Vinci lands international rail contracts

Vinci subsidiaries and divisions have signed two large rail contracts in recent days worth more than €265 million (US$ 365 million).

Taylor Woodrow, a division of Vinci Construction UK, has been awarded a £98 million (€115 million, US$ 160 million) contract to design and build 13 stations and one accommodation block along the western section of the Crossrail development in London.

Crossrail is a new, high and capacity railway for London and the South East. Work will start immediately for a completion date in 2018.

Subsidiaries of Vinci are already undertaking significant works for Crossrail across London including: construction of the Liverpool Street and Whitechapel Crossrail station tunnels and associated works, the demolition and consequent construction of a new station for Whitechapel, and the upgrade of Tottenham Court Road Tube station.

Chile contract

Meanwhile in Chile, ETF, which is part of Vinci subsidiary Eurovia, has been chosen to build and maintain two of the lines of Santiago’s metro system.

The 20-year contract, worth €150 million (US$ 205 million), includes maintaining tracks and catenaries for 75 km of electrified rail tracks as well as 15 km of tracks for two depots. Work will begin in 2017 and 2018.