Pöyry awarded engineering services assignment for Rhine tunnel, Switzerland
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PÖYRY PLC Press Release 27 July 2016 at 9 am (CEST)
Pöyry awarded engineering services assignment for Rhine tunnel, Switzerland
Switzerland's Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) has awarded a basic engineering
services assignment to an engineering consortium led by Pöyry for a new tunnel
under the Rhine, aimed at reducing traffic congestion.
The new tunnel would aim to relieve the A2 motorway in Basel which suffers from
significant congestion, with the Schwarzwaldtunnel - Hagnau - Augst section
particularly badly affected. With increasing volumes of traffic and no relief in
sight, the aim is to provide a new transport link between Birsfelden, a town to
the east of Basel, and the northern section (Rhine tunnel) of the main A2
motorway to/from Germany and France.
The basic engineering services assignment will aim to determine the optimal
lines of the new tunnel connections and the overall feasibility of the project.
The assignment is expected to be completed in 2021.
Building tunnels in urban environments can be particularly challenging due to
the limited amount of available space.
"The use of mild construction methods with the aim of affecting traffic and
residents' quality of life as little as possible is at the same time of major
importance. We are pleased to bring our experience in tunnel planning and
realisation in the inner-city area to this project," declares Nicolas Hessler,
Head of Pöyry Switzerland's Tunnel Construction Section and project manager.
Pöyry has been involved in projects totalling over 1,000 km of transportation
tunnels in the last decade.
The value of the order is not disclosed. The order has been recognised within
the Regional Operations Business Group order stock in Q2/2016.
Contact
Claudia Trochsler
Communications Manager
Pöyry Switzerland
+41 44 355 55 55
claudia.trochsler(at)poyry.com
Did You Know? Pöyry has experience in transportation projects in over 50
countries worldwide including the recently opened Gotthard Tunnel, a masterpiece
of engineering.
About Pöyry
Pöyry is an international consulting and engineering company. We serve clients
globally across the energy and industrial sectors and provide local services in
our core markets. We deliver management consulting and engineering services,
underpinned by strong project implementation capability and expertise. Our focus
sectors are power generation, transmission & distribution, forest industry,
chemicals & biorefining, mining & metals, transportation and water. Pöyry has an
extensive local office network employing about 6,000 experts. Pöyry's net sales
in 2015 were EUR 575 million and the company's shares are quoted on Nasdaq
Helsinki (Pöyry PLC: POY1V).
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