Webuild wins €1bn contract on Brenner Base Tunnel

A joint venture between Webuild, Italy’s largest construction group, and Swiss engineer Implenia has finalised a €1bn contract to build a section of a high-capacity railway linking northern Italy with the Alps tunnel.

The group had been declared the best bidder to design and build a section of a high-capacity railway extending from the Brenner Base Tunnel for 22.5 kilometres between Fortezza and Ponte Gardena on the Italian side of the Alps.

The aim of the project is to quadruple capacity on the line between Verona and Fortezza, along the Munich–Verona railway corridor, significantly reducing travel times.

This will partly be achieved by adopting standards that exceed the speed and performance limits of the existing line, which obliges trains to travel at relatively slow speeds, especially on inclines.

The project is expected to create 15,000 jobs, both directly and indirectly, as well as along the entire supply chain and across the local economy.

Webuild currently operates a 51% share in the venture.

The Brenner, which is still under construction, will be the longest railway tunnel in the world at 64 kilometres under the Alps. It will become a key part of Europe’s sustainable mobility network that will include a connection between Verona, Italy, and Munich, Germany via Innsbruck, Austria.

The Italian company is already working on three major construction sites for the Brenner, an iconic project for sustainable mobility in Europe, and is involved in a number of other sustainable mobility projects related to the Trans-European Network (TENT), aimed at improving railway connections across the continent.

The Group said in a press statement that the win is the latest in a series that will contribute to promoting the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, which aims to boost Italy’s post-Covid economy and modernise the country’s infrastructure.

Webuild, currently operates complex projects for sustainable mobility, clean hydro energy, clean water, green buildings, supporting clients in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs).

It is active in 50 countries on five continents with 70,000 direct and indirect employees from more than 100 nationalities. It ranks among the top 10 in the environment sector.

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