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High Speed Rail: Los Gallardos-Sorbas section of Mediterranean Railway Corridor | Spain

High Speed Rail: Los Gallardos-Sorbas section of Mediterranean Railway Corridor | Spain

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High Speed Rail: Los Gallardos-Sorbas section of Mediterranean Railway Corridor | Spain The city of Almeria lies along the Mediterranean Sea in the province of Andalusia in southeast Spain. Almeria has nearly 200,000 residents and its economy is based largely on agriculture and tourism. Challenge Spain has for several decades been upgrading its rail system to make it compatible with the high-speed network in the rest of Europe. The country is building over 200 km of high-speed rail, including in the Almeria region. Solution Louis Berger, under contract with Spain’s Ministry of Public Works, designed the 8.2 km Los Gallardos-Sorbas section of the high speed rail line known as the Spanish Mediterranean Railway Corridor. The contract included geotechnical and environmental services.The Los Ga

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