The great project of the new M-30 (Madrid first round ring freeway):

[torke]

ABOUT MADRID

Madrid is the capital of Spain in the south of E.U. and is located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula at 667m of altitude and with over 6 million people living in an area of 7995km2 (1,2% of the country). Its GIP is 29% bigger than the E.U. GIP, with some 30.000Euros in 2005. The population of the city itself is 3.228.359 people in an area of 607 km2. The south of the metropolitan area closest to the capital is the most populated, 991.787 people living just in 6 municipalities (Mostoles, Fuenlabrada, Alcorcon, Getafe, Leganés and Parla) which formed what is called "the great south".[B]

Some net/other threads posted pics:
http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/6664/madrid480av4lk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/927/madrid491tw0qh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/7279/madrid2039yu2ml.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/6475/royalpalace7kr.png (http://imageshack.us)
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/3578/madrid2135ho1rc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/3108/panotorres0wz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[B]The Madrid Metro is one of the most extensive and fastest-growing metro networks in the world, it is now the second largest metro system in Europe, second only to London's Underground. The metropolitan area of Madrid is also served by an extensive commuter rail network called Cercanías.

Madrid's metro and cercanías network nowadays:
http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/9720/metro1bb.png (http://imageshack.us)http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/1804/cercanias20madrid1is.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Madrid's metro and cercanías network in 2007:
http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/1061/metrodemadrid20078ts.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The area is served by Barajas International Airport with a current passenger volumes range upwards of 44 million passengers per year, putting it in the top 20 busiest airports in the world. Last February the new Terminal 4 became the biggest European airport terminal and it doubled the capacity of the airport to more than 70 Millions passengers per year.

Aereal view of Barajas Airport:
http://photos.airliners.net/photos/middle/0/3/8/0755830.jpg [/URL]
New terminal 4:
http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/3595/800pxbarajasinterior51jd.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Madrid's freeways net is great due to the huge number of vehicles registered in the area and to the ones crossing it in their transit to other iberian peninsula areas.

http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/4815/greatmadridsketchmapofmainhigh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[torke]

Madrid's first/inner freeway round ring of its 4 ones is called M-30 and carries over 330.000 cars/day.
M-30 is 30km long and it was started to built in the late sixties.
Now a days M-30 is changing completely, is being rebuilt to improve those areas of Madrid near it, especially the west side, close to the Manzanares river, the total cost of the proyect is 3.900.000.000 euros and when finished most of the highway will be a tunnel and its capacity will be extended in 100.000 more cars/day.
The name of the project is "Madrid Calle 30" which means "Madrid 30th Street"

[torke]

In this thread we are going to post about the whole MADRID CALLE 30 project.

[torke]

"MADRID CALLE 30" PROJECT

Budget: €3.9 billion
Start: September 2004
End: April 2007

http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/7881/works1ea.png (http://imageshack.us)
http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/2787/m303jj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

