Germany

Scheibengipfel Tunnel: Completion by the End of 2016

The outer support layer of the Scheibengipfel Tunnel was secured with steel arches, rock bolts, steel mesh and shotcrete, the inner lining consists of waterproof concrete | Quelle/credit: Firmengruppe Max Bögl
The outer support layer of the Scheibengipfel Tunnel was secured with steel arches, rock bolts, steel mesh and shotcrete, the inner lining consists of waterproof concrete |
Quelle/credit: Firmengruppe Max Bögl

The 1910 m long Scheibengipfel Tunnel is the key structure on the 3.1 km long Reutlingen bypass on the German federal main road B 312. The two-lane tunnel runs through the ridge of the Scheibengipfel, which stands in front of the Achalm mountain, the local landmark of Reutlingen.

Contractor Max Bögl GmbH & Co. KG started construction on the 83 million euro project in the middle of 2012. Excavation of the tunnel with a cross-section of 98 m² and the 1940 m long escape and rescue tunnel with a cross-section of 20 m² were completed by the middle of 2014, followed by the two-pass lining of the road...

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