High Speed railway Messina – Catania | Italy
Excavation diameter
Sciglio: 9,16 m
Forza D’Agrò: 9,36 m
Tunnel length
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Geology
Phyllite, sandstone, shale, conglomerates
Type of support
Prefabricated segments
Completed in
in progress
Client
Consorzio Messina–Catania (WeBuild – Pizzarotti)
Sciglio Tunnel: TBM excavation, lining, backfilling, invert concreting, for approximately 18,0 km (twin tunnels of approximately 9,0 km each) with one Dual Mode EPB TBM.
Forza D’Agrò-Letojanni tunnel: TBM excavation, lining and backfilling, invert concreting, for approximately 12,0 km (twin tunnels of
approximately 6,0 km each) with one EPB TBM.