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On the A3 motorway between the Hünxe and Emmerich junctions, a road rehabilitation project is currently underway that is impressive not only for its scope, but also for its innovative and digital construction method. On behalf of Autobahn GmbH, PORR Verkehrswegebau, its subsidiary G-S Straßenbau, Bunte and Eurovia are carrying out the extensive work as a consortium. The renovation is being carried…

A lot has happened since the start of construction for the new Cospuden quarter in Markkleeberg on the southern edge of Leipzig: the Schmölln branch of PORR Hochbau Region Ost has completed the underground car parks and shells of the first two apartment blocks. A current time-lapse video shows around 4 months of construction progress from the construction pits to the start of the shell of the…

With the conversion of the 10-storey duplex tower block into an attractive, barrier-free living and working space, the family-run company THE FLAG is demonstrating in exemplary fashion how a property that is no longer up to date in terms of energy efficiency and functionality can become a new urban landmark. The Münster-based building construction team from PORR Region West is responsible for the…

From 13 to 15 May 2020, the occupational safety department of PORR Germany, headed by Björn Kass, organised its annual training course at the Berufsgenossenschaftliche Bildungsstätte in Bad Münder.

For the 19th time, the consulting firm ServiceValue, in cooperation with the F.A.Z.-Institut, analysed which companies feel committed to social responsibility from the public's point of view. The construction group PORR Deutschland achieved the full score of 100 points in the study and was named the industry winner in the "Construction companies" category.

PORR Verkehrswegebau Düren has been awarded the contract by the Ville-Eifel regional branch of the North Rhine-Westphalia road construction authority for the rehabilitation of the federal road 258 over a length of around 2,300 metres, as well as the national road 245 over a length of around 1,000 metres. The work will last from April 2024 until the end of the year.

After the diaphragm walls for the launch pit on the Schleswig-Holstein side of the Elbe near Wewelsfleth were completed on schedule in the ElbX project, the first stiffener layer of steel girders was installed in April 2024. The wet excavation of around 25,000 m³ of marsh soil has begun and the project is right on schedule. A visitor centre has been opened by the project developer TenneT so that…

The Münster branch of PORR Hochbau Region West was awarded the contract by R+V Lebensversicherung AG for the modernisation of a commercial building with a gross volume of around 71,000 m³ in Dortmund's pedestrian zone. In addition to the demolition of two existing stairwells and the reconstruction of a prestigious main entrance, the project includes gutting work as well as extended structural…

On 27 June 2024, the blessing and handover of Saint Barbara and the ceremonial tunnel breakthrough took place in the Forbach pumped storage power plant project. As part of the conversion of the Rudolf Fettweis plant in Forbach from a storage and run-of-river power plant to a pumped storage power plant, PORR Tunnelling is responsible for the cavity construction of caverns, water storage tanks and…

The impressive excavation pit for the "Güterplatz" light rail station in Frankfurt am Main is making great progress as part of the U5 light rail extension to the Europaviertel district. The concreting of blocks 1.1. & 1.2 of the construction base was successfully completed in mid-June. As it was necessary to close the public road traffic area for the concreting, it was imperative that the work was…