ŚWINOUJŚCIE, Poland; VIENNA, Austria – The contract for the construction of the Świnoujście tunnel was recently signed. The project will be implemented by a consortium consisting of PORR, Gulermak and Energopol-Szczecin. The contract value is around EUR 150 million and the project is expected to take 48 months to complete. The total length of the project is approximately 3.2 kilometers. This includes a 1.44-kilometer tunnel boring machine excavation in the slurry shield procedure. The breakout diameter of the tunnel will be 13.5 meters. A two-way roadway will be constructed with traffic lanes with a width of 3.5 meters and evacuation … Read more