The Ferrocarril Central de Uruguay project involved the construction and maintenance of 273 kilometers of railroad tracks connecting the port of Montevideo with Paso de los Toros. This project, one of the most important for the country’s multimodal transportation system, has allowed freight trains to run at 80 kilometers per hour, with a capacity of 22.5 tons per axle.

In addition to the double track sections, more than 40 new or reinforced bridges were built and secondary and industrial access track sections were designed to optimize logistics.

Our role in the drainage project

We worked for IDOM in the executive project for the drainage of the entire railroad. Our work included the collection of information, as well as the calculation and design of the longitudinal and transversal drainage works to guarantee the stability and durability of the tracks.

In detail, we design:

• Longitudinal drainage: 266 km, divided into 222 km of ditches in rural areas, 40.5 km of conduits in urban areas and 3.5 km of trenches.
• Transversal drainage: 274 culverts, of which 162 had a diameter greater than 0.8 meters and 112 had a span between 1 and 1.8 meters.
• Bridges: 128 structures, including 61 culvert bridges, 59 bridges of different spans, 4 multi-span bridges and the reinforcement of 4 existing bridges.

We are proud to have contributed our expertise in drainage engineering to this landmark project in Uruguay’s railway infrastructure.