Contexte of the project<\/h2><\/div>It will only take 26 minutes to travel from Nice Cote d’Azur Airport to the port in Nice via the city’s new 11.3km tramway with 20 stops.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div>Description of the project<\/h2><\/div>The Nice C\u00f4te d’Azur Metropolitan Authority awarded the main civil engineering contract on the future line 2 of the tramway to the Thaumasia consortium.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Our solution<\/h2><\/div>Soletanche Bachy France<\/a>, working with Soletanche Bachy Tunnels<\/a> and Bessac<\/a>, alongside others within the Thaumasia joint venture, carried out surveys and civil engineering<\/a> works for the 3.2km underground section under a contract involving a 9.8-metre-diameter bored tunnel, four underground stations, entrance and exit shafts, fittings and finishing, equipment, and testing. The tunnel<\/a> is being built to efficiently serve the city centre while safeguarding its architectural heritage.<\/p>\nSoletanche Bachy faced the challenges of complex geology with highly variable soil and a small construction site in the centre of the city with shallow foundations and particularly sensitive built structures.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Type of project:<\/h3><\/div>![\"Railway](\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27283%27%20height%3D%27283%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20283%20283%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27283%27%20height%3D%27283%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\")
<\/a><\/span>Railway infrastructure<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Location :<\/h3><\/div>France<\/p>\n<\/div>
Subsidiaries of Soletanche Bachy:\u00a0<\/h3><\/div>Soletanche Bachy France<\/a>, Soletanche Bachy Tunnels<\/a>, Bessac<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>Project owner:<\/h3><\/div>Nice C\u00f4te d’Azur Metropolitan Authority<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>Prime contractor:<\/h3><\/div>EGIS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>Consortium:<\/h3><\/div>Bouygues TP, Bouygues TP RF, Colas\/Snaf, Soletanche Bachy France, Soletanche Bachy Tunnels, Bessac<\/p>\n<\/div>
Works period:<\/h3><\/div>03\/2014 – 12\/2019<\/p>\n<\/div>
Types of techniques:<\/h3><\/div>![\"Diaphragm](\"https:\/\/www.soletanche-bachy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/Diaphragm-wall-copie.png\")
<\/a><\/span>Diaphragm wall<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span>Jet grouting<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span>Grouting<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span>Traditional tunnel<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Icon](\"https:\/\/www.soletanche-bachy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/03\/TBM.png\")
<\/a><\/span>Mechanized tunnel (TBM)<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Key figures of the project<\/p><\/h2><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span>km<\/span><\/div>of underground works<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span>m<\/span><\/div>diameter bored tunnel<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Related techniques<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>See all the techniques<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
Jet grouting<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Soil-cement columns constructed by erosion Jet grouting is a fairly common technique, but one in [...]<\/p><\/div>
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Grouting<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Soil-cement columns built by erosion Whether it's a dam and its watertightness, a tunnel and [...]<\/p><\/div>
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Diaphragm wall<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
It will only take 26 minutes to travel from Nice Cote d’Azur Airport to the port in Nice via the city’s new 11.3km tramway with 20 stops.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Description of the project<\/h2><\/div>The Nice C\u00f4te d’Azur Metropolitan Authority awarded the main civil engineering contract on the future line 2 of the tramway to the Thaumasia consortium.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Our solution<\/h2><\/div>Soletanche Bachy France<\/a>, working with Soletanche Bachy Tunnels<\/a> and Bessac<\/a>, alongside others within the Thaumasia joint venture, carried out surveys and civil engineering<\/a> works for the 3.2km underground section under a contract involving a 9.8-metre-diameter bored tunnel, four underground stations, entrance and exit shafts, fittings and finishing, equipment, and testing. The tunnel<\/a> is being built to efficiently serve the city centre while safeguarding its architectural heritage.<\/p>\nSoletanche Bachy faced the challenges of complex geology with highly variable soil and a small construction site in the centre of the city with shallow foundations and particularly sensitive built structures.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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Type of project:<\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/span>Railway infrastructure<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Location :<\/h3><\/div>France<\/p>\n<\/div>
Subsidiaries of Soletanche Bachy:\u00a0<\/h3><\/div>Soletanche Bachy France<\/a>, Soletanche Bachy Tunnels<\/a>, Bessac<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>Project owner:<\/h3><\/div>Nice C\u00f4te d’Azur Metropolitan Authority<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>Prime contractor:<\/h3><\/div>EGIS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>Consortium:<\/h3><\/div>Bouygues TP, Bouygues TP RF, Colas\/Snaf, Soletanche Bachy France, Soletanche Bachy Tunnels, Bessac<\/p>\n<\/div>
Works period:<\/h3><\/div>03\/2014 – 12\/2019<\/p>\n<\/div>
Types of techniques:<\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/span>Diaphragm wall<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span>Jet grouting<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span>Grouting<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span>Traditional tunnel<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span>Mechanized tunnel (TBM)<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Key figures of the project<\/p><\/h2><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span>km<\/span><\/div>of underground works<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span>m<\/span><\/div>diameter bored tunnel<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Related techniques<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>See all the techniques<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
