Vorë - Hani i Hotit railway/ 6 companies pass the first phase of the project

2024-04-05 08:42:00, Aktualitet CNA

Vorë - Hani i Hotit railway/ 6 companies pass the first phase of the

Six companies have managed to pass the first stage of the procurement procedure related to project preparation, Design review, Procurement Support and Monitoring for the Vorë-Hani i Hoti railway.

On the website of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Albanian Railways also published the names of the companies that will continue in the second phase of the procedure.

But what are these companies?

- ALTINOK – RITES Joint Venture. TurKEy

-COwI A/S. Denmark

-IRD Engineering Srl Italy

-Italferr SpA Italy

-NET Engineering / IDOM CONSULTING ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURE SAU. ITALY

-SALFO AND ASSOCIATES SA – HILL INTERNATIONAL SA – SYSTEMA CONSULTING SA Greece

The tender for the project was opened at the end of last year, leaving time for companies until the end of January to express their interest, from which the six selected names emerged.

The Vorë-Hani i Hoti railway is one of the lines for which there has been increased attention after the work started on the rehabilitation of the Tirana-Durra line and the new part in Rinas.

The total value of the project is 356 million euros, as it will be co-financed by a number of international financial institutions, where our country has requested loans.

Thus, at least 160 million euros are grants from the Investment Framework in the Western Balkans, 100 million euros are loans from the EBRD and another 100 million euros from the European Investment Bank. The project aims to rehabilitate and build 120 kilometers of railway line.

The project is part of the extension of the Trans-European Main Transport Network TEN-T in the Western Balkans, which will connect Albania to the regional and European railway networks through the pan-European Corridor X.

The Vorë-Hani Hotit railway passes through seven municipalities and crosses the Western Lowlands of Albania, running from South to North. The railway connects the urban centers of Vora, Mamurras, Laç, Milot, Lezha, Shkodra and Koplik.

It crosses the Albania/Montenegro state border at Hani e Hoti (km 140). According to the administrative division, the railway crosses the territories of seven municipalities (Vorë, Krujë, Kurbin, Lezhë, Vau Dejës, Shkodër and Malësi e Madhe).

The existing railway line Vora - Hani i Hotit was built in two stages: from Vora to Laç in the early 1960s, while from Laç to the Albania-Montenegro border, in 1985.

The earthquake of November 29, 2019 interrupted the operation of this line due to the damage to the bridge over the Išem river, but even earlier the speed of passing trains was very low./ Monitor.al