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Home > BBT awards €651M Brenner Base Tunnel contract

BBT awards €651M Brenner Base Tunnel contract

Tris Thomas

Written by Tris Thomas on 18/11/2021 in News

Tagged: Brenner Base Tunnel,Webuild

The Webuild Group and its Swiss subsidiary CSC have won Lot H41 Gola del Sill-Pfons of the 55km long Brenner Base Tunnel project for a value of €651M. The Group has a 50% stake in the joint – venture with Swiss partner Implenia (50%). The joint-venture was awarded the contract by BBT SE, a European public limited company created for the development of the railway tunnel between Italy and Austria under the Alps.

The newly awarded Lot H41 sits in a section of the Brenner Base Tunnel in Austria and consists of the construction of the railway from Gola del Sill near the city of Innsbruck in the north to the town of Pfons located further south. The contract includes both the traditional method of excavation for the two parallel tunnels for approximately 7.3km, including auxiliary tunnels as well as the mechanised method of excavation for another 16.5km, in addition to the tunnel lining, an underground emergency stop at Innsbruck, access tunnels, exploratory tunnels and parts of other secondary tunnels.

The mechanised method will deploy two 10m+ diameter TBMs, among the most sophisticated in the sector. The design of the project focuses on the environmental sustainability of the project during construction: the logistics of the work sites are designed to reduce travel times for the transport of materials, and measures to reduce dust and noise are foreseen.

The Brenner Base Tunnel will be crucial for Europe. It will be a key part of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) that will connect Helsinki in Finland and La Valletta in Malta. It also plays an important role in connecting Italy and Austria with a high-speed/high-capacity railway.

Webuild is working on other lots of the Brenner Base Tunnel, including the Isarco River Underpass and the Mules 2-3 lot after having completed Lot Tulfes-Pfons for BBT. Webuild is also working on the railway between Fortezza and Ponte Gardena south of the tunnel in the mountain.

Pic 2. 3D of Brenner

Pic 2. 3D of Brenner

 

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