THE government of Brazil’s Federal District (GDF) announced the winner of a Reais 319.7m ($US 64.6m) construction contract to extend Brasilia Metro’s Orange Line on February 7.
The CG–JFJ consortium, formed of CG Construções and JFJ Tecnologia em Instalações Elétricas will build a 3.6km extension southwest of the existing terminus at Samambaia.
The contract includes the construction of two new stations, plus other fixed installations for the new extension including an electricity substation.
Formal approval of the contract is pending the usual standstill period. If no appeals are lodged, approval and contract signing is scheduled for March, with completion due within four years.
Progress on extending the Orange Line follows operator Metro-DF’s call last month for expressions of interest in a tender to construct a 2.3km extension of the Green Line westwards from its current terminus at Ceilandia, with two new stations.
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