“Agathe” arrives in Oullins metro station

16 May 2011 - Events - France

On 2 March, on the project to extend Line B of the metro system in Lyons (central France), the TBM Agathe, nearly a month and a half ahead of schedule, finished driving the 970 m-long single-tube tunnel, under the Rhône, between the Gerland Stadium and Oullins metro stations.

The breakthrough took place in the presence of Gérard Collomb, mayor of Lyons, and Bernard Rivalta, chairman of Sytral (client). Agathe now has to drive through the station and the rear-end (300 m) of the station. The extension to the line is scheduled to open in September 2013.

Reminder: this project is being implemented by a consortium notably composed of Chantiers Modernes Rhône-Alpes (leader), Botte Fondations, EMCC and Tournaud (all VINCI Construction France subsidiaries), and Dodin Campenon Bernard (VINCI Construction) for the civil engineering, with the participation of Cegelec Infrastructures & Mobility (Cegelec GSS Division, Energy business line) for the design and installation of the ventilation and safety equipment (lighting, infrastructure management systems).
Contract value: €108.5m