Peri formwork used on viaduct for US$2.9 billion railway

Peri has provided the formwork and other services for construction of the Čortanovci Viaduct in Serbia, as part of the new Budapest-Belgrade railway line that will run across the Serbian-Hungarian border.

The Budapest-Belgrade line is a $2.9 billion project that comprises the construction of 350km of high speed rail line, which aims to reduce travel times between the countries from 8 hours to 3 hours.

It forms part of an international railway that will connect the capital cities of Budapest in Hungary, Belgrade in Serbia, Skopje in the Republic of Macedonia and Athens in Greece. One of the largest infrastructure projects currently underway in eastern Europe – the international connection is part of China’s Belt and Road initiative to link Beijing with Europe.

The Čortanovci Viaduct, which is located between Stara Pazova and Novi Sad, is a double-track, open railway line measuring 2.9km long and supported by 59 columns.

Divided into five construction phases, A to E, Peri provided on-site support for sections B and C of the Čortanovci Viaduct, which each measured 642m long.