Keller wins Koralm ground engineering contract
23 March 2015AUSTRIA – UK-based ground engineering specialist Keller has received an EUR 31.2M (USD 3338M) contract on the Koralm link between Graz and Klagenfurt, Austria.
Under the two-year contract, Keller will be responsible for jet grouting, bored piling and anchor works. The works will be part of the soil preparation activities. Keller expects to start work in the second quarter of 2015.
Keller chief executive Justin Atkinson said: "This contract win, which involves a number of different products and requires significant specialist skills, is a testament to the technical excellence of Keller's market-leading business in Austria."
The Koralm railway line is part of the 2,400km trans-European Baltic-Adriatic Corridor that stretches from Gdansk and Gdynia on the northern coast of Poland to Bologna and Ravenna in northern Italy.
This high-speed rail project, which is estimated to cost EUR 11bn (USD 11.9bn), includes 130km of double-track electrified line, 12 stations and a 32.9km-long tunnel.
The Koralm line will between Klagenfurt and Graz, the respective capital cities of Austrian states Carinthia and Styria, is expected to reduce the travel time between the cities from three hours to less than an hour. The line is expected to be fully operational by 2023.
