Barcelona, Spain

PLAÇA DE LES GLÒRIES ROAD TUNNELS

Client

Barcelona de Infraestructuras Municipals, S.A. (BIMSA)

Year

2022

Construction budget

EUR 80 million

Key facts

Construction method: Cut-and-cover with secant pile walls and concrete box under pipe pre-support.

Twin tunnels (one for each direction).

Section I: between Calle Castillejos and Calle Badajoz, 508 m long, at a maximum depth of 25 m and under 4 existing railway tunnels.

Section II: between Calle Badajoz and Rambla del Poblenou, 449 at an average depth of 10 m.

Underpasses built with post-tensioned pipe pre-support system and advance rate of 3 m with in-situ reinforced concrete segments.

Geology: Quaternary sandy clay soils and sands and Neogene clays, with high groundwater table.

Services

Construction supervision.

Awards

Albert Vilalta award for the best catalan infrastructure 2022 awarded by the catalan Infrastructure Advisory Council
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