TYPSA is starting work on the detailed design of the C-37 road which will bypass the towns of Les Preses and Olot in Girona. This 11 km bypass includes a 2.5 km tunnel and will allow some 20,000 vehicles to avoid Les Preses and Olot town centres every day.<\/p>\n
The project was contracted by the Regional Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya) and the construction budget is expected to be 235 million euros.<\/p>\n
There are several protected areas of natural interest in the project vicinity, such as La Garrotxa volcanic area, which the road crosses through a 2.5 km two-way tunnel, and the River Fluvi\u00e0, bridged by a viaduct approximately 420 m in length. The project also passes through important agricultural and wildlife areas, involving the design of at least three ecoducts (underground cut & cover tunnels) each about 900 m long. The environmental importance of the area requires part of the road to be designed under landscape integration criteria.<\/p>\n
Connections with existing urban roads on the last section of the bypass make it necessary to design a section underground, running about 400 m under existing roads.<\/p>\n
Moreover, since the road runs parallel and close to the Fluvi\u00e0 and Ridaura rivers, flood risk verification is also essential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"