June 27, 2012 / Work
France – Redeveloping the forecourt of Metz station
As part of the exclusive lane public transport project for the Metz Métropole urban community, EJL Lorraine has been entrusted with the redevelopment of the forecourt of the railway station in Metz (east of France).
The works involve creating the lane for the Mettis (a new bus providing a high level of service) in Bétonpact® (compacted cement concrete) and sandstone paving, as well as creating the adjacent lanes for other traffic, the pavements and the rest of the forecourt on a total surface area of more than 30,000 sq. metres. All the surface materials used will be of natural stone (sandstone, granite, basalt and limestone). The works began in mid-May 2012 and will take 11 months to complete.
This contract comes in addition to a first package of external works awarded to EJL Lorraine and Eurovia Florange, as well as the two traffic lights works packages, north and south, for the 91 "junctions with traffic lights", secured by a consortium of VINCI Energies France business units.
June 20, 2012 / Work
Slovakia - Urban-development projects in two cities
In recent months, Eurovia SK has delivered several urban-development projects, notably in eastern and central Slovakia. These projects were carried out thanks to European funds available through the urban modernization program, which is designed to upgrade regional infrastructure.
As a result, on May 18, with the President of the Slovak parliament in attendance, Liberty Square in Humenné was inaugurated. This was a nine-month project for Eurovia SK, which included 11,150 m² of stone-paving, 1,415 m² of asphalt paving, bicycle paths totalling 862 m, various networks, and green spaces…
A similar project was conducted in Brezno by Eurovia SK’s Zvolen division. As part of the project, upgrades were made to General M.R. Stefanik Square, roadways, green spaces, and various networks.
June 15, 2012 / Work
Lithuania - European-standard railway track
As part of the Rail Baltica project - the construction of 950 km of railway line between Finland and Poland - Eurovia CS, as a member of a consortium, has just been appointed to renovate and optimize the Palemonas-Gaižiūnai section on behalf of LG, the national railway company in Lithuania.
Aimed at bringing the infrastructure into line with the European rail network, the works will involve rebuilding 24.6 km of track, bridges and crossings, and upgrading station platforms and signalling equipment. The works start in July 2012 and are due for completion in June 2014.
June 12, 2012 / Event
VINCI Foundation's 10th Anniversary
A 10th anniversary is a perfect opportunity to take stock: 1,000 projects fighting exclusion assisted thanks to 1,300 sponsors and 17 million in grants—we can be proud of what we have achieved together!
For the occasion, we have opened a mini-website. There, you will find the movie "Reconnection" and new documentaries by the VINCI Foundation, a retrospective on the past ten years, and testimonies by staff members involved as sponsors.
June 11, 2012 / Work
Pologne - Ouverture de l’A2 et de la section Gniezno-Poznań de la S5
On June 3, 2012, section A of highway A2, built by Eurovia Polska (lead contractor) and Warbud (VINCI Construction), was opened to traffic. Work had begun in August 2011. One day later, on June 4, the Gniezno-Poznań segment of expressway S5 received its official entry into service, one month ahead of schedule.
Thanks to the work teams’ dedication and application, motorists may now use these two thoroughfares to attend football games as part of Euro 2012.
