Italferr Framework Agreement – Atmosphere monitoring

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Since 2007 VDP, within Stabile Eraclito Consortium (SGS Italia 51% – VDP 49%), has performed three Italferr framework contracts (from 2007 to 2011 and from December 2013 to June 2015) concerning the monitoring of High Speed (HS) and normal railway lines in Italy.
The total value of these contracts, regarding VDP share, amounted to 2.7 million euro.

In 2019 a new Framework contract has been awarded to the Consortium.

The several monitoring activities were required by public bodies and institutions in the context of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to evaluate the pre-construction and post-construction situations with respect to the construction phase.
The measurements were carried out with mobile and stationary data-collector stations with the addition of traffic and meteorological surveys and forecasts.
The selection of air quality parameters was conducted following the provisions of Italian and European legislation.

PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS

As part of the framework contracts, the monitoring activity was carried out on the following High Speed and normal railway lines (some completed, others still under construction):

1. Bologna HS railway junction;
2. Florence HS railway junction;
3. Voltri-Brignole infrastructure upgrade;
4. Line Doubling of Fiumetorto-Cefalù-Castelbuono (Sicily) railway, Fiumetorto-Ogliastrillo section;
5. New connection between Arcisate and Stabio (Lombardy) in the section from Olona River viaduct to the Swiss border;
6. Pontremolese infrastructure upgrade;
7. Railway variant of Settingiano – Catanzaro Lido line;
8. Line Doubling of Cagliari – Golfo Aranci railway, Decimomannu – San Gavino section;
9. Castellano and Cattolica tunnels adjustment, Bologna-Bari line, Ancona-Bari section;
10. Orte – Falconara infrastructure upgrade, Fabriano PM228 section;
11. Line Doubling of the Emilian section of Bologna-Verona railway;
12. Line Doubling of Genoa-Ventimiglia railway; Andora-San Lorenzo al Mare section;
13. Naples railway junction: Vesuvio Line and Cassino variant;
14. Palermo metropolitan railway service, Giachery-Politeama section;
15. Line Doubling of Palermo junction, section between Palermo main station and Brancaccio Carini station;
16. Line Doubling of Milan-Mortara railway, Milan S. Cristoforo – Albairate section;
17. Turin railway junction upgrade: four-track expansion between Porta Susa and Stura stations;