By lyndamyer
On 26th November 2022, six stations opened their doors to passengers travelling on the city’s new line, following the pass of 58 years of inaugurating Milan’s first underground railway line, while the fifth in chronological order and two more stations opening date will be 4th of July 2023.
Linking the old city center to the eastern part of the city and to other districts to the west, the M4 Line, or Blue Line is due to be completed at the end of 2024.
Presenting a rapid and comfortable light-railway service with the latest safety features, as well as the automatic, driverless trains that are equipped with an intelligent traffic-control system to ensure passengers enjoy their journey in complete safety are the features of this new line will. Once completed, the line will have a capacity of 24,000 passengers every hour in each direction.
Considering that the quantity of emissions is zero in this underground rail line and it will have a positive impact on road traffic by encouraging the use of public transport, the remarkable benefits of this project for both the environment and for those who live and work in Milan is undeniable.
The location of digging the M4 Line is underground along blind tunnels using TBM technology, whereas it is apart from the open air excavation work for the stations, service systems and other structures. In order to consolidating the soil and to ensuring tunneling operations advanced as scheduled, non-polluting, non-toxic and non-hazardous products are being used and the construction phase is significantly focused on environmental sustainability.
Among the exceptionally massive contribution Mapei provided to the project, Mapei UTT specialists have been assisting the waterproofing works with consistent technical service as well as waterproofing membranes and accessories. MAPEPLAN synthetic membranes were used to waterproof the foundations of numerous stations (San Cristoforo, Gelsomini, Segneri,Tolstoj, Washington Bolivar, De Amicis, Vetra, Santa Sofia and San Babila).
Benefiting an expanded range of MAPEPLAN products, installation of a state-of-the-art Vacuum system allows the compartmentalization of the watertight system into small independent sections.
For more information on UTT products and services you can contact:
MAPEI UTT
Via Valtellina, 63, 20159 Milano, Italia
– Tel: +39 0237673 933 / +39 0237673 804
– E-mail: hq.utt@utt.mapei.com
– Or their website
