Palermo – Catania High-Capacity Rail, Lot 3 Lercara-Caltanissetta Xirbi

The project is part of the improvement of the High-Capacity rail line between Palermo and Catania in Sicily. Lot 3 Lercara-Caltanissetta Xirbi forsees the development of 47km of new rail, as well as the construction of more than 22 kilometres of tunnels including interconnections, excavated also by 6 tunnel boring machines. There will also be 11 kilometres of viaducts, 32 kilometres of roadwork and the renovation of the Vallelunga station.

Commissioned by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) of the FS Italiane Group, the project is financed by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).