FRENCH Railway Network (RFF) has awarded the first of nine civil works contracts for the second phase of TGV Est to a consortium of French construction companies. Guintioli, Maia Sonnier, and NGE will begin construction this summer on the 16.8km Sarraltoff - Danne-et-Quatre-Vents section at the eastern end of the 106km extension from Baudrecourt to Vendenheim, north of Strasbourg. The contract is worth Euros 78.9 million.
FRENCH Railway Network (RFF) has awarded the first of nine civil works contracts for the second phase of TGV Est to a consortium of French construction companies. Guintioli, Maia Sonnier, and NGE will begin construction this summer on the 16.8km Sarraltoff - Danne-et-Quatre-Vents section at the eastern end of the 106km extension from Baudrecourt to Vendenheim, north of Strasbourg. The contract is worth Euros 78.9 million.
When it opens in 2015, Phase 2 will reduce Paris - Strasbourg journey
times by 37 minutes to just 1h 50min, while Luxembourg - Metz -
Strasbourg will be reduced from 2h 10min to 1h 25min.
