(29/10/2013)  The consortium formed by Corsán-Corviam Construcción and Isolux Ingeniería (72%) and Alstom (28%) will be building this 250 M€ -budget turnkey project, which has a 40- month completion time.

The contract, awarded by Enterprise Metro D’Alger (EMA), involves building a complete rail transport system, except for the rolling stock, measuring 14.20 km in length, divided into two sections.

The first of these two sections, the Salamandre-Kharouba section, is 12.2 km in length and includes 20 stations,, making it possible to transport 3,300 passengers / hour in both directions. The other section, the Gare SNTF-La Nouvelle Gare Routière section, is 2 km long and includes 4 stations, making it possible to transport 5,000 passengers / hour in each direction.

The project also includes creating 6 bus-tram transfer points and 10 parking lots, as well as the urban development of different areas. A maintenance centre covering an area of 12 hectares will also be built for the operating tasks and will house the tram depot, the shops and an office building.