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Romania’s National Railway Company
(RFC) has awarded FCC Construction, in a
joint venture with ALPINE, Azvi and Straco
(a local firm), a 218 million euro contract to
refurbish and upgrade the Atel-Micasasa
section of the Simeria-Brasov railway line in
Romania.
The project to revamp the railway infras-
tructure includes the refurbishment of 29.6
km of double-tracked electrified line, which
will guarantee a speed of 160 km/h for
passenger trains and 120 km/h for goods
trains. The contract includes the execution
of 10.5 km of bypasses, remodelling of two
passenger stations and three unstaffed sta-
tions, and construction of four metal truss
The Spanish National Heritage Authority
has awarded FCC the contract for phase
III of the new Museum of Royal Collections
in Madrid. The job is worth 25 million Euros
and will be completed in 20 months’ time.
FCC has already handled phases I and II.
Phase I covered the construction of retai-
ning walls and the excavation of the neces-
sary space to house the museum with as
little change to the environment as possi-
ble. Phase II called for the construction of
the museum’s structure.
The third phase of the project involves
the construction of the building envelope,
which means walls, roofs, windows and
FCC
lands 218 million euro
railway contract in Romania
FCC
to build Phase lll of the
Museum
of Royal Collections in Madrid
viaducts, two with spans of 280 metres and
the other two measuring 142.2 metres and
94.8 metres.
Additionally, the contract includes a com-
plete overhaul of the electrification system,
the power supply, signalling and telecom-
munications in accordance with European
standards, as well as work on existing sta-
tions on the line.
This section of railway is part of Pan-Euro-
pean Transport Corridor IV and the contract
is co-financed by the European Union. The
project will take 36 months, with a warranty
period of 24 months following completion.
This is FCC Group’s second railway infras-
tructure refurbishment contract on Corridor
IV this year.
Last month, the company signed a 246 mi-
llion euro contract with the National Railway
Company of Romania (RFC) to refurbish the
Sighisoara-Atel section of the same line.
doors, plus site development. At all times
the utmost respect will be shown for the
most demanding environmental and quality
standards that can be set on what is desti-
ned to become one of the most important
museums built in the 21st century.