FRANCE: A consortium of NGE Génie Civil, NGE Bâtiment, NGE Fondations, Cimolai and Guintoli Grands Projets has been awarded a €327·9m contract to build a 5·5 km elevated section of Grand Paris Express automated metro Line 17 between Gonesse and Tremblay-en-France, to the north of Paris.
This section will include a 3 km steel viaduct, two bridges over roads, four major earthworks, and the elevated Parc-des-Expositions station.
The viaduct and station are being designed by Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes.
Work is to begin this month for completion in 2029.
