The Webuild-led consortium constructing the Italian aspect of the Brenner Base Tunnel – the world’s longest railway tunnel below the Alps – has bored by way of to the Austrian border with TBM “Flavia”.
When full, the tunnel will join the cities of Fortezza in Italy to Innsbruck in Austria.
It is going to carry passenger trains travelling at speeds as much as 250km/h, chopping journey time between the 2 cities from 80 minutes to 25.
It runs below the Brenner Go, which kinds the border between the 2 international locations.
Webuild says general progress on the Italian aspect, generally known as Lot Mules 2–3, now stands at over 95%.
Webuild can also be engaged on the Austrian aspect of the tunnel, with the Gola del Sill-Pfons Lot, having already accomplished the Tulfes-Pfons Lot, additionally on the Austrian aspect of the border.
The Group has additionally constructed the Isarco Underpass, which marks the southernmost level of the Tunnel earlier than reaching the Fortezza station.
The Brenner Base Tunnel is an important a part of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean Hall within the EU’s TEN-T community as a result of it goes below the appreciable barrier shaped by the Alps.
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