Danya Cebus wins 100 million shekel tender for M2 metro line works

Danya Cebus has won a NTA tender to execute the second phase of preparatory works at the Segula depot for the M2 metro line, valued at over 100 million shekels, Calcalist has learned. These works constitute another stage in preparing the infrastructure for the entry of major contractors for the metro's Infra-1 works.

Danya Cebus was selected after the company Denrail had already carried out the preliminary works phase and advanced the site readiness at the Segula depot. The works at the depot, which spans approximately 350 dunams, will include diverting a stream passing through the complex area, earthworks of approximately 1 million cubic meters, the construction of retaining walls with a total length of about 2 km, and preparing the site for the construction of the Petah Tikva-Segula metro station. The depot will serve in the future for the maintenance, operation, and storage of M2 line trains.

Parallel to the works at the depot, works have begun in the Kfar Ganim area for the construction of the first launch shaft for the M2 line. This is infrastructure that will later be used to lower the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) underground, from which the mining of the metro tunnels will begin. The shaft is expected to reach a depth of about 35 meters, equivalent to the height of a 12-story building. The TBM will be lowered into the shaft using a dedicated crane, and after its assembly, its underground work will begin. In the Gush Dan metro project, about 24 TBMs are expected to operate simultaneously, which illustrates the engineering and operational scale of the project.

The M2 line itself is expected to stretch for about 26 km and include 22 stations. It will connect Petah Tikva, Givat Shmuel, Bnei Brak, Givatayim, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, and Holon, and is expected to transport more than half a million passengers per day. Along the line's route are major demand centers, including Bar-Ilan University, the HaShalom and Kirya complex, Habima Square, Carmel Market, and the Wolfson Medical Center.

The completion of the M2 line is expected to affect not only the public transport system but also the accessibility of major employment, commerce, and service centers in the metropolis, and it is considered the most central line in the metro system.

"The infrastructure works at the Segula depot are preparing the ground for the construction of the depot complex and the station, while the works on the launch shaft bring the project closer to the stage where the first TBMs will begin operating underground," said Tal Malka, Director of the Construction Division for the M2 line at NTA.