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Six consortia bid to build Madrid Metro Line 11 extension
Six construction consortia have bid to build a new section of Madrid Metro Line 11, running from Mar de Cristal to Valdebebas Norte.
The underground route will cover nearly eight kilometres and add four stations.
The Madrid regional government has split the work into two contracts, with a combined budget of €880 million.
The first section, from Mar de Cristal to Hospital Isabel Zendal, is budgeted at €580 million and is scheduled to take 39 months.
The second, from the hospital to Valdebebas Norte, is budgeted at €300 million and is scheduled to take 32 months.
This is part of a wider plan to extend Line 11 into a 33-kilometre diagonal route across Madrid; work is already under way on the section between Plaza Elíptica and Conde de Casal.
The bids will now go through the contract-award process, though no decision date is given.
Six construction consortia have bid to build the next extension of Madrid Metro Line 11.
The project covers an underground stretch of nearly eight kilometres between Mar de Cristal and Valdebebas Norte, with four new stations.
The tender has a budget of €880 million, making it Spain’s largest public works contract of 2026, according to Expansión.
The work is split into two lots, with construction planned to proceed simultaneously.
The extension is part of a planned 33-kilometre diagonal line connecting the southwest and northeast of Madrid.
- Who
- Six consortia of construction companies, including groups involving Acciona, Sacyr, Ferrovial, OHLA, FCC and Copasa.
- What
- They bid to build the extension of Metro Line 11 between Mar de Cristal and Valdebebas Norte.
- When
- The bids had been submitted by 9 October 2026.
- Where
- Madrid, Spain.
- Why
- The extension is intended to expand the metro and connect the southwest and northeast of the capital.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Metro de Madrid awarded the first phase of the Line 11 extension, between Plaza Elíptica and Conde de Casal, to a consortium formed by Acciona, ACS and Rover.
Six consortia submitted offers for the works between Mar de Cristal and Valdebebas Norte.
- Tender budget
- €880 million
- Route length
- Nearly eight kilometres
- New stations
- Four
- Lot 1
- Mar de Cristal to Hospital Isabel Zendal; €580 million and 39 months
- Lot 2
- Hospital Isabel Zendal to Valdebebas Norte; €300 million and 32 months
What people are saying
La participación de los grupos empresariales de referencia en el sector garantiza una amplia competencia durante el proceso de adjudicación y pone de manifiesto el atractivo técnico y la relevancia de trabajar en una de las iniciativas más importantes para el futuro del transporte público madrileño
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