W&F Uetliberg Tunnel

Uetliberg Tunnel

Uetliberg Tunnel

Switzerland

Uetliberg Tunnel

Uetliberg Tunnel

Switzerland

Uetliberg Tunnel

Uetliberg Tunnel

Switzerland

Uetliberg Tunnel

Switzerland

Technical specifications

Scope of work

2 tunnels, each 4.4 km long
Excavated area: 160 m²

Construction method

Soft ground tunnelling: approx. 1.6 km in 7 sections
Drill and blast tunnelling: approx. 1.2 km in 3 sections
Pilot TBM (5 m diameter): 5.6 km
Tunnel bore extender TBE (14.40 m diameter): 5.6 km
Cut and cover method: approx. 0.4 km

Geology

Molasse (partly eroded at the end of the tunnels)
Moraine

General data

Project

Uetliberg Motorway Tunnel
two parallel tunnels, each for three lanes

Client

Baudirekton Kanton Zürich
[Building Authority of the Canton of Zurich]

Contractor

Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau AG
in a joint venture

Construction period

2000 to 2007

Construction costs

€ 340 million

Related Projects

Utilisation

Infrastructure

Type

Road Tunnel

Length

2 * 4.4 km

Construction Method

drill and blast tunneling

Related Projects

Related Projects

Crossrail Western Tunnels

Crossrail Western Tunnels

Great Britain

Railway tunnel and stations for the London railway system in one of the most advanced railway projects in Europe.

Oenzberg Tunnel

Oenzberg Tunnel

Switzerland

The 3.1 km long Oenzberg tunnel is part of the new Mattstetten-Rothrist railway line in Switzerland. This railway line improves the connection between Bern and Olten.

Weser crossing

Weser crossing

Germany

1 four-lane motorway tunnel, total tunnel length 1,100 m, length of total section on our behalf approx. 4,800m.

© Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau AG
A member of the Zech Group, 2022

Last update: 21.03.24