SPAIN: Generalitat de Catalunya has awarded civil works contracts for the first phase of the Tramvia del Camp de Tarragona light rail line.
A €15·8m, 20-month utility relocation and earthworks contract announced on June 2 has been awarded to Acsa Obras e Infraestructuras and Infraestructuras Trade. Work is to start in September.
A 112 m long 10·4 m wide bridge over the A-7 motorway near Vila-seca is to be built by CRC Obras & Servicios and Ingenieria & Servicios Ferroviarios.
Tenders are to be called in the early autumn for construction of the depot at Vila-seca.
Stadler is preferred bidder for a €38·5m contract to supply seven 1 435 mm gauge trams with a capacity of 210 passengers and equipped for off-wire operation.
The 14·6 km first phase of the tramway which will make use of a section of closed railway to link Cambrils-Nord, Salou and Vila-seca is planned to open in Q1 2028. The second phase would extend the line to 46 km, linking Tarragona, Reus, Vila-seca, La Canonja and Reus airport.
Initial ridership is predicted at 9·5 million passengers/year, rising to 12·8 million after 15 years.