1 New "La paloma" interchange (done).
May 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/mayo2005/c3002.jpg
December 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/enero2006/LaPaloma.jpg
2 New "Costa Rica" interchange (done).
December 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/noviembre2005/2.%20Costa%20Rica2.jpg
3 New "Avenida de América" (A-2) interchange (done).
March 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/marzo2005/A2_MARZO.jpg
July 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/julio2005/PICT0159a.jpg
September 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/septiembre2005/3_AVDA_AMERICA.jpg
4 New "O'Donnell" (M-23) interchange (done).
May 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/mayo2005/c3008.jpg
September 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/septiembre2005/PICT0022.jpg
5 New "Avenida del Mediterraneo" (A-3) interchange (end: september 2006).
May 2005:
http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/1898/c30107ni.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
May 2006:
http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/9835/3967801dx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/8287/imaxe030m19xl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
7.1 New south by pass inner tunnel (end: march 2007).
April 2005:
http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/3606/c30112uy.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
July 2005:
http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/4042/pict0029a4km.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
October 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/octubre2005/By-pass-Sur0080.jpg
December 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/diciembre2005/7.1-PICT0081.jpg
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/diciembre2005/7.1-PICT0043.jpg
January 2006:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/enero2006/BypassSur3.jpg
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/enero2006/BypassSur2.jpg
March 2006:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/marzo2006/bypassSurSur_1.jpg
May 2006:
http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/4909/este21ki.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
7.2 New south by pass outer tunnel (end: march 2007).
April 2006:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/mayo2006/Sur_1.jpg
8 New "South" interchange (A-4) (end: october 2006).
October 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/octubre2005/Embajadores0021.jpg
November 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/noviembre2005/8.%20Embajadores1.jpg
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/noviembre2005/8.%20Embajadores2.jpg
March 2006:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/marzo2006/embajadores_1.jpg
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/marzo2006/embajadores_2.jpg
April 2006:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/abril2006/embajadores_2.jpg
10.1 New tunnel from "Marques de Monistrol" to "Segovia's Bridge" and new underground "Puente del Rey" interchange (A-5) (end: april 2007).
Before:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/imagenes/proyectooeste/10.jpg
Project (new underground "Puente del Rey" interchange):
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/2281/pginasdecalle30proyectooesteco.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Project (new tunnel from "Marques de Monistrol" to "Segovia's Bridge):
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/4883/monistrol1pm.png (http://imageshack.us)
Project under Segovia's Bridge:
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/8735/calle30proyectooestecompletopg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
October 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/octubre2005/Mques.Monistrol-Pte.jpg
December 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/diciembre2005/10.1-PICT0013.jpg
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/noviembre2005/10.1%20Monistro_Pte.Segovia1.jpg
January 2006:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/enero2006/Monistrol.jpg
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/enero2006/Monistrol2.jpg
Abril 2006:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/abril2006/monistrol_segovia_1.jpg
10.2 New tunnel from "Segovia's Bridge" to "San Isidro's Bridge" (end: april 2007).
Before:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/imagenes/proyectooeste/14.jpg
July 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/julio2005/1a.jpg
October 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/octubre2005/Pte.Segovia-Pte.S2.jpg
November 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/noviembre2005/10.2%20Pte.Segovia_Pte.S.Isidro2.jpg
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/diciembre2005/10.2-PICT0029.jpg
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/diciembre2005/10.2-PICT0064.jpg
January 2006:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/enero2006/PteSIsidro.jpg
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/enero2006/PteSIsidro3.jpg
11.1 New tunnel from "San Isidro's Bridge" to "Prague's Bridge" (End: April 2007).
Before:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/imagenes/proyectooeste/18.jpg
Project:
http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/5783/ptesanisidropraga20ta.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
July 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/julio2005/8a.jpg
September 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/septiembre2005/10_ISIDRO_PRAGA.jpg
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/septiembre2005/10_ISIDRO_PRAGA_2.jpg
October 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/octubre2005/Pte.S.IsidroPteP.jpg
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/octubre2005/Pte.S.IsidroPteP2.jpg
December 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/diciembre2005/11.1-PICT0036.jpg
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/diciembre2005/11.1-PICT0034.jpg
March 2006:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/marzo2006/isidroPraga_2.jpg
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/marzo2006/isidroPraga_3.jpg
May 2006:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/mayo2006/isidro_praga_2.jpg
11.2 New tunnel from "Prague's Bridge" to "South interchange (end: april 2007).
Before:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/imagenes/proyectooeste/22.jpg
Project:
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7152/proyectopragasur7jy.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
October 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/octubre2005/Pte.Praga%20NudoSur.jpg
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/octubre2005/Pte.Praga%20NudoSur2.jpg
November 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/noviembre2005/11.2%20Pte.Praga_Nudo%20Sur1.jpg
December 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/diciembre2005/11.2-PICT0047.jpg
April 2006:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/abril2006/praga_sur_1.jpg
May 2006:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/mayo2006/praga_sur_2.jpg
12 New lanes (end: september 2006).
January 2006:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/enero2006/ZonaNoroeste.jpg
February 2006:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/febrero2006/12.%20ILUSTRACION/PICT0075.jpg
March 2006:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/marzo2006/ilustracion_2.jpg
May 2006:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/mayo2006/ilustracion_2.jpg
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/mayo2006/ilustracion_1.jpg
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/mayo2006/ilustracion_2.jpg
14 New "Colmenar" interchange (M-607) (done).
July 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/julio2005/PICT0042a.jpg
September 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/septiembre2005/14_CTRA_COLMENAR_M607.jpg
November 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/noviembre2005/14.%20Colmenar1.jpg
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/noviembre2005/14.%20Colmenar2.jpg
December 2005:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/diciembre2005/14.-PICT0041.jpg
February 2006:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/febrero2006/14.%20COLMENAR/PICT0017.jpg
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/febrero2006/14.%20COLMENAR/PICT0028.jpg
March 2006:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/marzo2006/colmenar_3.jpg
Mayy 2006:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/mayo2006/colmenar_1.jpg
http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/galeria/mayo2006/colmenar_2.jpg

[LtBk]

Why can't the reset of Western Europe be like Spain?

