2023-07-05
Tunnel road expansion completed
The construction work for the tunnel road expansion has been completed recently. It kept the operations team busy the last 1.5 years. As planned, the road was at first paved up to 3,300 m. For safety reasons, it was then decided to extend the two-lane road through the entire tunnel which is 5,250 meters long.
The paved road now leads to the ventilation center at the connection with the Furka tunnel. This section was also equipped with LED lighting to provide a safer second exit from the tunnel. A redundant internet connection was installed during this extension in collaboration with Matterhorn Gotthard Railway. During the construction phase, a second and third cavern were paved also to improve logistics in the tunnel.
The entire tunnel extension was funded by the Werner Siemens Foundation.