GVG ENGINEERING

Main infrastructural projects

Cycle/pedestrian path and new road system in Mattinata – Preliminary design of a new one-way local road and a 1 km cycle/pedestrian path to decongest the tourist area of Mattinata village plain (FG).
Cycle/pedestrian path close to the entrance of the touristic harbor of Mattinata – Preliminary design of a new projecting on the cliff close to the harbor. It is supported by cantilevered brackets anchored to the ground in compliance with the functionality of the adjacent coastal road.
SP457 category B variant road in Castell'Alfero (AT) – Preliminary design of a new dual carriageway road approximately 4 km long with a split-level junction and a roundabout with related connecting arms to the existing road system.
Rehabilitation and new second truck of the railway between Ponte S. Pietro – Bergamo. detailed design and shop drawings of the new railway, hydraulic, structures and four minor roads. The railway is about 7 km long, and in addition there are about 2 km of rails in the station.
Bypass road S.P. 216 “Masate – Gessate – Pessano”: preliminary and detailed design - The project consists of roads, structures, geotechnics, hydraulics, safety barriers, road signs, construction phases. The entire project includes about 4 km of rural roads with bike path aside and 3 roundabouts.
Reorganization of the Bari hub Railway - Section south of Bari - Route variant between Bari Central station and Bari Torre a Mare: Detail Design of the railway, of the culvert, of the geotechnics and of the hydraulic system. The project consists of approximately 10 km of double track railway route and approximately 3 km of route where there are 4 tracks side by side with the presence of two stops and a station.
Road rehabilitation and safety improvements for ANAS – Detail Design in order to upgrade road curbs and safety barriers in correspondence of walls, bridges, and embankments to meet Italian technical standard. Project to widen existing roadways to ensure proper passage of heavy vehicles along curves to solve traffic congestion and prevent road safety.
Railway line rehabilitation in Iraq – FIDIC Yellow Book: Preliminary design for the rehabilitation and double-tracking of approximately 153 km of railway line north of Baghdad (from the city of Baiji to Shoura) and preliminary design for approximately 43 km of new railway line from Shoura to Mosul. The rehabilitation project entails double-tracking the existing line in two phases: the first involves widening the railway formation while keeping the existing track operational, while the second involves replacing the current tracks with new track infrastructure compliant with TSI (Technical Specifications for Interoperability). Seven railway stations are being upgraded by extending their sidings, 19 railway bridges are being partially or fully reconstructed, and intersecting road networks are being reconnected with nine new three-span overpasses and one box underpass, while 18 new level crossings are being provided for the remaining secondary roads. Regarding hydraulic works, 269 new culverts are being designed for water drainage.
Marine Offloading Facilities (MOF and EMOF) for an LNG plant – Pre-FEED – Preliminary design of a quay wall and causeway to facilitate the berthing of marine vessels supporting the construction of the onshore plant (Early MOF) and the operation of the LNG Jetty (MOF), located north of the Sierra Grande department (Rio Negro, Argentina) for the development of the Vaca Muerta fields. The Early MOF features a block-type quay approximately 150 m long, connected to the shore by a causeway of about 400 m and equipped with a grounding pad for transoceanic barges capable of transporting plant modules weighing up to 10,000 ton. The MOF, meanwhile, consists of a cellular caisson quay (30x45x16 m) extending approximately 500 m, connected to the LNG Jetty by a steel bridge approximately 120 m long. The site is characterized by daily tidal ranges of approximately 8.5 m and design waves of 4.5 m.
Relocation of the railway between Bari and Bari Torre a Mare: detailed design of about 10 km of main double track railway and about 3 km of secondary double track railway parallel to the main one. The design includes also concrete culverts, geotechnics and hydraulic aspects.
Extraordinary maintenance of bike and pedestrian bridge over the railway Milano – Canzo – Asso at Paderno Dugnano: detailed design. The aim of the design consists in the calculation and check of part of the structure which is damaged.
Rural road at Gessate (Milan) to bypass the centre of the town: detailed design. The project consists of roads, structures, geotechnics, hydraulics, safety barriers, road signs, construction phases. The entire project includes about 4 km of roads with bike path aside and three roundabouts for the connection with existent roads.
Accessibility infrastructures for the intermodal link between Genoa Airport, the city and the port: preliminary and detailed design realized as BIM project – The project consists of roads, structures, geotechnics, hydraulics, safety barriers, road signs, construction phases inside Port of Genoa. The entire project includes about 7 km of roads at grade as well as in viaduct, 4 viaducts in combined structure iron and concrete, a roundabout interchange on double level, L walls and U walls to reduce the occupancy of the ramps, the enlargement of the old highway inside the port to be reused and the demolition of the old ones around the historical Lanterna tower.
Roads close to the new High Speed railway Napoli-Bari: detailed design - The project consists of roads, structures, geotechnics, hydraulics, safety barriers, road signs. The entire project includes about 10 km relevant to 40 rural roads, intersections, roundabout, local roads to access to technological building of the railway. Support concrete structures realized by concrete poles and diaphragms.