[pacopaco]

Hi

I'm from Madrid too, i would like to show you a big map with all the road network of the metropolitan zone of Madrid. You will understand the importance of the M30 ring in our road network and what's being done. The map pic is so big ( 7 Mbytes ) so if you have low speed connection, please do right buttom+"save as" to have it in you computer.

MAPA DE CARRETERAS DE LA GRAN MADRID (http://three.fsphost.com/road/bb.jpg)

Or if you want to access to it directly:


http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/8797/bbth8yp.jpg (http://three.fsphost.com/road/bb.jpg)

Regards! :cheers:

[AdemA]

That is a great project for Madrid and the people who live there, congrats.

GO Gallardon!:D

[Vrysxy]

i love Madrid

[The Cebuano Exultor]

What then is it about Spain that the rest of Western Europe doesn't have? :?

[FOLK]

Thanks Torke:)

Excuse for my english:

MANZANARES- Madrid M-30

This is the real reason to make this work, open a new big green zone around the Manzanares river(near of the centre of the city).

The M-30 running through the centre of van Madrid will be routed underground through a 6 km long passage with four junctions.
This operation will result in the small river valley reversing the front and back of the city. The municipality of Madrid set up an international design competition. The invited architects included Herzog & de Meuron (Switzerland), Dominic Perrault (France), O.M.A. Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón of Madrid announced the winner in a city hall press conference. First prize was given to the design proposal from West 8 landscape architects together with the local architecture offices Burgos & Garrido Arquitectos s.l., Porras & La Casta Arquitectos s.c.p. and Rubio & Álvarez-Sala Arquitectosis. The design is based on a park with five streams, one boulevard and a spectacular land bridge.

The place (on the photo) is the tunnel 10.1 to 11.2.(+-7km)
http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/2787/m303jj.jpg

Before:
http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/3708/m30a8qh.jpg
After:
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/4792/m309ea.jpg

Tunnel:
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/4883/monistrol1pm.png

Winner project:

Proyecto ganador:

http://www.espinillo.org/barrio/novedades/m30/20051130-alfombra-verde/alfombra-verde-gr.jpg

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/4062/m300021bd.jpg

Proyecto Garrido y West 8:(Ganador)

Panoramica----------------->
http://www.munimadrid.es/Medios/MostrarDocumento?CODIGONOTICIA=18942&CODIGODOCUMENTO=22293

Imagenes del proyecto ganador:

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/9206/vbbng0.th.jpg (http://img253.imageshack.us/my.php?image=vbbng0.jpg)
http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/4899/tgpb7.th.jpg (http://img409.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tgpb7.jpg)
http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/9523/salonpinos2uajo3.th.jpg (http://img409.imageshack.us/my.php?image=salonpinos2uajo3.jpg)
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3903/parquearganzuela4aufd4.th.jpg (http://img181.imageshack.us/my.php?image=parquearganzuela4aufd4.jpg)
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9120/nbal4.th.jpg (http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nbal4.jpg)
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/6172/ghdu2.th.jpg (http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ghdu2.jpg)
http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/857/centroartes8lqpq8.th.jpg (http://img409.imageshack.us/my.php?image=centroartes8lqpq8.jpg)
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/8277/bnvbac3.th.jpg (http://img181.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bnvbac3.jpg)
http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/1036/bnvoq7.th.jpg (http://img409.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bnvoq7.jpg)
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/6039/bnndv9.th.jpg (http://img181.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bnndv9.jpg)
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/4230/bnnx6.th.jpg (http://img259.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bnnx6.jpg)
Ahora una imagen del polemico deposito mirador del Calderon(no se ve muy bien..lo siento:)).Del proyecto de Garrido:


http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/1937/hpim30728qcgc4.th.jpg (http://img329.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hpim30728qcgc4.jpg)


