SYSTRA Subterra is to contribute to the continuing development of the Santiago metro in Chile with an assignment for Detailed Design Civil Works Shafts and Tunnels on Section 2 of line 8.Partage FacebookPartage LinkedinPartage Twitter

The project, which runs from the stations of Chile Spain to Los Leones over a length of 4.3km, includes the following main assignments:

• design and planning of the shafts necessary for the construction and ventilation of tunnels;
• development of galleries that connect different sections of the tunnels;
• detailed engineering for the excavation and construction of the tunnels;
• complementary Civil Works, including all structures and systems necessary for the safe and efficient operation of the metro line.

"This is a key new project for SYSTRA in Chile, where our underground and systems experts are carrying out several major assignments on railway lines and five motorway tunnels."José Miguel Galera, CEO, SYSTRA Subterra said.

SYSTRA: A LONG-TERM CONTRIBUTION TO THE SANTIAGO METRO

The Santiago metro system is a historic reference for SYSTRA, which drew up the first plans as early as 1968 and has been involved in the design of most of the lines.

BETTER CONNECTIONS AND REDUCED JOURNEY TIMES

Designed to improve links between the north-east and south-east of Santiago, line 8, with a length of 19 kilometres, will be entirely underground and will pass through 6 municipalities. This will bring transport closer to almost 2 million inhabitants, who will see their journey times cut by almost 60%.