Portal secured
Tunnel work resumes after collapse
The extensive securing work on the north portal of the Bahntauern Tunnel is nearing completion. The ÖBB construction site will be up and running again next week.
The collapse of the tunnel ceiling in the Tauern on December 29 could have ended dramatically. Fortunately, nobody was injured and the workers managed to get out of the Tauern tunnel eight kilometers to the south in Carinthia. Cavities above the north portal may have led to the collapse of the vault due to the milling work. Heavy equipment has now been used to secure the slope. "The affected area has been reinforced with concrete injections and anchors," according to the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). The removal of the rock material in the tunnel is also underway. Construction work in the tunnel should therefore resume as normal next week.
This also means that the timetable for the renovation will be adhered to. Trains must be able to run through the Tauern again by the summer vacations.
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