Pasarelas . Son las del proyecto de West 8 y Garrido:
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/679/hpim30864pjjt1.th.jpg (http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hpim30864pjjt1.jpg)
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/6383/hpim30859mvts9.th.jpg (http://img168.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hpim30859mvts9.jpg)
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/3728/hpim30854qayt0.th.jpg (http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hpim30854qayt0.jpg)
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/3236/hpim30842vtca6.th.jpg (http://img168.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hpim30842vtca6.jpg)
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/2451/hpim30823yynk1.th.jpg (http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hpim30823yynk1.jpg)



Una atraviesa todo el matadero.:)




Cosas posibles de otros proyectos:

Pasarelas del proyecto de Perrault:

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/7392/madridmanzanares03p2ivpe9.th.jpg (http://img253.imageshack.us/my.php?image=madridmanzanares03p2ivpe9.jpg)
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/2666/694472442f3da518e7oic3.th.jpg (http://img259.imageshack.us/my.php?image=694472442f3da518e7oic3.jpg)


La unica imagen de un edificio alto en el proyecto de Navarro Baldeweg que tengo es esta..se que no se ve muy bien pero os podeis hacer una idea.:)Aunque no es demasiado alto.

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/4600/hpim31306elyr5.th.jpg (http://img259.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hpim31306elyr5.jpg)

Paseo de las flores de Jacques Herzog y Pierre de Meuron:

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/1413/wwer3qbtk7.th.jpg (http://img181.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wwer3qbtk7.jpg)
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/4605/694472436258944c95oud7.th.jpg (http://img259.imageshack.us/my.php?image=694472436258944c95oud7.jpg)


Una seccion longitudinal del paseo de las flores:

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/5633/hpim30700imte8.th.jpg (http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hpim30700imte8.jpg)



Aunque estaria preciosa saliendo de la plaza de la Armeria..creo que no saldra desde alli..:(

Mas informacion M30 aqui: http://urbanscraper.blogspot.com/search/label/M30

[vioredma]

The whole project is amazing,dazzling,stunnig...love live our Mayor,Mr.Gallardón!!!

http://www.arco.ifema.es/arco05/feria_virtual/galerias/imgs/agra_gallardon.jpg

http://imgserv.ya.com/galerias2.ya.com/img/1/15cd3557131f248i3.jpg

[Verso]

I love this thread!

[Gatis]

Am working at similar (but 3.5 times smaller) project in Riga :) Am happy to see that Madrid did the thing we are only dreaming and planning.
These pictures are extremely impressive. Gives me idea that we should make landscape aerophotographs of our route before the start of works - would come in handy later to show to the public. (...now I am thinking how much it will cost and whom to hire :D )

[Justme]

Madrid is simply amazing!

[Nacho_82]

awesome compilation, keep it up :D

[Frog]

I like how projects simply seem to get done over there! impressive

[Ragnak]

so beautiful

[mr.x]

wow!!!!!!! awesome!

[sojourner truth ™]

Spain is really having an economic miracle since the 70's.

[torke]

I finally updated the 4th post:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=9044906&postcount=4


And what do you think about this:
http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/2281/pginasdecalle30proyectooesteco.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

A huge interchange all underground!!!

Has someone more info about this interchange? Plans, pictures...

[torke]

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/8782/hpim30570ke.jpg
I really like the way the tunnel exits looks like they come from the water!!!! Amazing!!
http://static.flickr.com/15/69447244_2f3da518e7_o.jpg

[Skylandman]

thanks Torke for all those pics and info!!! great thread!

[I-275westcoastfl]

Madrid has some kick ass freeways! :cheers:

[RACINCPIX]

Torke, Thank you so much for showing us this. I have often wondered what Madrid was like, and you have shown me a great deal that I have not been able to find anywhere else.
Naturally, most sites only show the "tourist stuff", museums, churches, festivals, etc. You have brought the city of Madrid to life for me, and made it real.
Perhaps, one day, if I am very fortunate, I'll be able to visit there.
Your photos have made certain that I want to visit Madrid.

[FOLK]

International design competition

More:
www.urbanscraper.com

First prize was given to West 8 with locals architecture offices (but the best parts of the others projects will take part in de final project)

Projects:


The municipality of Madrid set up an international design competition. The invited architects included Herzog & de Meuron (Switzerland), Dominic Perrault (France), O.M.A. Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón of Madrid announced the winner in a city hall press conference. First prize was given to the design proposal from West 8 landscape architects together with the local architecture offices Burgos & Garrido Arquitectos s.l., Porras & La Casta Arquitectos s.c.p. and Rubio & Álvarez-Sala Arquitectosis.


