The Madrid-Extremadura High Speed Railway line is part of the Atlantic Corridor and its full commissioning will benefit not only passenger traffic but also freight trains, reducing the share of road transport, creating employment, economic, technological and regional development. Azvi has built the platform construction works for the Madrid-Extremadura double-track and international gauge railway line, in its access to Mérida, on the 8.8 km San Rafael-Cuarto de la Jara section. Azvi’s works encompass not only the complete construction of the platform including the paving and compacting of the sub-ballast, but also the replacement of one of the current conventional lines on the Aljuncén-Cáceres section, which were affected by the works. In addition, several singular works were carried out along the high-speed section, such as a 90-metre-long our-span viaduct, three overpasses and five underpasses, as well as seven large drainage works. As for the impact on the conventional railway line, it has been necessary to build a 2.2 km railway bypass to divert rail traffic and avoid interference with the high-speed platform. Throughout the construction period and until the High-Speed line, currently in service, is completed, the railway bypass built by Azvi will be used to avoid traffic interruptions. On the other hand, a 1 km alternative to the EX-214 bypass road has been built to overcome the interference generated, meaning that vehicle traffic has been diverted by one of the overpasses included in the works.. Local Extremadura pastureland has been respected at all times, with special attention being paid to the possible effects on the area’s endemic flora and protected faunaas well as the different archaeological sites located across the worksites. Madrid-Extremadura HSR
San Rafael-Cuarto de la Jara Section
Singular works
Road Bypass
Sustainability
1
SECTION
9
KILOMETERS
€23,4 M
BUDGET
