In December 2021, Implenia was awarded a contract by project owner Wärme Hamburg to build a tunnel under the River Elbe for Hamburg’s new district heating network. The project is worth around E72 million euros, and Implenia is responsible for the detailed design and basic construction of the tunnel and the district heating pipe, as well as for planning and installing the required operating technology.
Hochtief UK has been awarded a 207 million British pound (240 million euros) power supply tunnel project by National Grid in Wales. The project is part of the Visual Impact Provision project in the Snowdonia National Park near Porthmadog in the north of the country.
In the presence of numerous guests of honour, the underground research centre ZaB – Zentrum am Berg was officially opened and taken into operation on 18 October 2021 at the Styrian Erzberg. With the completion of the ZaB – Zentrum am Berg, Austria is signalling a forward strategy with unquestionably positive effects for both the scientific and the economic sectors.
In the presence of numerous guests of honour, the underground research centre ZaB – Zentrum am Berg was officially opened and taken into operation on 18 October 2021 at the Styrian Erzberg.
For the first time in STUVA history, two first-place winners in the “Youth Forum” competition were awarded at the STUVA 2021 Conference (Image,left: award winner Sebastian Kube, M. Sc.; right: award...
The STUVA Prize 2021 was awarded to the “Karlsruhe Combined Solution” (Kombilösung Karlsruhe) and the associated overall public transport concept of the city. Dr. Alexander Pischon, Chairman of the...
The contract for the construction lot H52 “Hochstegen” in the area of Steinach am Brenner was awarded to the company Swietelsky Tunnelbau GmbH & Co KG. The contract for the construction work on this...
Enormous forces are at work during the construction of a tunnel. Heavy TBMs cut through the earth under the pressure of the thrust cylinders while assembling the segment lining. Dr. Ansgar Korte from...
The 12th Austrian Tunnel Day could not be held in 2020 due to Covid 19. Therefore, the Austrian National Committee of ITA (ITA Austria) held the Tunnel Day as a hybrid event on October 13, 2021, at...
As in previous years, the STUVA also undertook a survey of current tunnelling projects in Germany at the turn of the year 2020/21. The outcome is compiled in tabular form for the month of December 2020 and subsequently assessed.
