Salini Impregilo: Constructions works begin at the Brenner Base Tunnel in Austria

Innsbruck, Austria, 28-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (September 26, 2015), at the Tulfes Pfons lot at the Brenner Base Tunnel, in the presence of Mr Günther Platter, President of the Tyrol Region, the ceremony for the start of the excavation works that will be carried out with a TBM took place. The TBM was assembled and prepared in the assembly and launch cavern situated at the end of the access window of Ahrental, in Innsbruck, Austria. This TBM has an 8m diameter and will excavate 15 km of exploratory tunnel towards Italy in the next 38 months. The Salini Impregilo Group has won, together with the Austrian company Strabag, the two main lots that have been awarded as of today: the Tulfes Pfons lot situated in Austria and the lot that is situated in Italy that is named “Isarco River Underpass Section”.

The TBM that has started its work today is the first TBM to function in Austrian territory with regard to the excavation of the Brenner Base Tunnel. This work will be the longest underground railway connection in the world, with its 64 km tunnel. For its construction, innovative engineering solutions will be required. The Brenner Base Tunnel is a central element of the new railway line that will connect Munich to Verona, bringing an impressive improvement as regards the transport of goods from Italy to the heart of Europe.

The Tulfes Pfons lot in the Austrian territory and the lot situated on Italian soil for the Isarco River underpass are respectively worth approximately 380 and 300 million euro. Salini Impregilo with this important “across-the-border” project confirms its position as leader in the railway transport infrastructure sector even in Europe.

Salini Impregilo is a global player in complex large-scale infrastructures, specialised in the “water” and dams sector, where the Group is worldwide leader, in addition to the Railway, Metro, Road and Motorway segments. The Group has been active for more than 100 years, operating, as of today, in 50 countries, through five continents, with more than 30,000 employees. At the end of 2014 its turnover was €4.2 billion with an order backlog of €32 billion. The Salini Impregilo Group has its premises in Italy and is listed in the Milan Stock Exchange (Borsa Italiana: SAL; Reuters: SALI.MI; Bloomberg: SAL.IM). For any further information, please visit www.salini-impregilo.com

For further information you can contact:
Identity, Imaging & Public Relations
Angela Randolph
Tel. + 39 06 6776 26 412
e-mail: a.randolph@salini-impregilo.com
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Carmen Cecchini
Tel. +39 346 3019009
e-mail: c.cecchini@salini-impregilo.com

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Salini Impregilo: Constructions works begin at the Brenner Base Tunnel in Austria