The consortium Spie Sud Est/Yvroud Europeenne des Fluides, Feyzin secured the EUR7.6 million contract for equipment maintenance in the Grand Lyon tunnels, the most important of which are Fourviere (1,850 m), Croix-Rousse (1,750 m), Brotteaux-Servient and Vivier-Merle (336 m). For more, contact Communaute Urbaine de Lyon, fax +33 478 957097, or visit http://marches.grandlyon.com. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=058386-2010. 11/10...

Gähler und Partner AG of Ennetbaden have secured the EUR2.28 million contract for PM designer for safety refurbishment in 1.14 km-long Mosi tunnel on A4, near Brunnen. Contact OFROU, Zofingen, tel +41 6274575-11, fax -90, e-mail beschaffung.zofingen@astra.admin.ch. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=062920-2010. 11/10...

IG BP2, c/o Bänziger Partner AG of Zurich, secured the EUR2.63 million contract from BAMO for 5.7 km-long N3 Kerenzer tunnel. Contact OFROU, Winterthour, tel +41 522344-711, fax -790, e-mail winterthur@astra.admin.ch. Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=062921-2010. 11/10..

Construction contract for Kuechelberg tunnel awarded to PAC SpA consortium, value EUR34,695,272 excluding VAT. More from PAC in Capo di Ponte, tel +39 0364331037, fax +39 036442303, e-mail info@pacspa.it and client APB in Bozen, tel +39 04714125-14, fax –39, e-mail gare-11.5@provincia.bz.it Visit http://ted.europa.eu/udl?request=Seek-Deliver&language=en&docid=071475-2010. 11/10...

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana SpA is inviting companies to prequalify for civil engineering work on railway tunnels in Italy. Further information and documents from Iacomino Raffaele at Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato in Milan, tel +39 02637 148-19, fax –20, e-mail dns-qs@rfi.it to whom requests to participate should be sent. Visit

Pre-feasibility study being undertaken by ILF Consulting Engineers for construction of single track railway line along the Karakorum highway between the end of the existing railway network in the south at Havelian and the border between Pakistan and China near the famous Khunjrab Pass in the north.

Prequalification underway by MTR for tender reference no 703 for West Island Line SHW to SYP tunnels value EUR30 million with a view to selective invitations to tender being issued in 4Q/2008 for contract award in 3Q/2009. Expressions of interest to Malcolm O’Neill, tel 3921 3383, e-mail moneill@mtr.com.hk Visit www.mtr.com.hk/eng/tenders/new_projects.html 45/08.

Sodi Scientifica in cooperation with Tyco Fire & Security Asia, completed the installation of traffic monitoring equipment inside the Kallang/Paya Lebar tunnel on the Kallang/Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) in Singapore. Tyco Building Services of Singapore are designing, installing and commissioning an Integrated Traffic and Plant Management System (ITPMS).

Sodi Scientifica’s Autovelox 105 SE digital cameras monitor traffic speeds in the tunnel, automatically collect data and forward it to a central station for processing. Transmission inside the tunnel is made through fiber optics cables, ensuring real-time control. Units are remotely controlled to minimise human intervention on site. Units operate 24 hours a day and collect data including speed, length of vehicle, lane occupancy as well as time and date. Sodi Scientifica and Tyco installed six units inside the KPE tunnel. Visit www.tycobuilding.com

Autovelox 105 SE is a digital video laser speed control system. Digital images are recorded and retrieved via central computer. Digital information management allows a substantial increase in efficiency through the complete automation of the violation process. Image and violation data can be easily processed at once, thus avoiding any operation required by the traditional film. Visit www.sodi.com for more on the system.

The 12 km KPE will stretch from the East Coast Parkway in the south to the Tampines Expressway in the north east. The expressway includes about 9 km of tunnels, which will be the longest underground highway in South East Asia. It will have three lanes in each direction and eight interchanges. Physical works on the KPE started in 2001 and is scheduled for completion later this year. A first, 3 km section opened in October 2007. Sodi’s Autovelox systems will be installed in all the 9 km of tunnel. Click here . Visit www.kpeunderground.sg 20/08.