Colas is responsible for a 51% share of the overall work, which has a combined value of €168m (£128m) and will be carried out for Algiers Metro Company (EMA).
Larger of two contracts is the metro’s €117m ‘Extension C’, which will take the existing subway line 3.6km further the south and will include three new stations.
The second contract, worth €51m, is called ‘Extension A’ and involves extending the system by 1.7km to the north of the city. It includes two new stations in the heart of the old town, notably at the Place des Martyrs.
Colas Rail will perform the railway work, power supply, ventilation and smoke extraction, low-voltage work and the ticketing system, as well as project coordination and system integration.
After the successful completion of the first contract won on the Algiers metro in 2012, these two new contracts bear witness to the strong bonds that link Colas Rail with its local partner Kou.G.C. Colas Rail has clearly become the reference and preference of the client for comprehensive integrated rail systems.
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