Railway Line Upgrade, Section Púchov – Považská Teplá in Slovakia
07/2016–05/2022
The upgrade of the railway line section Púchov – Považská Teplá is the biggest investment in the history of independent Slovak railways. The difficulty of the project lies mainly in relocating of the route through the mountainous landscape. The straightening of the approximately 16-kilometer section in the Váh Valley required the construction of tunnels, bridges and other objects. The most significant structures in this section were bridges and tunnels. The first six span bridge was built across Nosický Canal and the second (600 metres long twelve span prestressed concrete bridge) was built over Nosice Reservoir. Further the Diel tunnel with a length of 1,082 meters and Milochov double-track tunnel with a length of 1,861 meters were constructed. The Milochov tunnel is carried out in a complicated geological environment and includes an escape gallery. In addition, an ordinary reconstruction of tracks, overhead lines, communication and safety lines was carried out.
The project was awarded the title Building of the Year 2022 and also won the Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic award. The project was awarded the title Transport construction of the Year 2022 realized abroad in the Czech Transport Construction, Technology, Innovation competition.
The upgrade of the railway line section Púchov – Považská Teplá is the biggest investment in the history of independent Slovak railways. The difficulty of the project lies mainly in relocating of the route through the mountainous landscape. The straightening of the approximately 16-kilometer section in the Váh Valley required the construction of tunnels, bridges and other objects. The most significant structures in this section were bridges and tunnels. The first six span bridge was built across Nosický Canal and the second (600 metres long twelve span prestressed concrete bridge) was built over Nosice Reservoir. Further the Diel tunnel with a length of 1,082 meters and Milochov double-track tunnel with a length of 1,861 meters were constructed. The Milochov tunnel is carried out in a complicated geological environment and includes an escape gallery. In addition, an ordinary reconstruction of tracks, overhead lines, communication and safety lines was carried out.
The project was awarded the title Building of the Year 2022 and also won the Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic award. The project was awarded the title Transport construction of the Year 2022 realized abroad in the Czech Transport Construction, Technology, Innovation competition.