(Finance) – The diaphragm wall in the Brenner Base Tunnel between the two construction lots of Mules and the Isarco Underpass was demolished today. With the removal of the diaphragm, which took place at 13.45, a 24-kilometer seamless connection from the south portal of Fortezza to the Brenneror. This section is part of the 64-kilometer line that will connect Fortezza to Innsbruck. He brings it back FSNews.it.
The Italian-Austrian company in charge of the construction of the Brenner Base Tunnel, which has a length of 55 km (64 km considering the existing Innsbruck bypass), is BBT SE controlled, for the Italian part, by RFI (FS Group). and from the provinces of Bolzano, Trento and Verona through the company TFB (Brenner Railway Tunnel). It is the longest underground rail link in the world. In total, 151 of the 230 kilometers of tunnels planned in total have been excavated to date.
The ceremony was attended by the EU coordinator for the Scandivano-Mediterranean Corridor Pat Cox, the President of Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (FS Group) Anna Masutti, the President of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano Arno Kompatscher, the President of the Province of Verona Manuel Scalzotto as well as the Governor of the Land Tyrol Günther Platter.
“Today the last diaphragm between the two Italian yards has been demolished, creating an underground corridorwithout interruption, between the Fortezza station and the Brenner tunnel “- he declared the President of RFI (FS Group) Anna Masutti –. “This territory has a strong strategic importance because it represents the southern access gate of the Base Tunnel, a fundamental work to increase and improve the mobility of people and goods between Italy and the rest of Europe, which will allow for the strengthening of the Verona-Innsbruck-Munich on the Scandinavian-Mediterranean TEN-T Corridor. RFIwith constant dialogue and continuous involvement, with maximum transparency and fruitful collaboration, with local bodies and institutions, is engaged in strengthening the Fortezza – Verona line, a priority work for the territory and for Italy because it will connect from the south to the Brenner Base Tunnel, allowing to increase the frequency of railway connections in the area and contributing to the economic, social and tourist growth of the areas in which it is located. Thanks to the workers, the men and women who work every day in the belly of the mountain to make modal shift possible and create a new connection route that allows the traffic that crosses these valleys to be moved from road to rail “.
The European coordinator Pat Cox stressed the European dimension of the Brenner Base Tunnel as the main project of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T): “The completion of the Brenner Base Tunnel contributes to considerably improving the living conditions of the citizens of the area affected by the project. The positive effects on sustainable mobility and environmental protection will be an example for all of Europe. Today we are taking another important step, demonstrating once again how cross-border cooperation can lead to extraordinary results “.