Polish tunnel project receiving bids

Bids are now being received for an important tunnel project in northern Poland. The country’s General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) has had four offers worth between €194 million and €259 million for the construction of the tunnel. The new link is planned to be built in Swinoujscie and will run under the Swina River to Uznam Island with Wolin Island.
September 15, 2017 Read time: 1 min

Bids are now being received for an important tunnel project in northern Poland. The country’s General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) has had four offers worth between €194 million and €259 million for the construction of the tunnel. The new link is planned to be built in Swinoujscie and will run under the Swina River to Uznam Island with Wolin Island. The tunnel is to be over 1.4km long and will be bored using a TBM with a diameter of 12m. Bids have been received from the Italian consortium formed by Toto Costruzioni Generali and ICM, a consortium comprising Astaldi and Ghella consortium, the Porr consortium and a consortium made up of China Harbour Engineering and Mosty Lodz.

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