On 24 April the ALYSJ JV signed a €3.2 billion contract for the largest section of the new Doha Metro, the Golden Line.
ERI advised during the negotiation of the contract with Qatar Rail and subcontractors. It will continue to advise the JV during the performance of the works.
The JV is led by long-time ERI client, Aktor SA. Its other members are India’s Larsen and Toubro, Turkey’s Yapi Merkezi and STFA and Qatar’s Al Jaber Engineering.
The route of the Gold Line traverses Doha, Capital of the State of Qatar, from East to West. Key figures include:
– Total of 32km bore tunnelling with diameter of 6 metres
– Tunnelling lined with approximately 128,000 segments
– 6 Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) utilised simultaneously
– 13 underground stations fitted out with high-end finishes and state of the art MEP systems
– 2.5 million m3 of excavation for the stations
– 1 million m3 of concreting
The project duration is 54 months and is due to be completed August of 2018.
The ERI team was led by Partner Dr. Alexandros Exarchou and a team led by Jeremy Williams. ERI will continue to advise the JV during the performance of the works.