Kazuyo Sejima y Ryue Nisgizawa:

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Dominique Perrault:

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Jacques Herzog y Pierre deMeuron:

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Peter Eisenman:
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Jose Maria Ezquiaga Dominguez:

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www.urbanscraper.com

[fernlope]

Does anyone has the video of waht´s going to look like i will love to see it?

anyone knows where can i download it or see it?

tks

[Enzo911]

Qué gran oportunidad

[zazo]

But this project is not the only one madrid has, there're THOUSANDS..the city is actually being built again, incredible!

All the historic center is being remodelated, the greatest museums rebuilt, new financial districts raised, new quarters, new avenues, new parks, new metro and train stations........thousands......

If i can i'll post all i find about this, and i ask for everyone, specially spaniards, to get all the information they can from the spanish forum (a huge forum)
Whatever you wanna know about spain and madrid is in FORO DE RASCACIELOS ESPAÑOLES forum ( bottom of the website)

[torke]

I have updated again the 4th post:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showp...906&postcount=4

[SuperDog]

W - O - N - D - E - R - F - U - L - L.

Well done Madrid. Open space are for people to enjoy...cars are out of sight.

[FJP]

Look this beauties.... :drool:

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5155/s300web3r5zi.jpg

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5392/tuneladoraduro21wm.jpg

More info here (http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/m30_madrid/)

[torke]

REALLY COOL LINK FOR THIS THREAD, THANKS FJP:

http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/m30_madrid/

[elgoyo]

Muy interesante, sobre todo muy inovador lo que son los puentes peatonales y el paseo de las flores.
Se ve muy interesante ese arco en la plaza real, entre el palacio real y la catedral, a mi me encanto, solo que no se lo que opine la gente de insertar ese elemento en la plaza.
En cuanto al resto de parques y vialidades, mis respetos para Madrid, esto le dara una cara nueva a la ciudad.

[Carretero]

Here you have a video collection from the promotional DVD which has been edited by the Madrid Council.

http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/Pres1/calle30.htm

I specially recommend you to watch the "Proyecto Madrid Rio" video, it's about the works along River Manzanares; and "Bypass Sur" video, about the construction of a 3km-tunnel to reduce surface traffic.

[torke]

Here you have a video collection from the promotional DVD which has been edited by the Madrid Council.

http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/Pres1/calle30.htm

I specially recommend you to watch the "Proyecto Madrid Rio" video, it's about the works along River Manzanares; and "Bypass Sur" video, about the construction of a 3km-tunnel to reduce surface traffic.


REALLY REALLY INTERESTING!!!!!! THANKS FOR THE LINK CARRETERO

[TopperCity]

Neat!

[sojourner truth ™]

I wnat this... in manila

[TopperCity]

big idea!

[Extrematurensis]

I am from Madrid, although I am living in the countryside in southwestern Spain, but Madrid is in my heart. Many times Madrid and the rest of Spain don´t get the international projection they deserve. But I am sure that projects like these ones are what we need.

The future is brilliant if Spaniards keep working hard. I have being living is the UK for 4 years and at the begining we the Spaniards believe that Spain is not up to the level of the resto of EU members. It is only when you move abroad and check the reality, that you realize that Spain is great and have things to improve but others that lead the way.

Maybe this kind of complex that we have is helping us to improve. When you think that you are doing things worse than others you try to improve. Other countries think they are better than the rest and they are just falling behind, because they don´t realize that they also need to improve.


Just a thought.

[Verso]

^ A good thought actually. I also never thought of Spain as one of the most important countries in Europe (appart from its tourism), but I've changed my mind in recent years. Spain is an emerging European nation and that's good!

[FOLK]

New south by pass. Tunnel

M-30 EPB Tunnel Boring Machine

Dimensions of the Earth Pressure Balance type TBM make it the largest one ever built to date in the world.Cutting head.
Diameter: 15 m
TBM-EPB Length: 14 m
TBM-EPB Weight: 3,600 TBack up
Length: 146 m.
Weight: 1,300 TOverall dimensions
Length: 160 m.
Total weight: 4,900Main bearing (manufactured in a sole piece)
Diameter: 8.7 m.
Weight: 50 TCutting progress
Average daily advance rate is 20 m per day.Total power installed
1,500 kw.


