06/21/2017 – The Minister of Public Works, Iñigo de la Serna, was present for the completion of tunnelling for the left-hand tunnel which forms part of the construction of the B-40 motorway – which will link the towns of Viladecavalls and Olesa de Montserrat – in which COMSA is taking part.
The tunnel, which has a length of 1,240 meters and cuts through the Sierra d’en Ribes range, is a double tunnel, to adequately accommodate the motorway traffic, and has a maximum coverage of 115.72 metres. The breakthrough for the left-hand tunnel has just been achieved. For the next tunnel, on the right, there is still a month of tunnelling required before the breakthrough.
The infrastructure, which is scheduled for completion in October 2019, is 55% completed. COMSA’s participation in the project is as part of a temporary joint venture, and the company is also involved through Nortúnel, which is carrying out the tunnelling, also through a temporary joint venture.
The breakthrough, the moment when the two excavation fronts advancing from both sides of the mountain join in the middle, represents a significant milestone towards the completion of the motorway. Joining the minister and the other officials, José Miarnau, CEO of COMSA Corporación, attended on behalf of the company.
The B-40, also known as Barcelona’s Orbital motorway, is of vital importance in order to connect the A-2, C-16 and AP-7, and thus route traffic through the territory between the municipalities of Abrera, Olesa, Terrassa, Granollers and Mataró, which make up the Fourth Ring Road.
The Minister of Public Works was present for the completion of tunnelling of Olesa tunnel (B-40 motorway)
