{"id":187749,"date":"2025-03-18T20:48:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T10:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=60771"},"modified":"2025-03-18T20:48:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T10:48:35","slug":"contractors-for-divaca-koper-line-ask-for-350-million-euro-reimbursement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=187749","title":{"rendered":"Contractors for Diva\u010da-Koper line ask for 350 million euro reimbursement"},"content":{"rendered":"

The construction of a new rail link between Diva\u010da and Koper, in Slovenia, is one of the key projects in Europe, as it is part of two TEN-T corridors. The grand opening of the new infrastructure has already been delayed a few times, and the consortium of contractors is now asking for 350 million euros in compensation.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The consortium, which includes Slovenian construction company Kolektor and Turkish Yapi Merkezi, submitted a claim to 2TDK, the state-owned entity which will manage the future Diva\u010da-Koper line. The main bone of contention concerns the works for the Glin\u0161\u010dica viaduct between 2021 and 2022. \u201cThe value of the claim is 350,025,600.00 euros\u201d, 2TDK specified.<\/p>\n

According to the contractors, the implementation of the Glin\u0161\u010dica viaduct, which will connect the first two tunnels of the railway (T1 and T2), forced the workers to stop, thus increasing costs as well as construction time. Because of this, they are asking \u201cfor a reimbursement of all costs incurred in connection with the stoppage of work\u201d, as 2TDK stated. The consortium is claiming that the delays connected to the Glin\u0161\u010dica viaduct had a significant impact on the rest of the project.<\/p>\n

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The future Diva\u010da-Koper railway. Image: \u00a9 Slovenian Government<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Amount of the claim is unreasonable”<\/h2>\n

The state-owned company pointed out that the amount of the claim is considered \u201cunreasonable given the circumstances known to us\u201d. Nevertheless, the decision on the matter will be made by a third-party supervising engineer, who will decide whether there is enough evidence to justify the claim. \u201c2TDK handles state funds carefully and strongly emphasises that it has not and will never pay unjustified or unfounded costs\u201d, the company concluded.<\/p>\n

While this legal diatribe carries on, construction of the Diva\u010da-Koper line continues despite increasing costs, which rose by 23 million euros to a total of 251 million. The opening of the first single-track is expected for March next year. For example, a train recently ran on the section near \u0160kofije to deliver the rails needed in the T8 tunnel, the last one before the stretch that reaches the port of Koper.<\/p>\n