Aposazza – Highway A14: detailed design - The project consists of roads, structures, geotechnics, hydraulics, safety barriers, road signs, lighting plant. The entire project includes about 1 km of local road, 3 km of highway ramps, viaducts, culverts, double layer intersection and the remaking of the toll barrier with the relevant buildings.
Demolition and construction of the viaduct on the railway Salerno-San Severino: preliminary design - The project consists of roads and structures. The entire project includes about 1 km of urban road, road intersections, one concrete box tunnel.
Urban Road at Buccinasco: preliminary and detailed design - The project consists of roads, geotechnics, hydraulics, lighting plant and structures. The entire project includes about 1 km of urban double carriageway road with bike path aside.
Storstrom Bridge – Danimarca: preliminary and detailed design - The project consists of roads, railway, structures, geotechnics, hydraulics, safety barriers, road signs, maritime. The entire project includes about 10 km of rural roads, intersections, roundabout, local roads, 7 km of high speed railway and 6 km of bike path. Marine works consist of dredges, quays, slope protection, reclamation, sheet piles.
Isola della Scala intermodal center close to Verona: master plan – road and railway links to the intermodal center and study of the transport organization of the intermodal area.
Enlargement of Bologna highway bypass – Detailed design of 8 concrete box tunnels. These structures are part of the enlargement of the third lane of the highway and consist in the connection between the old existent structure with the new ones.
Strada Nazionale RN9 a Djibouti: detailed design - The project consists of roads, structures, geotechnics, hydraulics, safety barriers, road signs, lighting plant. The entire project includes about 9 km of rural road which crosses 10 different wadi on concrete multiple box culverts. EUROVELO 5 cycle path, Grandate to Rovello Porro section: Preliminary and detail design for approximately 20 km of cycle path in the Lura Valley, including the resolution of adjacent and crossing existing roads and waterways.
Super cycle network as part of the Milan City's Bike-plan: technical and economic feasibility study for approximately 100 km of cycle paths in the Milan metropolitan area.
VENTO cycle path stretch L1 Milan - Pavia macro-section: preliminary design, detail design and construction management of approximately 30 km of cycle path along the Naviglio Pavese channel, with resolution of existing road connections and crossings.
Altedo municipal production area: detail design for a 15,000 m2 yard relevant to a new logistics warehouse. The activity consists of th e design of internal roads, water drainage systems.
Upgrade of the Verona Quadrante Europa railway freight terminal – LOT 1: Standardization of the Verona QE A/P track group to the target module length. Feasibility and detail design of the new multimodal loading and unloading platform, featuring a railway component consisting of a group of eight tracks, each 750 meters long.
Upgrade of the Verona Quadrante Europa railway freight terminal – LOT 2: Construction of the new Module IV Terminal. Feasibility and final design of the eight-track group within the intermodal yard, equipped with overhead gantry cranes.
Cycle-pedestrian path in the Municipality of Modena: Feasibility and technical-economic design for the completion of the outermost section of the “Emilia Ovest 1” cycle spine, spanning approximately 3.3 km.
Cycle paths in the Municipality of Pavia: Detailed design for 9 urban cycle path stretches with a total length of approximately 2.4 km.
Cycle paths in the Municipality of Paderno Dugnano: Detailed design for 18 urban cycle stretches with a total length of approximately 4.5 km.
Safety improvements for the service road leading to the River Adda intake structure in Calusco d'Adda following a major landslide event: Detailed design, construction supervision, and safety coordination on site, which consists of an anchored micropile retaining wall extending for approximately 85 m. It keeps the road safe from earth movements due to the instability of the river side slope.
Milan-Venice High-Speed Line – Verona-Padua: East Gateway – detail design for civil works and railway track infrastructure, including a cut-and-cover tunnel, line retaining walls, and platforms with canopy at Verona Porta Nuova Station.
Project for new road links serving the SEZ (Special Economic Zone) areas for the development of the ports of Licata and Gela in Sicily: road design for new routes and the upgrading of existing road sections and intersections.
VENTO National Tourist Cycle Route (from Fossadello to Cremona): detailed design, and construction of a functional section from San Rocco al Porto to Cremona, covering a total distance of approximately 44 km along river Po.
Roundabout in municipality of Arcore: Preliminary and detailed design, as well as construction supervision, for an urban roundabout located in correspondence of an existing intersection.
Road crossing Lambro River: detailed design of the road realignment and the three-span viaduct accross the river in the municipalities of Pieve Emanuele and Locate Triulzi.
Road design for the access network serving the Aulla toll square on the Autocisa highway: Final and detailed design of approximately 2 km of roads and associated structures.
Redevelopment of the Lavagna port area: Feasibility and preliminary design for the underground parking, access road, pedestrian path, surface parking, and dry-stack for boat storage.
Redevelopment of the Sanremo Old Port area: Final design of the roadway, tunnel structure, and underground parking facility.

