Herrljunga – Borås track replacement and Centralized traffic control (CTC)

The purpose of why it’s being built

The railway between Herrljunga and Borås, “Älvsborgsbanan”, is in great need of maintenance since it has a low technical standard, which implies a risk of problems for train services. This stretch of railway was built in the late 1800s and is 43 kilometres long.

The objective of the project is to remotely control Herrljunga - Borås as well as to revive the standard of the railway track. By increasing the track standard we make it possible for traffic rerouting from ”Västra stambanan” and enable future capacity increases on Älvsborgsbanan.

About the Project (in general)

The project will involve the replacement of tracks and switches on the “Älvsborgsbanan” that runs between Herrljunga and Borås. This is to increase safety and efficiency for passengers. The Älvsborgsbanan is an important line for rerouting traffic from “Västra stambanan” line. The total length of track to be replaced is about 39 kilometres, and three kilometres located to the three stations. It is also included to do ballast- and banquet cleaning, 11 new track switches, maintenance on nine bridges and more than 20 level crossing measures. Existing ballast contains high percentage of fine grained material, especially in the south part.

The signal system is today a manual system with three manned train stations (Fristad, Ljung, Borås). The project will install CTC (Centralized traffic control) and install totally new signal system on the three stations mentioned above. The three stations will be implemented in one signalling interlocking system, one technical building per station. This lead to three new block posts and seven blocking stretches.

Signalling interlocking systems are provided by another supplier.

Building starts in late 2020 with a contract value of approximately 20-25 million euro.

Type of contract

• The project will have a construction contract where all key figures and construction documents are prepared before the procurement. Because of this building can start directly after signed contract.

• The line is closed for production on night shifts during Autumn 2020 och Spring 2021. From week 29-49 year 2021 the line is totally closed down for production.

• The construction will take place without blocking level crossings. The building contractor is responsible for rerouting the traffic, safety and working environment.

• Swedish Transport Administration will supply material such as rail, sleepers and switches.

• The building contractor will share the site office to be able to work together closely with the Swedish Transport Administration.

• The tender period will be March to May 2020.

• The procedure is according to the Swedish Public Procurement Act.

• The tender will be published in TransQ, a pre-qualifying procurement system.

• For example the project includes:

  • Track replacement on 39 km

  • Banquet and ballast cleaning on 43 km

  • Maintenance on nine bridges

  • Deconstruction and Construction of a new platform for passengers in Ljung

  • More than 20 level crossing measures

  • Security fences

Procurement

We would like for you to be a part of the procurement process later on during the Spring of 2020.

ID06 Company Declaration to be introduced soon

The Swedish Transport Administration's Employer Council has decided to introduce the ID06 Company Declaration as a requirement in future procurements and projects. The requirement will be introduced in spring 2020, when the ID06 Company Declaration is expected to be ready for everyone to use.

The Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) has about 2,500 ongoing projects around Sweden and so it is important to keep track of which companies Trafikverket is working with and also that people in the workplace are who they say they are. With the new ID06 cards, a secure identity is linked to each company and this is controlled. For this reason, Trafikverket will now require ID06 in all our procurements. This is entirely in line with Swedish Construction Federation and the Swedish Building Workers Union’s initiative "Healthy competition and fair building".

“With the aid of the ID06 Company Declaration, we can work with the main contractor to constantly obtain updated reports on what the contracting chain in our projects looks like. We can immediately see if a company has problems and can act accordingly,” says Roger Rang, purchasing strategist at Trafikverket.

It is important that it is the contractors who own the ID06 information. According to Trafikverket’s alignment decision, it is the contractors’ obligation to register projects in the ID06 Company Declaration and to invite Trafikverket’ s project manager. The contractor will also be required to register and maintain the hierarchy of subcontractors.