OHLA begins construction of a pedestrian and bicycle crossing over the high-speed railway line in Valladolid
June 12, 2023
OHLA has begun work on the construction project for the new pedestrian and bicycle crossing between Estación and Guipúzcoa streets, which will connect Padre Claret with Andalucía, at KP 249+300 of the Madrid- Chamartín- Bif. Venta de Baños High Speed Line, in Valladolid (Spain).
The project will link two neighborhoods of Valladolid separated by the train tracks by means of a reinforced concrete caisson that will be 22.4 meters long, 9 meters wide and 3 meters gauge, and will be built on site in the southern part of the project.
Once the track with a metallic structure has been shored, it will be driven by means of the hydraulic jacking technique. This will allow maintaining the uninterrupted operation of the railway communication, which has two high-speed tracks and a conventional network in the area of action.
Following the identification and rerouting of the affected services, the company is currently progressing with the execution of the pile wall, in which it will use CPI-8 secant piles with lengths of up to 11 meters.
Benefits for the population
This action will enable a new access that will directly connect several key points of the city: Las Delicias Market, CEIP San Fernando and Plaza Circular. In addition, the new crosswalk will include both pedestrian and bicycle access, creating an itinerary that will allow the movement towards the city center of nearly 30,000 residents of the Delicias neighborhood.