en.Wedoany.com Reported - The naming ceremony for the first tunnel boring machine for Lot 1 of the Grand Paris Express Line 15 East section was recently held. The TBM has been named Rita, after Rita Ayoub, a design engineer at Eiffage Génie Civil.

The TBM is about to begin excavating a 5.2 km tunnel section between Bobigny – Pablo Picasso and Bondy – Marcel Dassault. A total of four tunnel boring machines will be deployed for Lot 1 of the Line 15 East section.

In December 2023, a consortium led by Eiffage Group and several construction companies was awarded the design and build contract for the Bobigny to Champigny-sur-Marne section of Line 15. As the project lead, Eiffage Génie Civil is responsible for excavating 17 km of tunnels, constructing 6 new stations, 15 service structures, and 2 tunnel portal structures, as well as the Rosny operational centre. Eiffage Construction is responsible for infrastructure and ancillary works, Eiffage Énergie Systèmes for electrical installations, high and low voltage systems, and electromechanical equipment, and Eiffage Rail for track laying.

The Grand Paris Express is a large-scale rail transit project currently under construction in the Paris region. Line 15 is a crucial part of the ring line, and the East section project will further connect multiple municipalities in eastern Paris. The naming of this TBM marks the imminent official start of tunnelling works for the East section.

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