Ferrovial-Acciona consortium has won a $189m (€171m) contract to construct a 31.3km section of Murcia-Almería high-speed rail line (HSL) in Spain.
Under this contract, the consortium will construct a double track section on the HSL between Lorca and Pulpí in Almería.
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The project will include remodelling the stations of Puerto Lumbreras and Pulpí, and construction of a new station in Almendricos in Murcia village.
According to Ferrovial, construction works under the contract will start in the municipality of Lorca and re-use around 18.6km of the existing Lorca-Águilas route.
Lorca-Águilas rail line is an existing single Iberian non-electrified gauge track.
Around 20km of the Lorca-Águilas line will also be dismantled.
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By GlobalDataOther works under this contract include construction of Rincón tunnel, building of ten viaducts or different types of bridges, with total length of 1,250m, as well as 28 other structures.
All the project-related works are expected to finish within 34 months.
The €3bn Murcia-Almería line, which will be integrated into the Mediterranean High-Speed Corridor, will be an electrified standard-gauge railway.
The line is split into seven sections, with the 31.3km Lorca-Pulpi section being the longest. About 23 viaducts, nine tunnels, and 20 structures will be built along the seven sections.
Both the companies have experience in developing high-speed railway network projects in several countries.
Ferrovial is currently involved in undergrounding the new rail access to Murcia, construction of the Pulpí-Vera trackbed, Río Tiétar-Malpartida de Plasencia section and others.
Acciona has constructed 1,200km of high-speed rail line.
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Caption: Murcia-Almería high-speed rail line project expected to finish within 34 months. Credit: Ferrovial.
