Pöyry lands metro line deal in Vietnam
Pöyry Pöyry's latest project will improve mobility for the inhabitants of Ho Chi MInh City.Engineering consultant Pöyry has won a contract to provide services for the design, tender documentation and site supervision phases for Line Two of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro in Vietnam. Pöyry's share of the assignment is approximately 13 million euros.
The assignment will be carried out with Pöyry as the technical leader of a consortium. The other members include ILF Beratende Ingenieure, Germany, Obermeyer Planen + Beraten, Germany and Tedi South, Vietnam,
The project is being managed by the Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR) of Ho Chi Minh City. The consulting services are being financed by German KfW, which finances economic and social progress in developing countries.
The project will start in February 2012, and the duration of the design and tender documentation phase will be 18 months. The site supervision phase will last an additional five years. The project includes both the civil work and the system-related services.
When completed, the metro line will be 11.1 kilometres long and have 11 stations and one depot; 9.3 kilometres of the line will be underground and 1.8 kilometres will be on an elevated track.
Metro Line Two will become part of a new metro network in Ho Chi Minh City, which will improve mobility for the seven million inhabitants significantly.
It will also increase public transport safety, at the same time that it reduces the pollution produced by private transport, therefore making a major contribution to the sustainability of Ho Chi Minh City`s transportation system.
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