Flughafen München GmbH has charged PORR with the extension of the existing railway tunnel, which will be expanded by around 1.8 kilometers to the east. The project cost is roughly EUR $110 million.
The tunnel will primarily be driven using the cut-and-cover method. What makes this project special is the exceptionally tight timeline relating to the eastern area of the airfield of the satellite terminal, where around 250 meters of the tunnel will be built. Once the works on the airfield begin, there will be a nine-month construction period for building the tunnel and fully restoring operations on the airfield.
Today, Munich Airport’s rail access consists of two railway lines heading west. The Erdinger Ringschluss is a 30.2-kilometer-long, double-track railway line, part of which will be newly built; it is set to connect Freising and Erding via Munich Airport. The tunnel extension underneath the airport will serve as an important public transport link in the north of Munich.
Expected completion is set for 2021.
Photo courtesy © Flughafen München GmbH.
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