Portugal

IP tenders pre-study for Pocinho – Barca d'Alva section of Douro Line

On 10th May 2023, Portuguese infrastructure manager IP published a tender for the preparation of a preliminary study and an execution project for the modernisation of the Pocinho – Barca d'Alva section of the Douro Line. This concerns the eastern part of the line, up to the border with Spain. The works on the project include the electrification of the entire section; the stabilisation of the slopes and supporting structures; the modernisation of the railway infrastructure and superstructure; the rehabilitation of the existing buildings and platforms as well as the signalling and telecommunications infrastructure; the tunnel rehabilitation and adaptation to the overhead line track; and finally the adaptation of metal bridges, viaducts and underpasses. The contract, which has now been tendered, has a base value of €4.2 million and will run for about two years after the respective contracts are awarded.