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AFC Fiorentina unveils plans for new €420M stadium

Italian football club AFC Fiorentina has unveiled plans for a new €420M stadium in Florence.

Amec Foster Wheeler wins €50M EPC contract in Italy

Amec Foster Wheeler has won a contract worth more than €50M from Eni SpA to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for a new steam reforming plant to be built at its refinery in Gela, Italy.

Italy €397M high-speed railway contract awarded

Salini Impregilo in a consortium with Astaldi has secured a €397M order for the design and construction of the Naples-Cancello segment of the Naples-Bari high-speed railway project in Italy.

Work to begin on Italian high-speed railway line this year

Iricav Due consortium is set to commence work on the first phase of the €5bn high-speed/high-capacity (HS/HC) Verona-Padua railway line in Italy later this year.

Contract awarded for the world’s longest underground railway

An Astaldi-led joint venture has been awarded a €1bn contract to build the Italian stretch of the Brenner Railway Tunnel. The JV will be responsible for all underground works of the railway section from Mezzaselva, Fortezza, to the Italian border with Austria. The main works will involve the completion of the exploration tunnel and the two main line tunnels — 23km to be dug using traditional methods and 46km to be dug using mechanised excavation with TBMs. This contract, which ratifies the start-up of works, follows a preliminary contract awarding in March 2016. Astaldi Group CEO Filippo Stinellis said: “We are proud to be able to contribute to one of the most important works under construction in Europe to date. The Brenner Tunnel, once completed, will be the longest underground railway in the world. “The project is a great opportunity for us and for Italy, for the employment levels it will guarantee during its construction, but also because it is a pioneering work of engineering that, once completed, will significantly enhance passenger and freight transport through the heart of Europe.” Construction work in this section is expected to be complete within seven years, with the tunnel to become operational by 2025.The €8.8bn Brenner Base Tunnel will be a new 64km-long railway link between Italy and Austria — forming part of the Helsinki-La Valletta Corridor 5.

Roads Week on WCN: The roads to discovery

If you believe the old song, the M25 motorway that circles London is ‘The Road to Hell’. But while many motorists may be inclined to agree with that sentiment — particularly during the coming bank holiday weekend — there are plenty of roads around the globe that offer much more than traffic jams and suspect hotdogs from service stations. From those that take in remarkable natural scenery, through to those constructed using innovative technologies — we look at some of the world’s most interesting roads.1)    The Atlantic Ocean Road, Norway

Sacyr wins €2.8bn freeway project in Italy

Sacyr subsidiary SIS has secured a contract to build and manage the 186km Rome-Latina freeway in Italy.The contract, awarded by Autostrade del Lazio, has a concession period of 43 years. It includes the construction of 100km of freeway and 86km of secondary roads.Estimated to cost €2.8bn, the project represents the final part of Lazio Major Bypass, which includes the Sole, Cisterna-Valmontone, Rome-Latina and Orte-Civitavecchia freeways.It also involves the construction of 78 viaducts and overpasses with a total length of 23.7km, two tunnels, five cut-and-fill tunnels, 17 link roads and three central toll barriers.

DHL Express to build €90m logistics hub in Italy

DHL Express has signed an agreement to construct a logistics hub at Milan Malpensa airport in Italy.