http://www.alptransit.ch/ Alptransit RSS-Feed en http://www.alptransit.ch/fileadmin/layout/img/printlogo.jpg http://www.alptransit.ch/ 170 100 Alptransit RSS-Feed TYPO3 - Webtech AG http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 09 May 2012 17:39:00 +0200 http://www.alptransit.ch/ Switzerland's biggest-ever construction project is making good progress. This is evidenced by the latest annual film from AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd., which in around 30 minutes illustrates the most important work steps of 2010. The film was presented to the public at a premiere in Erstfeld on March 30, 2012. The film documents the progress of construction in 2011. The year is characterised by the transition from tunnel construction to installation of the railway infrastructure systems. Gotthard Base Tunnel milestones 2011 Second final breakthrough: On March 23, 2011, breakthrough in the west tube takes place; the Gotthard Base Tunnel is now completely cutInstallation of the railway infrastructure systems on the Bodio pilot section, including the railway track and overhead conductor,... Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:35:00 +0200 http://www.alptransit.ch/ In mid-April 2012, breakthrough took place at the Wysshus underpass in Altdorf/Rynächt.On April 2, 2012, construction began of the of the railway systems building at Sedrun.At the end of April 2012 at Sigirino, around 4 km of the final invert had been concreted. Work on the invert continues in both directions.At the end of April 2012 in the Ceneri Base Tunnel, of the total of 39.78 km , 19.19 km, or 48.3 %, had been excavated. Wed, 09 May 2012 17:39:00 +0200 http://www.alptransit.ch/ A further important phase in construction of the Ceneri Base Tunnel has come to an end. Today, Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at 2:50 pm, the last blast in the north drive at Viga-na took place. Six hundred-and-seventy metres of the 15.4-kilometres-long Ceneri Base Tun-nel have been excavated by blasting from Vigana. Lining of the tunnel will start at the beginning of 2012."Although excavation work from the north portal at Vigana and the south portal at Vezia is now complete, work on realisation of the Ceneri Base Tunnel continues at full speed. To date, around 40 % of the 39.8-kilometres-long tunnel system have been excavated", explained Walter Bernardi, Chief Construction Officer for the Ceneri Base Tunnel at AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd., after the last blast.Work on the north... Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:42:00 +0100 http://www.alptransit.ch/ Every year, the construction sites of AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd. attract thousand of visitors from Switzerland and abroad. Starting a few weeks ago, the Gotthard South Information Centre at Pollegio now offers two new guided tours: at Biasca, a visit to the railway systems for the Gotthard Base Tunnel, and at Sigirino, an underground visit to the Ceneri Base Tunnel. The focal point of the first guided tour are the railway systems of the Gotthard Base Tunnel. Visitors have the opportunity to travel by train over the test route in the Bodio section. During the ride, they can view the almost finished tunnel with the permanent track. They can also visit an already equipped cross-passage which contains everything that is needed for later operation with high-speed trains. The second guided... Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:40:00 +0100 http://www.alptransit.ch/ AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd. and SIEMAG Tecberg GmbH have signed the work contract for the hoisting equipment for the two 800-metres-deep hoistways at Sedrun. The hoisting equipment will be used for inspection and maintenance work. Installation will start in August 2013. The contract for "Lot C – Hoisting Equipment Sedrun Shafts" is worth approximately 18 million Swiss francs. SIEMAG Tecberg GmbH is tasked with planning and developing the hoisting equipment for the around 800-metres-deep vertical shafts at Sedrun, as well as its manufacture, installation and commissioning. The hoisting equipment in Shaft 1 will serve primarily as an inspection platform for inspection of the constructional state of the hoistway, as well as the cables and water pipes installed in it, when the... Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:53:00 +0100 http://www.alptransit.ch/ In the Gotthard Base Tunnel, lining work in the Erstfeld, Sedrun and Faido sections is progressing according to plan. Installation of the 114.6 km invert is complete. Of the total of 114.6 km of vault, 110.838 km, or 97%, have been concreted. Of the total of 39.78 km of the Ceneri Base Tunnel, at the end of October 2011, 15.55 km, or 39.1%, had been excavated. Concreting work continues in both tubes. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:00:00 +0100 http://www.alptransit.ch/ Installation of the railway systems at the north portal of the Gotthard Base Tunnel has begun. In the next four years, a large part of the railway infrastructure, such as railway tracks and catenaries, as well as the electric power supply , telecommunication and safety systems, will be installed from Erstfeld. Work throughout the Gotthard Base Tunnel is progressing rapidly. The Gotthard Base Tunnel will be ready for scheduled train services in 2016. Since autumn 2010, work on the Railway Installation Site (North) at Erstfeld has been progressing at full speed. On the approximately 65,000-square-metres site, large halls, workshops and offices have been erected as the logistical base for installation. From September 2011, installation of the railway infrastructure systems in the north of... Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:40:00 +0200 http://www.alptransit.ch/ The Federal Office of Transport (FOT), AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd (ATG), and Swiss Federal Railways (SBB AG) will do everything possible to make the Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) operational from December 2016. All work in the GBT and on the approach lines will be in support of this goal. ATG as constructor of the Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) and Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) as future operator have coordinated their timetables. They plan to start scheduled train services through the GBT from the end of 2016. Together with FOT as orderer and supervisory authority, a detailed analysis was performed of the advantages and disadvantages that making the GBT operational one year earlier than planned in 2016 would bring. Based on this analysis, FOT regards the start of scheduled train services through... Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:50:00 +0200 http://www.alptransit.ch/ Success for the first construction site open day at Biasca: on Saturday, May 28, 2011, around 1,800 people visited the NRLA construction site at Biasca. The visitors obtained on-site information about installation of the railway systems in the world's longest railway tunnel. Visitors from all over Switzerland as well as neighbouring countries had the opportunity to view the installations site for the railway systems for the first time. Around 600 people could also travel by train into the new Gotthard Base Tunnel to observe installation of the catenary. Further attractions of the construction site open day, which was organised by AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd. and Transtec Gotthard, included a tour of the surface installations site, various information stands, festive food and drink, and a... Sat, 28 May 2011 08:57:00 +0200 http://www.alptransit.ch/ Today, Thursday, April 28, 2011, AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd. and the TLT-Turbo / ABB Consortium signed the work contract for the operational ventilation of the Gotthard Base Tunnel. The contract for "Lot C – Operational Ventilation Gotthard Base Tunnel" is worth approximately 40 million Swiss francs. The TLT-Turbo / ABB Consortium is tasked with planning the execution and developing the operational ventilation as well as manufacturing the systems and installing them in the multifunction stations and ventilation centres at Sedrun and Faido. Core elements of the work are the construction and installation of the air supply and extractor fans in the ventilation centres at Faido and Sedrun. In case of fire, these fans assure an adequate supply of fresh air to the emergency-stop... Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:02:00 +0200 http://www.alptransit.ch/ Die Arbeiten an der offenen Zufahrtsstrecke im Kanton Uri und am Bahntechnik-Installationsplatz im Rynächt laufen auf Hochtouren. Seit heute stehen der Bevölkerung zwei neue Besucherplattformen zur Verfügung. Von den sogenannten Infopoints aus können Interessierte die Bauarbeiten hautnah verfolgen. Die beiden Plattformen sind frei zugänglich. Zusätzlich bietet das InfoCenter in Erstfeld neu Führungen in den Raum Altdorf-Rynächt an. Im Rynächt steht eine rund zehn Meter hohe, dem Logo der AlpTransit Gotthard nachempfundene Plattform. Sie bietet beste Aussicht auf den Bahntechnik-Installationsplatz und zum Nordportal des Gotthard-Basistunnels. Auf den Plattformen finden die Besucher Informationen zur Bahntechnik und zum Umweltschutz, sowie Visualisierungen, wie sich die Landschaft rund um... Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:25:00 +0200 http://www.alptransit.ch/ Final breakthrough and start of installation of the railway systems in the Gotthard Base Tunnel, driving at all construction sites of the Ceneri Base Tunnel: these were important milestones attained by the tunnel constructors on the Gotthard axis of the NRLA in 2010. A film by AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd. documents the progress of construction with impressive scenes. Switzerland's biggest-ever construction project is making good progress. This is evidenced by the latest annual film from AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd., which in around 30 minutes illustrates the most important work steps of 2010. The film was presented to the public at a premiere in Lucerne on April 13, 2011. Constructional highlights 2010Throughout 2010, the film team captured the action on the AlpTransit construction sites in... Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:06:00 +0200 http://www.alptransit.ch/ On March 29, 2011, AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd. and the Giustizia Consortium signed the work contract for realisation of the connection from the AlpTransit line to the Swiss Federal Railways main line between Biasca and Osogna. Member companies of the Giustizia Consortium are LVG AG, Ennis Ferrari AG, and Mancini & Marti AG. The contract for Construction Lot 626 is worth around 33 million Swiss francs. Execution work will start in May 2011 and complete in 2015. "To implement the Nodo della Giustizia junction, important structures will be built", explains Walter Bernardi, Chief Construction Officer for the Ceneri Base Tunnel at AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd. These include the bridge over the Froda Canal, the cut-and-cover Giustizia Tunnel, and the retention basin of the Stabiello... Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:15:00 +0200 http://www.alptransit.ch/ On March 23, 2011, the miners excavated the last metres of rock in the west tube between Faido and Sedrun. Around five months after the final breakthrough in the east tube, both single-track tunnels of the Gotthard Base Tunnel are therefore completely driven over a continuous length of 57 kilometres. The tunnel boring machine from Faido broke through into the Sedrun section at 12:20 pm. The miners of the two sections could again shake hands. "With the end of excavation under the Gotthard, a further important milestone has been reached in the construction of the world's longest railway tunnel", says Renzo Simoni, CEO of AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd. Mainly excavated by tunnel boring machineWith this second final breakthrough, a construction phase comes to an end which began in 2001... Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:19:00 +0100 http://www.alptransit.ch/ On March 10, 2011, work begins on the wild-animal corridor at Dosso di Taverne. The companies comprising the Lot 815 Consortium are Ennio Ferrari and Mancini&Marti SA. The contract value is approximately 6 million Swiss francs. The work is scheduled for completion in autumn 2012. Construction of the Dosso di Taverne Corridor will restore the east-west wild-animal migration route. This is of super-regional importance and currently interrupted by the railway line, cantonal road and A2 motorway as well as the AlpTransit construction site at Sigirino. The wild-animal corridor is one of many environmental protection measures that are being implemented along with construction of the NRLA. Fri, 04 Mar 2011 11:06:00 +0100 http://www.alptransit.ch/ Today, Thursday, December 16, 2010, AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd. and the MPC Consortium signed the work contract for construction of the Lugano-Bellinzona viaduct at Nodo di Camorino. Member companies of the MPC consortium are Muttoni, Pizzarotti AG and CSC AG. The contract value for Construction Lot 781 is around 40 million Swiss francs. Execution work will start in January 2011 and finish in 2014. "The Lugano-Bellinzona railway viaduct at Camorino is one of the most important civil engineering works in the Nodo di Camorino section of the Ceneri Base Tunnel", explained Walter Bernardi, Head of Tunnel and Trackbed Construction Ceneri of AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd., at the contract signing. The approximately 1-kilometre-long concrete construction will be executed about 10 metres... Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:55:00 +0100 http://www.alptransit.ch/ From the beginning of December 2010, the book "Gotthard-Basistunnel – der längste Tunnel der Welt" is available in bookshops. On 268 pages, the origins and construction of the Gotthard Base Tunnel up to the final breakthrough in October 2010 are documented. The book is the second volume of a trilogy about the construction project of the century. The book gives an insight into the world of tunnel construction and presents an overview of the entire Gotthard Base Tunnel project. "Our book shows the challenges that confronted the people involved in the project during the construction phase", stated Renzo Simoni, Chief Executive Officer of AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd, at the book's launch on December 2, 2010, in the InfoCenter at Erstfeld. Topics include defining the route of... Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:51:00 +0100 http://www.alptransit.ch/ The collaboration between AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd. and the environmental protection organisations with objection rights is working well. This was the conclusion reached by the Swiss Environmental Organisations (USO), represented by Dr. Martin Furter, following his visit to the construction sites of the Ceneri Base Tunnel on October 29, 2010. The USO acknowledge that the collaboration results in ATG giving a high priority to environmental protection in the planning and execution phases. For many years, the Swiss environmental protection organisations have regularly visited the construction sites that are operated by AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd. for the NRLA project. These visits allow the national environmental protection organisations (Pro Natura, Rheinaubund, Schweizer Heimatschutz SHS,... Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:49:00 +0100 http://www.alptransit.ch/ Masterly surveying performance in the world's longest railway tunnel: only eight centimetres horizontally and one centimetre vertically were the deviations at the final breakthrough of the Gotthard Base Tunnel on October 15, 2010. At a professional conference held at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, some 300 surveying experts from Switzerland, Germany and Austria paid tribute to the precision that was achieved. The focus was on the challenges that are presented to geomatics, and particularly surveying, by a major project such as the Gotthard Base Tunnel. Hilmar Ingensand, Professor of Engineering Geodesy, outlined the huge developments that have taken place in the sensors and methods used in surveying in the last 20 years. He emphasised the interrelatedness... Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:46:00 +0200 http://www.alptransit.ch/ World record on the Gotthard: The longest railway tunnel in the world has become a reality. On 15 October 2010 in the east tunnel, 30 km from the north portal and 27 km from the south portal, the final breakthrough of the Gotthard took place. At about 14:30, the tunnel boring machine, drilling from Faido, broke through the last metre of rock on the route to Sedrun. The tunnel breakthrough was highly accurate. At 8 cm horizontally and 1 cm vertically, the deviation was very small. In his speech, Federal Councillor Moritz Leuenberger expressed pleasure, but was also moved by this important milestone on the Gotthard: “This breakthrough is a symbol of what policy can do, when we make it together,” he said. The new base tunnel will make Swiss – and also European – transport policy more... Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:43:00 +0200