Main consultancy activity

Underground railway M2 in Milan: structural rehabilitation of the underground concrete structures in order to counteract the water inflow between the stations Porta Genova and S. Ambrogio.
Motorway D1 Lietavska Lucka – Visnove – Dubna Skala in Slovacchia: consultancy activity to support and to validate the contractor to develop and to sustain a claim with the Employer.
Autoroutiere Reliant Le Port de Skikda a L'autoroute Est-Ouest: consultancy activity to control and to validate the design of the highway 31 km long for the Road Algerian Authority.
Pedemontana lombarda highway in Italy: consultancy activity to control the FEED design of the structures relevant to the concrete artificial tunnels, underpasses, some short bridges of the highway.
Underground M5 - Feasibily study and FEED design according to BIM Method of viaduct above North Milan motorway.
Upgrading of the highway SP 46 Rho-Monza with motorway performance – Techincal consultancy for check activity of the detailed design of the main road, the intersections and the local roads.
Milan Underground train Line M2: section between Porta Genova and S. Ambrogio stations. Support for structural repair works of the inner lining against the diaphragm walls and mitigation of widespread water ingress along the section.
Removal of marine fill and site remediation in Bagnoli: project management, coordination of specialized design services, and supervision of quantity surveying.
Support for verification and validation of light train: tram track infrastructure for the redevelopment of the Milan–Limbiate interurban tram line.
Viaduct inspection of Milan ring-road highway system: on site specific and detailed visual inspections, including data entry into specialized software in order to declare the correct status of the structures avoiding any possible cause of damage or at least of collapse.
Engineering support for the design review of the detailed design for civil works related to the new Sestri Ponente basin.
Design verification for the new breakwater at the Port of Genoa (Sampierdarena basin area).
MALPENSA DISTRIPARK – Sacconago railway and truck terminal expansion: Construction supervision, safety coordination during execution, and acceptance testing for the expansion of the intermodal (rail-road) terminal yard, railway tracks, loading bays, and the reinforced concrete water collection basin.

Main architectural and building structural projects

Villa Trubetzkoy on Como lake in Italy: detailed design of the structural part of the new dependence building (1000 cm of volume) , the restructuration of part of the ancient villa and the stabilization of the mountain slope. New floating pier for mooring of boats.
Data Center Building: preliminary design of the all the works outside the main building (road, plant, hydraulic network, sewage network, electric network (HV e LV), TLC network, CCTV, ecc.) as a BIM project.
CIS service activity: structural engineering service in order to certificate the static suitability of existing buildings.
Electric service building for motorway project.
Politecnico di Milano – GASOMETRO 1 – Detailed design and construction-phase assistance for the foundations and structures of the "Gasometro dello Sport" at the Bovisa Campus: the project involves a building with four levels above ground level and two underground levels, constructed within the existing old steel framework. The underground levels and the ground floor are designed in reinforced concrete and will house the swimming pool and plant rooms. The first floor, designated as a gym, is supported by 2.8-meter-deep trusses spanning 37.6 meters and arranged in a radial pattern. Other structural elements include a foundation raft and piles, as well as reinforced concrete shear walls, beams, and columns.
MM multi-level car park in Peschiera Borromeo (Milan) – preliminary design for an above-ground, multi-level interchange car park located at the Peschiera M3 underground future stop station along the extension of the Yellow Metro line, including the upgrading of the pedestrian and cycle overpass crossing the former SS 415 road. The facility will provide approximately 1,200 parking spaces and integrate a public transport bus interchange at road level, along with connections to the entrances of the new metro station.
Seismic vulnerability assessment of school buildings in the Municipality of Trezzano sul Naviglio (Milan). This project involves assessing 14 school buildings within the municipality in accordance with DL n. 162 of December 30, 2019, converted with amendments into Law no. 8 of February 28, 2020.

Areas of specialization across various engineering sectors:

Alessandro Villa – co-founder partner

Michele Galanti – co-founder partner

Alessandro Grassi – co-founder partner

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Main infrastructural projects

Main consultancy activity

Main architectural and building structural projects

main clients

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