MORE M30 IN THIS BLOG:
http://urbanscraper.blogspot.com/search/label/M30



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PDF tunnel .Tizona:
http://www.munimadrid.es/Medios/MostrarDocumento?CODIGONOTICIA=26998&CODIGODOCUMENTO=32074

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MORE M30 IN THIS BLOG:
http://urbanscraper.blogspot.com/search/label/M30

[valhar2000]

Maybe this kind of complex that we have is helping us to improve. When you think that you are doing things worse than others you try to improve. Other countries think they are better than the rest and they are just falling behind, because they don´t realize that they also need to improve.


Just a thought.

I think that this sort of inferiority complex can also give rise to two other attitudes:

1) Thinking that there's a good reason you are so far behind, therefore it is useless to even try; you're just going to fail.

2) You are not inferior! You are actually superior! It looks like you are inferior to other people, true, but that is just because they are blinded by their capitalist, imperialist passions.

The latter is not all that common in Spain, although it is not hard to find people in Madrid who think like that. The former is very common, and has been since before I was born; certainly during my entire life.

There is now tension between groups of people who advocate Extrematurensis' view, and the people who advocate the ones I have epxlained. Mr. Gallardón obviously advocates improving Madrid as much as possible, and he has many supporters, but the rest of the people criticize him very harshly, claiming that he is only flushing money down the drain (or into his pockets).

We will have to see which if the competing ideals wins in the end, and I am sure that the success of this project will play a big part in that.

[cyberjaya]

the whole project is amazing. I'll need to rent a car when I visit Madrid.

[FJP]

Two new videos of Dulcinea and Tizona (the TBMs)
Sorry, but are in spanish.

http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/video/By-Pass%20Sur256%20OK.wmv

http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/video/TUNELADORA%20CALE%20TIZONA%20256.wmv

[torke]

Great videos, it is really amazing what is happening down there!

[FOLK]

Two new videos of Dulcinea and Tizona (the TBMs)
Sorry, but are in spanish.

http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/video/By-Pass%20Sur256%20OK.wmv

http://www.munimadrid.es/Principal/EnlacesHome/Calle30/video/TUNELADORA%20CALE%20TIZONA%20256.wmv

Great videos:)

[Dreamliner]

Wow! Really impressive. Viva Madrid!

[geno]

I have a BIG question . I like this project but i DON"t LIKE the ideea of demolishing vicente calderon . SO I wanna ask someone who really knows when they gonna demolish the stadium>??????????????????????I love atletico and calderon but i didn't have the time to visit it and I dont want to miss it . I heard that atletico will play in stadium olimpic (peineta) is that stadium already built????????????? Do you think is tha last seson for atletico in calderon????????????

[valhar2000]

The deal for the sale fo the Calderon is not yet made; in fact, that particular part of the project is paralized right now, and the cars that use the M30 will use the current track to drive through that part of the highway.

The team is expected to play its games in the Peineta until their new stadium (which will be built further away from the center of Madrid, in a less expensive piece of land) is complete. The difference between what they get from the sale and what they spend on the new stadium will be used to pay the team's debt.

Since the price of the land the stadium stands on is so high, the Local Government will sell about half of the acquired land to developers, in order to offset the cost of the land while still leaving enough space to dig the tunnels and build a park.

So, it seems, there is no way to save your beloved stadium. Look not, however, to the past, and cast instead your gaze toward the bright future that awaits the Team in its new home!

[oduguy1999]

WOW, these projects blow me away. I love Madrid, its so dynamic and exciting. Definitely a Project befitting a top 8 global economy.

[newyorkrunaway1]

this is an extraordinary project!!! I would love if the US would build projects like this.

!!!

[valhar2000]

Well, there is the Boston Big Dig, which is similar but even larger. They did take 20 years to do it, though, which sucks.

[SkyLerm]

^^I've seen that in a discoverys' documentary, that was really impressive and huge work, i love that kind of construction sites :)

[valhar2000]

Well, yes, but ours is cooler. For no particular reason; it just is. :runaway:

[balasto]

Entrance of one recently opened strech (cut and cover):

http://img351.imageshack.us/img351/6172/mostrardocumentohf3.jpg

[SkyLerm]

Great picture, actually there are 3 tunnel stretches opened since last wednesday.

