduled for use from late 2021. Visit: www.veidekke.com
