STRABAG has announced that it has signed a EUR228 million (US$229.44 million) contract for the Modernization of the railway line between Zagreb and Rijeka in Croatia.

The project involves the rehabilitation of 44 km of existing track, replacement of Level crossings along the line by over- and underpasses, construction of a new track and the modernization of several stations. The modernization of the railway line between Hrvatski Leskovac and Karlovac will improve the transport links between the port of Rijeka and the markets in Hungary, Slovakia and Poland in the long term.

Construction is due to start in October 2022 and is scheduled to last for 30 months.