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Brenner Base Tunnel

January 13, 2022 | Infrastructure

ÖBB to spend €2.9bn in seven regions in 2022

The plans include the completion of capacity-boosting schemes as well as continued work on several major infrastructure projects.

November 19, 2021 | Infrastructure

€651m Brenner Base Tunnel contract awarded to Webuild and lmplenia

The contract covers the section from Gola del Sill to Pfons.

November 1, 2021 | Freight

Autostrada del Brennero buys 75% stake in Italian rail freight operator InRail

The deal establishes the Italian highway concessionaire as Italy’s second largest rail freight operator.

May 27, 2021 | Infrastructure

Governors protest latest delay to Brenner Base Tunnel construction

The latest delay to the construction of the Brenner Base Tunnel linking Austria with Italy means the tunnel will now open in 2032.

April 16, 2021 | Europe

Route for new Brenner Northern access route finalised

Alignment for new 54km line was selected from more than 100 possible options.

March 4, 2021 | Infrastructure

Contract awarded to build Lot 1 of southern access to Brenner Base Tunnel

The €1.07bn project will increase capacity on the line to the tunnel.

November 3, 2020 | Infrastructure

Legal challenge looms after €966m Brenner Base Tunnel contract cancelled

A legal challenge is brewing after BBT SE, the company overseeing the 64km Brenner Base Tunnel project between Austria and Italy, cancelled a €966m contract with the ARGE H51 Pfons-Brenner consortium, which is responsible for the 18km lot H51 Pfons-Brenner section of the tunnel.

August 20, 2020 | Infrastructure

RFI invites bids for Brenner Base Tunnel extension

ITALY’s infrastructure manager, Italian Rail Network (RFI) has issued a call for tender for a €1.15bn contract to design and build a 22.5km southern extension to the Brenner Base Tunnel.

July 10, 2020 | Infrastructure

Contractors celebrate Brenner exploratory tunnel breakthrough

THE Brenner Base Tunnel project has reached a critical new stage after workers successfully bored through a 16.7km exploratory tunnel between the Tulfes-Pfons and Pfons-Brenner construction lots.

March 16, 2020 | Europe

Moving mountains, the Brenner Base Tunnel

While excavation of the Brenner Base Tunnel linking Austria and Italy beneath the Alps is making steady progress, there is still a lot of work to do to improve access routes in order to maximise the benefits of the tunnel, as Anitra Green reports.

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