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Excavation of the S. Ambrogio tunnel on the Palermo-Messina line completed

With the last breakthrough, excavation of the Sant’Ambrogio Tunnel, one of the three tunnels under construction as part of the doubling of the Cefalù/Ogliastrillo – Castelbuono railway section on the Palermo – Messina line, was completed on 20 December. A contract was awarded by RFI to Toto Costruzioni Generali under the Project Management of Italferr.

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Construction work begins on the Cefalù Tunnel, a crucial part of the underground rail variant

Toto Costruzioni Generali starts up Margherita, the tunnel boring machine that will be used to excavate the 13.4 km tunnel. It is an RFI project that will employ around 350 people, including technicians and workers. The project is worth over 374 million euro.

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That “monster” named Martina that seems to have been invented by Jules Verne

Behind the familiar and reassuring name of “Martina” hides a machine of “monstrous” dimensions and power, capable of digging and lining 5,000 metres of tunnel in record time, in the most treacherous stretch of the Apennines, where abrasive rocks, braking clay and firedamp leaks represent real risks, constantly around the corner. Too cumbersome to cross

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Messina: on the Ritiro viaduct the unloading of the decks is in progress

The restoration work on the Ritiro Viaduct, a fundamental junction linking the built-up area of Messina and the main freeway junctions, has reached its most spectacular and complex phase. Once the reinforcement of the pier foundations had been completed, the deck removal phase was now underway. Toto’s technicians and workers completely removed the safety barriers

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Toto, the construction company where people work best in Italy

A survey conducted by Statista for Panorama places the Abruzzo-based company in first place for the quality of work perceived by employees in the large construction sector One of the largest statistical companies in the world has conducted a survey for the weekly magazine Panorama on the places where employees and managers are most satisfied.

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Between Lazio, Marche and Abruzzo. A new state road Picente after the earthquake

A work of fundamental importance for the connections in the whole area of Central Italy and in particular in the areas recently hit by the earthquake is about to start. The executive project was delivered on time by Anas and is in the process of being approved. The work, worth a total of €61 million,

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Ritiro Viaduct: foundations reinforced. Everything is ready for the removal of the decks

Sicily, work progresses on the Palermo-Messina freeway urban viaduct Restoration work on the Ritiro viaduct, a vital junction for the Messina road network and the main link to the freeway junctions, is proceeding according to plan. The reinforcement of the foundations by means of metal pipe bulkheads filled with reinforced concrete is currently being completed.

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