INFRASTRUCTURE

PORR and STRABAG's U2 tunnelling works at Matzleinsdorfer Platz

Tunnelling work is being undertaken in Vienna by a consortium of Austria’s two largest construction companies, PORR and STRABAG. Together with its client, Wiener Linien, the consortium is working on the new U2 metro line at Matzleinsdorfer Platz, which is the largest single construction lot in the history of Vienna’s underground railway network.

 The start of tunnelling work in Vienna for the new U2 metro line at Matzleinsdorfer Platz

The start of tunnelling work in Vienna for the new U2 metro line at Matzleinsdorfer Platz

PORR CEO Karl-Heinz Strauss said: "We are applying our cumulative know-how in metro construction here. This project not only promotes sustainability after completion - we are protecting the environment...

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