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January 2018

Peru: TechWall® walls for Uchumayo highway

2020-01-14T11:33:52+00:00January 22nd, 2018|Peru, Project|

Consisting of a two-lane low-level route for heavy vehicles plus two surface-level connector roads for urban traffic, this project was initially designed with conventional reinforced concrete walls. By proposing an alternative solution based on the use of TechWall® prefabricated walls with counterforts, Geoquest generated both time and budget [...]

December 2017

Burkina Faso: Geoquest will enable to ease traffic flow in Ouagadougou

2025-06-18T13:07:31+00:00December 13th, 2017|Archives|

In Burkina Faso, Geoquest is involved in the construction of Ouagadougou’s northern interchange, creating 12,000 m² of Reinforced Earth® access ramps. The construction works, located in the heart of the city, were commissioned by the Ministry of Infrastructure who awarded the contract to Sogea-Satom (VINCI Construction International Network). The interchange [...]

November 2017

July 2017

Diori and Katako interchange projects in Niger

2025-06-17T09:48:42+00:00July 4th, 2017|Archives|

Geoquest France takes part to the Diori and Katako interchange projects in Niger. In Niamey, capital of Niger, located on the Niger River in the far west of the country, as part of the Diori and Katako interchange projects, Geoquest France provides the design, supply [...]

January 2017

Geoquest’s highlights in 2016

2025-06-17T09:48:31+00:00January 6th, 2017|Archives|

An overview of Geoquest's projects in 2016, among which: - Demir Kapija Bridge, Macedonia - Heads of the Valleys, United Kingdom - Herb Parkway, Canada - La Concordia Bridge, Mexico - SEA high-speed rail line, France - Muak Leak Reservoir, Thailand - The Northwest [...]

December 2016

Venezuela – Reinforced Earth® walls for the “Cinta Costera”

2025-06-18T13:06:33+00:00December 7th, 2016|Archives|

In Vargas State, Freyssinet-Geoquest is constructing Reinforced Earth® walls for the new 17-km long seafront In 2016 the Vargas State authorities launched a major project to construct a 17-km seafront in northern Venezuela, between the cities of Punta de Mulatos and Macuto. Freyssinet – Geoquest Venezuela was chosen to construct the walls of the works, using their [...]

November 2016

August 2016

Rio de Janeiro – Geoquest walls for the Transolimpica BRT Expressway

2025-06-17T09:47:41+00:00August 8th, 2016|Archives|

On Monday, July 4, 2016, Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), inaugurated the new express line BRT (bus rapid transit) Transolimpica. This is, for the Brazilian capital of one of the most important infrastructure in decades. Geoquest (Brazil), being responsible for the design, supply and technical [...]

July 2016

First trials on the new high speed line SEA

2025-06-17T09:47:34+00:00July 27th, 2016|Archives|

First trials on the new high-speed railroad South-Europe-Atlantique (SEA) high-speed line (LGV) linking the city of Tours to Bordeaux have begun and speed will increase up to 352 km/h over the next days on one of the Reinforced Earth® structures supporting a track, where commercial speed of trains [...]

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