The Autoritat del Transport Metropolitá de Barcelona (ATM) has awarded the joint venture Inse Rail – Bews the contract to draft the informational study and the final project design of the alternative chosen to extend the Diagonal – Baix Llobregat tram to the center of Sant Feliu de Llobregat.
The informational study will define two alternatives based on preliminary studies, which will incorporate the results of the compatibility studies of the tram alternatives with the most recent project to move the railway line underground and the movement of the terminal stop, updating the route characteristics.
The guidelines from the international call for ideas carried out by the City Council that affect the definition of the alternatives will also be incorporated and must be consistent in the indications of the master urban development plan that will include the changes in the urban planning of the city after moving the line underground.
The alternatives will analyze the new points of view of traffic and mobility, functionality, urban compatibility, tramway operation, existing and affected services, energy supply, environmental compatibility and economy, with sufficient precision to be able to submit the study for public consultation.
At the request of the City Council, a third alternative or variant of the previous two will be considered to include the possibility of a third additional stop closer to the El Pla industrial park.
After the most favorable alternative in terms of sustainability and the objectives of the action has been selected and approved by the ATM, the Inse Rail – Bews joint venture will draft the construction project, including the tramway installation and the urban development of the surrounding area.
Both the planning phase (informational study) and the design phase (construction project) will be developed with BIM methodology.
Source: Inse Rail