Jet grouting<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Soil-cement columns constructed by erosion Jet grouting is a fairly common technique, but one in [...]<\/p><\/div>
<\/i>Find out more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
Grouting<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Soil-cement columns built by erosion Whether it's a dam and its watertightness, a tunnel and [...]<\/p><\/div>
<\/i>Find out more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
Diaphragm wall<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
The Nice C\u00f4te d’Azur Metropolitan Authority awarded the main civil engineering contract on the future line 2 of the tramway to the Thaumasia consortium.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Our solution<\/h2><\/div>Soletanche Bachy France<\/a>, working with Soletanche Bachy Tunnels<\/a> and Bessac<\/a>, alongside others within the Thaumasia joint venture, carried out surveys and civil engineering<\/a> works for the 3.2km underground section under a contract involving a 9.8-metre-diameter bored tunnel, four underground stations, entrance and exit shafts, fittings and finishing, equipment, and testing. The tunnel<\/a> is being built to efficiently serve the city centre while safeguarding its architectural heritage.<\/p>\nSoletanche Bachy faced the challenges of complex geology with highly variable soil and a small construction site in the centre of the city with shallow foundations and particularly sensitive built structures.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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Type of project:<\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/span>Railway infrastructure<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Location :<\/h3><\/div>France<\/p>\n<\/div>
Subsidiaries of Soletanche Bachy:\u00a0<\/h3><\/div>Soletanche Bachy France<\/a>, Soletanche Bachy Tunnels<\/a>, Bessac<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>Project owner:<\/h3><\/div>Nice C\u00f4te d’Azur Metropolitan Authority<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>Prime contractor:<\/h3><\/div>EGIS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>Consortium:<\/h3><\/div>Bouygues TP, Bouygues TP RF, Colas\/Snaf, Soletanche Bachy France, Soletanche Bachy Tunnels, Bessac<\/p>\n<\/div>
Works period:<\/h3><\/div>03\/2014 – 12\/2019<\/p>\n<\/div>
Types of techniques:<\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/span>Diaphragm wall<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span>Jet grouting<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span>Grouting<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span>Traditional tunnel<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span>Mechanized tunnel (TBM)<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Key figures of the project<\/p><\/h2><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span>km<\/span><\/div>of underground works<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span>m<\/span><\/div>diameter bored tunnel<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Related techniques<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>See all the techniques<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
Jet grouting<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Soil-cement columns constructed by erosion Jet grouting is a fairly common technique, but one in [...]<\/p><\/div>
<\/i>Find out more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
Grouting<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Soil-cement columns built by erosion Whether it's a dam and its watertightness, a tunnel and [...]<\/p><\/div>
<\/i>Find out more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n- <\/span><\/a><\/span>
Diaphragm wall<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Soletanche Bachy France<\/a>, working with Soletanche Bachy Tunnels<\/a> and Bessac<\/a>, alongside others within the Thaumasia joint venture, carried out surveys and civil engineering<\/a> works for the 3.2km underground section under a contract involving a 9.8-metre-diameter bored tunnel, four underground stations, entrance and exit shafts, fittings and finishing, equipment, and testing. The tunnel<\/a> is being built to efficiently serve the city centre while safeguarding its architectural heritage.<\/p>\n Soletanche Bachy faced the challenges of complex geology with highly variable soil and a small construction site in the centre of the city with shallow foundations and particularly sensitive built structures.<\/p>\n<\/div> France<\/p>\n<\/div> Soletanche Bachy France<\/a>, Soletanche Bachy Tunnels<\/a>, Bessac<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div> Nice C\u00f4te d’Azur Metropolitan Authority<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div> EGIS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div> Bouygues TP, Bouygues TP RF, Colas\/Snaf, Soletanche Bachy France, Soletanche Bachy Tunnels, Bessac<\/p>\n<\/div> 03\/2014 – 12\/2019<\/p>\n<\/div> Key figures of the project<\/p><\/h2><\/div> Soil-cement columns constructed by erosion Jet grouting is a fairly common technique, but one in [...]<\/p><\/div> Soil-cement columns built by erosion Whether it's a dam and its watertightness, a tunnel and [...]<\/p><\/div><\/span><\/li><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>Type of project:<\/h3><\/div>
![\"Railway](\"https:\/\/www.soletanche-bachy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/08\/Rail_Rouge.svg\")
Railway infrastructure<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Location :<\/h3><\/div>
Subsidiaries of Soletanche Bachy:\u00a0<\/h3><\/div>
Project owner:<\/h3><\/div>
Prime contractor:<\/h3><\/div>
Consortium:<\/h3><\/div>
Works period:<\/h3><\/div>
Types of techniques:<\/h3><\/div>
<\/a><\/span>Diaphragm wall<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![\"Icon](\"https:\/\/www.soletanche-bachy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/08\/Jet-grouting.svg\")
Jet grouting<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![\"Icon](\"https:\/\/www.soletanche-bachy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/08\/Compensation-grouting.svg\")
Grouting<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![\"Icon](\"https:\/\/www.soletanche-bachy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/08\/Conventional-tunnel.svg\")
Traditional tunnel<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span>Mechanized tunnel (TBM)<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Related techniques<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Jet grouting<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
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\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\nDiaphragm wall<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
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