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Rail upgrade Maribor-Graz to be completed in 2022

The Slovenian section of the Maribor-Graz rail line will be upgraded within six years at a cost of 190 mil euros to improve throughput and reduce travel time. The implementation agreement...
21.10.2016.
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Brenner Base project 'Mules 2-3' has begun

The largest construction lot includes 68 km of tunnels, for a total value of about 1 billion Euro. The lot known as “Mules 2-3” makes up the main part of the route of the Brenner Base Tunnel...
05.10.2016.
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Step forward on the Koralm railway line

The excavation of the first tube of the 2.5 km long Deutsch-Gruschen tunnel on the Koralm railway line was completed on the 1st of September. The tunnel is being built by the JV Implenia /...
27.09.2016.
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Restauration of Selzthal tunnel

The invitation tender is open for the repair of the Selzthal tunnel on the Pyhrn motorway A9. The Pyhrn A9 is a major north-south axis in Austria. It takes you (as a continuation of the A8) for a...
11.07.2016.
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Brenner Base Tunnel

The Brenner Base Tunnel is a horizontal railway line running through the Alps. It is the main element of the new Brenner railway from Munich to Verona. 64 km long, it is the longest underground...
29.06.2016.
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Safety in tunnels - Runaway cows in Hiefler Tunnel

Around two dozen runaway cows and calves have caused traffic chaos with roadblocks and two accidents with easy injures on the Tauern motorway and the B159 in Salzburg. Two animals...
29.06.2016.
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Koralm tunnel

The Koralm railway is a 127 km long double-track, electrified, high-speed railway whose construction started in 2001. The entire line is expected to be finished in 2023. Some parts of the...
27.06.2016.
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Semmering base tunnel

The New Semmering Base Tunnel is one of the most important infrastructural projects in the heart of Europe. It is a twin-bore tunnel, 27.3-kilometer-long, with an emergency stop in the middle. The...
24.06.2016.
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