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New Wendlingen–Ulm Rail Route on the Alb Plateau forging ahead

Construction of the Widderstall tunnel tube Quelle/credit: Arnim Kilgus
Construction of the Widderstall tunnel tube
Quelle/credit: Arnim Kilgus
The Widderstall Tunnel consists of a two-track tube built by cut-and-cover Quelle/credit: Bahnprojekt Stuttgart–Ulm
The Widderstall Tunnel consists of a two-track tube built by cut-and-cover
Quelle/credit: Bahnprojekt Stuttgart–Ulm

The Deutsche Bahn AG awarded the contract for the Merklingen-Hohenstadt route section of the new Wendlingen-Ulm rail route on the Alb Plateau to a JV comprising the contractors Leonhardt Weiss, Göppingen and Bauer Spezialbau, Schrobenhausen. The contract is worth around 87 million euros. Dr. Stefan Kielbassa, the DB-project manager for the Alb Plateau, Albabstieg and Ulm Central Station Link sections commented: “We’re forging ahead with building the new rail route on the Alb Plateau”.

The third route section between Merklingen and Hohenstadt awarded in February involves two particular...

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