Tunnel Albvorland

Railwail tunnel 2017 - 2019

Construction period:
2017-2019

Project type:
Railwail tunnel, Wendlingen–Ulm high-speed railway

Location:
Wendlingen am Neckar, Germany

Description:
The Albvorlandtunnel is a planned 8.176 km long railwail tunnel for the new Wendlingen–Ulm high-speed railway in Baden-Württemberg. It will underpass a part of the town Kirchheim-Lindorf and Bundesautobahn 8 with junction Kirchheim-East in the industrial area of Dettingen unter Teck.

The 8176 m long building is between kilometer 26,077 und 34,253. It is on the boundary of Wendlingen am Neckar, Kirchheim unter Teck, Lindorf and Dettingen unter Teck. It underpasses motorway 8 (km 32,259 bis ca. 33,9).

The tunnel traverses under and through layers of black jura. The biggest superposition is 65 meters, the smallest superposition is 9,50 m. High water pressure is expected.

Technology:
West portal - NATM (New Austrian Tunneling Method): Sequential method – drill and blast.
East portal - TBM (Tunnel bohring machine)

Additional information:
The works were executed for Implenia, Germany.

The STI company covers shooting and rescue work on German projects.