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Budimex, as part of a consortium with ZUE and STRABAG, completed the LCS Kutno (Żychlin – Barłogi section) on the E-20 railway route 8 days before the scheduled date. The scope of Budimex SA’s activities included works at the Zamków branch post, the Barłogi station and the Barłogi – LCS Kutno border. The work carried out by the other consortium members is still in progress.
Budimex entered the construction site in July 2018. The implementation required the introduction of a complete closure of the line, and traffic was carried out through a detour route and replacement bus transport. Due to the need to shorten the period of this shift as soon as possible, the works were carried out around the clock. During this time, the track was dismantled, the ground was strengthened and a new surface was built over a length of 18 km. The turnouts were also dismantled and reassembled. ” In addition, we have hung 27 km of new overhead contact line and built a new signal box building, in which we have launched a computer rail traffic control system with a connection to a new line blockade ,” says Jakub Konkiewicz, Contract Manager at Budimex SA. – Cooperation between the companies from the consortium proceeded smoothly. We all wanted to finish the activities as soon as possible and return the route. Thanks to proper organization and work around the clock, we put the track into operation on June 9, i.e. a week before the contract deadline – adds Grzegorz Krzystański, Contract Director with ZUE S.A.
Route Warsaw – Poznań in just over 2 hours
Once all works on railway line 3 are completed, traffic will be able to run at a speed of 160 km/h for passenger trains and 120 km/h for freight trains. Thanks to the new platforms, passenger service will be improved, and traffic management from Local Control Centers will increase the capacity of the line. According to PKP PLK forecasts, in 2020 the travel time between Poznań and Warsaw will be 2 hours 20 minutes.
Budimex SA for railways
Budimex SA is currently among the top three largest railway contractors. The company has m.in behind it. reconstruction of the Olszamowice station, or modernization of the ring railway line in Warsaw. For the latter contract, Budimex SA was awarded the title of “Diamond of Infrastructure and Construction 2018” in railway construction. Other investments in this sector carried out by the company include m.in. modernization of the railway line No. 7 Otwock – Dęblin, reconstruction of the E59 railway line on the Rokietnica-Wronki section, or works on LCS Idzikowice. These three contracts are to end in 2020. The company is already facing new challenges – in March this year, Budimex SA was selected as the contractor for the Gdynia Port Station. The investment is to be implemented as part of the improvement of rail access to the seaport in Gdynia.
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