Key Step Delivered for Berlin Transport Transition

The Siemensbahn, a historic landmark of Berlin, Germany’s transport infrastructure, is being reactivated after more than 40 years of disuse. As part of the “i2030 – More Tracks for Berlin and Brandenburg” project, a modern, high-performance link between Jungfernheide and Gartenfeld is being established. Deutsche Bahn has opted for a track partnership model (“Partnerschaftsmodell Schiene”) for the implementation. PORR is the contractual partner for contract package 2 “KIB Neubau.” Around 24,000 people worked in Siemensstadt as early as 1912/1913 — it has long been one of Berlin’s largest industrial sites. The Siemensbahn was opened in 1929 to improve transport connections … Read more

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Public-Private Partnership Tapped to Construct Austrian School Project

Seestadt Aspern, an up-and-coming district of Vienna, Austria is where a consortium of PORR and Apleona is constructing a new building for a central vocational school. The city of Vienna has commissioned the construction of an educational facility with space for 7,500 learners. The new vocational school building in Aspern is breaking records: it’s the largest public-private partnership building construction project in Austria and is unique in terms of both its size and complexity. The educational facility will provide space for 7,500 pupils and 350 employees. It consists of a 26-meter-high main building with five floors above ground and a … Read more

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