Sacyr's Blog

The Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport awarded SIS—a consortium formed by Finninc and Sacyr—a metro section between the towns of Misterbianco and Paternò, as well as an additional section between Monte Po and Misterbianco, which connects to the currently operating line in Catania (Sicily). For this project, we will use an innovative and uncommon TBM known as a Variable Density TBM (VD-TBM). Only about 20 of this kind have been used worldwide.
 

Michelangelo hid in a small room for two months to avoid the vengeance of Pope Clement VII, according to the Bargello Museum in Florence. He used the walls as a canvas and made drawings that are now priceless.

The Milan Hospital, currently under construction by SIS JV (Fininc, 51%; Sacyr, 49%), will remodel a large healthcare complex in the center of Milan, Italy: the Polyclinic Mangiagalli and Regina Elena Hospital. 

Will the mega-bridge first dreamed of by the Romans finally become a reality? That is the aim of the Italian government, which wants to link the Italian peninsula with the island of Sicily. One of the challenges of building this structure will be to make it strong enough to withstand high winds and earthquakes.