General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Tunnel |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road tunnel |
Location
| Location: |
Göschenen, Uri, Switzerland Airolo, Tessin, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Address: | A2 |
| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 46° 40' 17.91" N 8° 35' 32.88" E |
| Coordinates: | 46° 31' 39.73" N 8° 36' 0.92" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| length | 16 942 m |
Quantities
| concrete volume | 370 000 m³ | |
| volume of extracted material | 1 600 000 m³ |
Materials
| tunnel structure |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|
Chronology
| Fall 1969 | Preparation of construction works |
|---|---|
| 5 May 1970 | Official beginning of construction |
| 11 April 1972 | Completion of the air intake tunnel Hospental |
| 26 September 1973 | Completion of the air intake tunnel Gupisbach. |
| 4 September 1975 | Completion of the air intake tunnel Motto di Dentro. |
| 26 March 1976 | Security tunnel boring completed as work groups boring from either end meet. |
| 26 July 1976 | Completion of the air intake tunnel Bäzberg. |
| 16 December 1976 | North and south work groups for main tunnel meet. |
| 13 May 1977 | All rock extraction work completed. |
| April 1978 | Completion of structural work. |
| Winter 1979 | Completion of electromechanical installations. |
| 5 September 1980 | Opening |
| 24 October 2001 | A crash involving two trucks kills at least 8 people and cause a large fire in the tunnel. |
Notes
2 Second tunnel is in planning.
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2003): La nuova ventilazione della galleria stradale del San Gottardo. In: Archi, v. 6, n. 5 (1 October 2003).
- (1980): L'organizzazione della progettazione della galleria stradale del San Gottardo. In: Schweizer Ingenieur und Architekt, v. 98, n. 36 (4 September 1980).
- Le projet de tunnel routier du Saint-Gothard. In: Travaux, n. 447-448 (June 1972), pp. 3.
- (2018): Il Raddoppio del traforo stradale del San Gottardo. In: Strade e Autostrade, v. 22, n. 132 (November 2018), pp. 30-34.
- Stand der Bauarbeiten am Gotthard. In: Schweizer Ingenieur und Architekt, v. 97, n. 20 (17 May 1979).
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000841 - Published on:
30/07/2000 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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