Name of the Project
Grand Paris Express – Line 15 South, T3C section construction project.

Location
The project will link the underground Fort d’Issy-Vanves-Calmart and the future Villejuif-Louis Aragon stations in Paris, France.

Client
Société du Grand Paris.

Project Description
The project entails the construction of the T3C section of the Line 15 South, which comprises an 8-km-long tunnel, five new stations and eight shafts.

It will include two 10-m-diameter earth pressure balanced tunnel boring machines operating simultaneously, the removal of 3.2-million tonnes of spoil and the placing of more than 470 000 m3 of concrete.

The Villejuif Gustave-Roussy station will connect Line 15 and Line 14 South.

Jobs to be Created
The project is expected to create about 900 jobs.

Value
The project has been estimated at €926-million.

Duration
Not stated.

Latest Developments
The Société du Grand Paris has awarded a consortium – comprising VINCI Construction, which includes VINCI Construction Grand Projects, Dodin Campenon Bernard, VINCI Construction France and Botte Foundations, associated with Spie Batignolles – the contract to build the T3C section of the Line 15 South project.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
VINCI Construction and Spie Batignolles (construction contract).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Société du Grand Paris, email presse.sgp@quaitrois.fr.