Actions
Article 2
France and Italy shall ensure the implementation of the following actions in accordance with the timetable set out in Article 3: (a) the cross-border section of the tunnel together with the connecting stations of Saint Jean de Maurienne and Susa. (b) access lines on the Italian territory, composed of: (i) upgrading of the existing conventional line – Bussoleno-Avigliana section: — Lot 1: Realization of new technological installations for the management of the traffic on the Bussoleno - Avigliana section; — Lot 2: Elimination of two level crossings at Borgone Susa; — Lot 3: Implementation of the Technical Specifications for Interoperability for Persons with Reduced Mobility in the stations of Sant’Ambrogio, Borgone and Bruzolo; — Lot 4: Construction of two priority tracks with 750 m long modules, one in Condove and one Bruzolo; — Lot 5: Adaptation of the line power supply system through the construction of two new electrical substations,one in Avigliana and one in Borgone; — Lot 6: Demolition of 281 piles of the primary electric line 66 kV; — Lot 7: Acoustic mitigation; — Lot 8: involves the complete replacement of the current electric traction line, the Rete Ferroviaria Italiana standard one, between the Bussoleno and Avigliana stations with a 540 sq mm section and the addition of a 230 sq mm reinforcement feeder, necessary for the correct operation of the line according to the planned future train traffic; (ii) construction of the new line Avigliana-Orbassano section; (iii) rearrangement of the Orbassano marshalling yard including south junction; (iv) connectivity within the Turin railway urban node: — completion of the Turin railway bypass, Porta Susa - Stura section; — upgrading of the high-speed line between Porta Susa and Porta Nuova, new 4,5 km long independent double-track line, and construction of a number of new stops in the Turin railway system; — speeding up the Turin-Genoa line; — infrastructural and technological upgrading of the Turin railway urban node and related lines, and renewal of the centralized circulation management systems or insertion of new centralized circulatio management systems; — new railway bypass from Orbassano to Settimo Torinese - phase 1b “Gronda Merci”. (c) access lines on the French territory composed of: (i) upgrading of the existing conventional line Ambérieu – Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne; (ii) connectivity within the Lyon agglomeration – Lyon railway bypass between Saint-Pierre-de-Chandieu and Dagneux; (iii) construction of the new line between Lyon and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne: — mixed passenger and freight railway line between Grenay and Avressieux; — new freight railway line between Avressieux and Montmélian; — new freight railway line between Montmélian and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.