Budimex won the prestigious Top Builder award for the modernisation of the E-59 railway line, Rokietnica – Wronki section. On Thursday, May 18, at the Olympic Center in Warsaw, the jury of the competition selected the most innovative and high-quality projects in the Polish construction industry. This is another year in a row that Budimex has received the Top Builder award.
The reconstruction of track systems and accompanying infrastructure on the E-59 railway line on the Rokietnica – Wronki section carried out by Budimex is part of the Poznań Główny – Szczecin Główny railway line. As part of the contract concluded with PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe, worth PLN 556 million net, the modernization covered the track surface, overhead contact line, power supply, repair and modernization of engineering structures, as well as the reconstruction of platforms and rail-road crossings.
The E-59 line is part of the international transport route from Malmö to Vienna, Budapest and Prague. It is the shortest connection from Scandinavia to Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans.
– Thank you very much for this distinction. We are glad that the implementation of this investment has been appreciated, as it is of strategic importance for the entire Polish rail transport. The modernization was primarily aimed at increasing the attractiveness of the transport offer for passengers by shortening the travel time and improving the comfort of travel. At the same time, we would also like to thank our employees, partners and the ordering party,” says Dariusz Taraszkiewicz, Regional Director of Budimex SA.
– All works on this investment were carried out with active rail traffic. The project included m.in. construction of a bridge over the Warta River in Wronki. The innovation of this technical solution consisted in the use of a load-bearing structure, the main element of which is a three-span composite structure in the form of a single steel girder (lattice) with a reinforced concrete mating slab. It is a unique and the first structure of this type in Poland used by Budimex. The length of the bridge in the axes of the expansion joints is 193 metres,” added Paweł Chlasta, Contract Director at Budimex SA, who also received the award on behalf of the general contractor.
The scope of work carried out by the general contractor included, m.in:
• development of 76.383 km of tracks and 60 pcs. Junctions
• construction of the overhead contact line with supporting structures for mainline tracks and main tracks with a total length of 82.02 km,
• reconstruction of 2 railway stations: Szamotuły and Wronki and 3 stops: Pamiątkowo, Baborówko and Pęckowo,
• reconstruction of 10 platforms with small architecture and adapting them to the needs of people with reduced mobility,
• construction or reconstruction: 17 bridges, 2 viaducts, 12 culverts, retaining structure,
• construction of 2 crossings under the tracks in Szamotuły and Wronki,
• modernization of 20 rail-road crossings (3 category A and 17 category B items).
As part of the completed works, the following m.in were used:
• 50 km of DSM displacement columns to strengthen the subgrade,
• Over 18 km of prefabricated reinforced concrete piles,
• Over 0.5 million tons of aggregates.
Top Builder is one of the most prestigious awards on the Polish construction market. It is a distinction for the highest quality products: novelties and innovations, including proven material, technological and construction solutions. The jury also appreciates the design and implementation work as well as modern tools to improve the management of companies and projects. Buildings that are distinguished by the high quality of the designed architecture, often timeless form, reliability of workmanship, requiring high qualifications and industry specialization, with quality certificates of modern materials used in the buildings and interesting pro-ecological solutions are also evaluated.
In 2022, Budimex received the Top Builder award for the construction of the PKN Orlen Research and Development Centre in Płock.
