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The drilling started mid-May and will continue until the end of July. During this period, sixty holes are made, some of which are 25 metres deep. The activities take place in the area of the damaged site and in its surroundings. The drilling of one hole takes about a day. At the end of the project, the findings should provide further information about the causes of the accident.
The collapse
On 12 August 2017, a landslip occured at the construction site of the new 4.27 kilometre tunnel being built at Rastatt. The movement destabilised the construction site and the existing railway, which led to a disruption of railway services between Karlsruhe and Basel. This disruption continued until 7 October and resulted in economic damage of more than two billion Euros for the industry.
In order to restore services, a 120-metres long, one metre thick concrete slab was installed to stabilise the ground, provide structural support for the loads above and serve as the foundation for the new tracks. The project had suffered serious delays, but until now no clarity has been given about a new timeframe. “Results and further consequences for the project schedule may be presented mid-2018”, was written in the annual report of the Rhine-Alpine Corridor 2017. Read more
Source: RAILFREIGHT.COM
