Aarsleff to build tunnels on new Danish railway

Banedanmark (Rail Net Denmark) has awarded construction company Per Aarsleff a US$ 166.66 million contract to build two tunnels on the 3.7 km tunnel of the new railway route between Copenhagen and Ringsted. The project will be carried out as a turnkey contract during the next three years with expected completion in the spring of 2017. The two tunnels, of 560 metres and 695 metres respectively, are to be carried out as cut and cover tunnels built on site in open excavations down to a depth of 11 met
February 7, 2014 Read time: 1 min
3901 Banedanmark (Rail Net Denmark) has awarded construction company Per Aarsleff a US$ 166.66 million contract to build two tunnels on the 3.7 km tunnel of the new railway route between Copenhagen and Ringsted.

The project will be carried out as a turnkey contract during the next three years with expected completion in the spring of 2017.
 
The two tunnels, of 560 metres and 695 metres respectively, are to be carried out as cut and cover tunnels built on site in open excavations down to a depth of 11 metres and close to existing buildings.
 
In addition to the establishment of the tunnels, the contract also includes construction of two new pedestrian bridges, one new railway bridge across the stream Harrestrup Å, one new pedestrian subway and rebuilding of an existing bridge.

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