Sweden, March 11 -- HOCHTIEF has been awarded a contract to design and expand a 26-kilometer section of the East Link railway line near Stockholm. The project, with an estimated volume of up to around EUR 900 million (9.5 billion SEK), is being developed in collaboration with the client Trafikverket (Swedish transport administrator) as part of a partnership agreement. The subsequent construction phase is scheduled to run until 2034. The OL31 Vagnharad project, located southwest of Stockholm, is part of the planned 160-kilometer East Link rail connection between Jarna and Linkoping. The project involves the design and construction of several tunnels and large bridges as well as a train station.HOCHTIEF is currently planning, building, and ex...