[ChrisZwolle]

Great. I think Madrid has one of the best motorway networks of any city in Europe.

[FOLK]

3 M30 EPB Tunnel Boring Machine

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Dimensions of the Earth Pressure Balance type TBM make it the largest one ever built to date in the world.Cutting head.
Diameter: 15 m
TBM-EPB Length: 14 m
TBM-EPB Weight: 3,600
TBack up Length: 146 m.
Weight: 1,300 TOverall dimensions
Length: 160 m.
Total weight: 4,900Main bearing (manufactured in a sole piece)
Diameter: 8.7 m.
Weight: 50 TCutting progress
Average daily advance rate is 20 m per day.
Total power installed 1,500 kw.

MORE IN THIS blog:
http://urbanscraper.blogspot.com/search/label/TUNELADORA

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MORE pics and videos of m30:
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[FOLK]

Today.
http://urbanscraper.blogspot.com/search/label/M30

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[firmanhadi]

Awesome project. Hats off to Senor Gallardón for making this possible. Congratulations.

[Vrysxy]

Madrid kicks ass hehe.

[balasto]

Video by PRoViDeZ posted in the Madrid subforum. It shows some of the new tunnels. The first strech (7:30-5:05) was made with an EPB boring machine, and the other ones were made using cut&cover :) .

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[Rebasepoiss]

:omg: Now that's what I call impressive.

[ChrisZwolle]

Great video! Most of the M30 is underground, right? Madrid motorways system is the best of any agglomeration in Europe, or even the world.

I think this video is made on the southwest side of Madrid? I saw Badajoz on the signs.

[valhar2000]

Not all of it; in fact, not even most of it. The M30 is pretty long, as a matter of fact.

They have buried about 12km on the west side, added two tunnels about 4km long each to the south side, buried several kilometers of the A5 highway (the one that goes to Badajoz), buried about 1 or 2km on the North, and they've also done all sorts of works on the intersections between the M30 and the outgoing highways.

In my opinion, there is still a lot of work left to be done, but they'll probably have to stop and catch their breath. :)

[aussiescraperman]

did that entire cost only 450million euros!!!!!!!!!damn, that would cost like 6billion euros to do in australia.

looks wicked though, looks liek the tuneel out of I Robot
cheers

[ChrisZwolle]

That's a buy i say :) 1500km more to the north, there is still a section motorway of 7000 meters waiting in the grasslands to be build for 1 billion euro's :nuts:

[balasto]

did that entire cost only 450million euros!!!!!!!!!damn, that would cost like 6billion euros to do in australia.

looks wicked though, looks liek the tuneel out of I Robot
cheers

450 million euros costed one the two by-pass tunnels (7:30-5:05 in the video). The entire stretch showed in the video costed ~1.5 billion euros, but that figure also includes the tunnels for the opposite direction :omg: .

[frozen]

Shocking! thank you

[ChrisZwolle]

But why the hell is that guy sticking to the middle lane?

[Stifler]

That's amazing. I can't wait to see it in person.

[valhar2000]

But why the hell is that guy sticking to the middle lane?

So that the people who are entering the highway and the slowpokes won't bother him; it's pretty much the standard way to drive around here, though they do teach us to stick to the right in driving school...

[juanpe_r]

I drove yesterday along the tunnel from A3 to A5...about.....18km??? It´s incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ChrisZwolle]

That's more like 12 kilometer. But still impressive though.

[torke]

M-30 project is finished, ill post some pictures!

[ChrisZwolle]

Bump

How's the progress on the northern side? (Avenida de Illustración). Some project maps show a tunnel there, but it's not completed according to Google Earth.

GE recently updated it's imagery, and you can see the works on the west side is pretty much done. (how they did that so fast is beyond me).

[hoosier]

Damn, Madrid has something like four beltways with plans for a fifth.

[Saltillo2006]

Amazing......... !!

I have been several times in Madrid ( Im from Saltillo Mexico ) but never paid attention on the M30........ Im amazed ! it is great......

We are years behind that technology in Latin America.....

wow !

congrats Madrid !!

[Mateusz]

When M50 will be finished ?