Webuild starts TBM excavation of 4.4-km Melito tunnel on Naples-Bari high-speed rail line

• Webuild started boring the 4.4-km Melito tunnel on the Naples–Bari high-speed rail line using the 12.5-meter “Aurora” TBM.
• The tunnel is part of the Apice–Hirpinia lot, an 18.7-km section with about 13 km in tunnels.
• Work follows completion of the 6.5-km Rocchetta tunnel in May, built in 18 months with the “Futura” TBM.
• The Naples–Bari program includes 145 km of new railway, part of the TEN-T Scandinavian–Mediterranean corridor.
• Webuild’s southern Italy backlog totals more than EUR 16 billion across 21 projects, employing 10,300 people.

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