from Brevi railwaye dated 24 May 2024
Pizzarotti press release
On the morning of May 22, at the Peschiera del Garda construction site, in the province of Verona, the diaphragm of the Colle Baccotto tunnel was successfully demolished and the excavation activities of one of the natural tunnels of the new High Speed/High Capacity railway section were thus completed Brescia East – Verona.
The construction of the section is among the works financed by the PNRR and represents one of the pieces of the Mediterranean Core Corridor which will connect the ports of the southern Iberian peninsula with eastern Europe, passing through southern France, northern Italy, Slovenia and Croatia.
Thus, the work of the Cepavdue Consortium, made up of Saipem, Impresa Pizzarotti & CSpA and Gruppo ICM, continues, commissioned by RFI Rete Ferroviaria Italiana with high supervision and works management by Italferr SpA, both companies belonging to the Infrastructure Hub of the FS Group Italian.
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With the demolition of the diaphragm, the excavation of the Colle Baccotto natural tunnel, approximately 240 meters long, is completed. The tunnel, composed of a single double-track tube, was built with an underground excavation using the traditional method, proceeding from the entrance on the Verona side in the direction of Brescia.
The works, which began in 2022, preserved and safeguarded the sections of the area above where the Villa De Peverelli Della Cella, former Fort Baccotto, and the related park are located, assets of particular artistic and historical interest which are among the Venetian villas subjected to environmental protection.
The completion works will continue in the coming months with the creation of the final lining of the natural tunnel, the artificial tunnels on the east and west sides and will conclude with the installation of the railway superstructure and the technological installation.
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Pizzarotti press release – 24 May 2024
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