Tunnelling work starts on Line B of the Lyons metro

26 November 2010 - New contracts - France

On 27 September, the TBM Agathe began driving the 1.4 km-long single-tube tunnel that will extend Line B of the metro system in Lyons (central France) from the Gerland Stadium to Oullins, passing beneath the River Rhône.

Drilling work is due to be completed next summer, with the new section scheduled to enter into service in September 2013. The civil engineering works are being supplied by a consortium composed of Chantiers Modernes Rhône-Alpes, leader, Botte Fondations, EMCC and Tournaud (VINCI Construction France subsidiaries) and Dodin Campenon Bernard (VINCI Construction). Cegelec Infrastructures & Mobility (Cegelec GSS Division, Energy business line) will be responsible for the design and installation of the structure’s ventilation and safety equipment: lighting, infrastructure management systems.
Total value of the works: €108.5m.