Caracas Metro. El Valle-La Rinconada-Line 3

— Project Description:

The new 4.45km-long extension runs underground from the actual El Valle station to the El Hipódromo and Poliedro area, where it connects to the new railway station of Caracas (La Rinconada) in urban context. The configuration of the metro line is a single-track, twin-tube (2270m-long each) with an internal diameter of 5.2m, located in the Caracas ground comprising alluvial deposits (sand predominates clayey silt and sandy clay with gravels lenses) and schist bedrock (Las Mercedes formation). In 2010 the extension became fully operational between Plaza Venezuela and La Rinconada.

— Description of Services:

Detailed Design of the running tunnels and the Los Jardines station, including Architecture, Structures, Electro-Mechanical equipment, and sanitary facilities. Design of the geotechnical monitoring of the works, technical assistance during construction.