Construction work has started on diaphragm walls that will be up to 85m deep and will form the perimeter of the new Piazza Venezia museum-station in Rome. Piazza Venezia will be a new station on Rome’s metro Line C. It will also double as an archaeological museum, with artefacts uncovered during the excavation displayed on the first floor of the station. Located at the centre of Piazza Venezia, the station will have eight levels below ground and three entrances.
It is being constructed on behalf of Roma Metropolitane by the Metro C consortium, led by Webuild and Vianini Lavori . The consortium began work on the station foundations in October last year. Trevi Group is also involved in the foundation works. Webuild has called the project a “unique challenge, in terms of engineering, size, the importance of the historical monumental context in which it is set, and its location in the heart of Rome”.
Venezia Station Credit: Webuild