TRANSPORTS - INFRASTRUCTURES
Metro of Porto - Boavista’s Line and
Roundabout
SOBRE
FACTOS
GEG’s scope of work comprised the whole design of the new Boavista
Line and the insertion project of the Metro in the Boavista Roundabout,
in Porto’s city.
Ano: 2003-2008
Cliente: Metro do Porto
Serviços:
The Boavista’s Line, if it is built, will have an extension of approximately
7 km, connecting Porto to its neighbour city Matosinhos. An important
role was performed for the urban requalification of the longest avenue in
the city, “Avenida da Boavista”, as it involved the renovation of the
entire surface area and existing infrastructures.
EQUIPA
Significant architecture intervention with inherent environmental and
social benefits as well as requalification of this part of the city will be
promoted by the construction of this metro line.
LOCALIZAÇÃO
Porto, Portugal
In order to prepare the Avenida da Boavista to receive the metro line in the future, GEG designed and supplied
on-site support for the avenue’s urban requalification (footways, infrastructures deviations) during 2004 and 2005.
The Boavista Line required a deep urban renovation with a special reference to the metro insertion project taking
place at one emblematic zone of the city – the Mouzinho de Albuquerque Square, better known as the Boavista
Roundabout. The architectural design for the roadways, sidewalks and park rehabilitation was performed by the
prestigious architects Siza Vieira and Souto Moura.
The intervention at the Boavista Roundabout, for the insertion of the metro, included the surrounding urban
planning, a building rehabilitation (500 m2) for a coffee and restaurant, a pedestrian tunnel and the consequent
deviation of all infrastructures (stormwater drainage, wastewater, electricity, telecommunications and gas).
The aim of the pedestrian tunnel is to connect the existing metro station called Casa da Música to the future
station of Avenida da Boavista, having along the tunnel exterior accesses to the street 5 de Outubro and to the
Casa da Música building. This 300 meters long tunnel inserts in a moderately dense zone, in terms of edifications
and streets, and with intense traffic. To go through the tunnel, people may use a conveyor system.
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The structural solution for the tunnel consists of a reinforced concrete pile wall, with piles of 600 mm in diameter,
spaced of 800 mm. This cantilever wall is topped by a ribbed slab during the construction phase, which includes
prestressed beams.
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