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Belchen 3rd Tunnel Tube

The Swiss Federal Roads Office, ASTRA’s Zofingen office is carrying out the construction of a third tunnel tube (new construction) prior to the overall rehabilitation of the tunnel which will happen at a later stage.
Transportation & Urban SpacesTunnels
Client:
ASTRA, Swiss Federal Roads Office, Bern
Location:
Switzerland
Time frame:
2007–2020
  • 2-lane national road tunnel
  • Project design for TBM and NATM excavation
  • Excavation diameter of TBM: 13.98 m
  • Intermediate slab, service duct below the road surface
  • Excavation in gypsum keuper
  • Double-shell lining with vault thickness of up to 1.10 m in the tunnel invert
    and 75 cm in the crown, reinforced for approx. 45% of the tunnel length
  • Excavation and lining of 11 cross connections using the drill and blast method,
    roadheaders and mechanical excavation as well as 2 underground control stations
  • Engineering
  • Project Management

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    Belchen 3. Tunnelröhre