Pöyry's Urban & Mobility business group has been awarded an extension to its existing engineering contract by the national railway company CNCF CFR SA Romania, comprising design for the rehabilitation of the railway line Hungarian border - Curtici - Simeria. The value of the contract extension is EUR 6,9 million.
Pöyry's services include the design of rehabilitation works, procurement services and technical assistance during construction phase. The work starts in the beginning of 2011 and is expected to continue for five years.
This 184 km railway line is part of the IV Pan-European Corridor, an important transport route between East and Middle Europe. Upgrading allows trains to travel at the speed of 160 km/h. Pöyry has been working on the Hungarian Border-Curtici-Simeria line from 2007. This assignment reinforces Pöyry's position in the Eastern European market.
Pöyry is currently working in various rail projects worldwide. The assignments include for instance supervision of several high speed rail construction projects in China and Spain, rail design projects in Poland, Germany and Finland as well as metro projects in Brazil, Peru and Finland.
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