Germany’s rail infrastructure operator Deutsche Bahn (DB Netz) has called for tenders by mid-June to build twin rail tunnels near Erfurt.
DB Netz is seeking bids by 12 June for construction of two parallel rail tunnels between Ebensfeld and Erfurt. The validity of the tenders is to mid-January 2009.
Construction work on the contract, which is principally for excavation of twin 7.4km drives, is to commence in May 2009.
The client plans for the rail link to be completed by the end of the third quarter of 2012.
Not far from the intended project site, DB Netz witnessed last month the commencement of TBM excavation on the Finnetunnel project, between Erfurt and Leipzig/Halle.
