Implenia celebrates ground-breaking ceremony for new Bözberg tunnel with client and government representatives
Dietlikon, 10 March 2016 – Yesterday, Implenia and SBB, various canton and community representatives – among them Stephan Attiger, member of the government of the Canton Aargau and Head of the department construction, traffic and environment and Urs Leuthard, the mayor of Schinznach-Dorf – as well as representatives of the Swiss Federal Office of Transport, celebrated the start of construction work for the new Bözberg Tunnel. The ground-breaking ceremony at the southern portal in Schinznach-Dorf marks the official commencement of construction works. As the existing Bözberg Tunnel is not suitable for a height of 4 metres, a new, 2.7 kilometre long two-lane tunnel will be built parallel to it. The old tunnel will be used as a service and rescue tunnel in future. Implenia was awarded the contract for the new building by SBB in summer 2015 (see press release). The excavation works for the tunnel will start in summer 2016. The construction work on the new tunnel is expected to take until mid-2020. More information about the construction project can be found here.
Ground-breaking ceremony for new Bözberg tunnel on March 9, 2016: Philippe Gauderon (right), Head of SBB Infrastructure, with Anton Affentranger (left), CEO Implenia. Picture: SBB/Gaetan Bally
Stefan Attiger, member of the government of the Canton Aargau, addresses guests during the ground-breaking ceremony at the southern portal in Schinznach-Dorf. (Picture: SBB/Gaetan Bally)
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Reto Aregger
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Implenia, Switzerland’s leading construction and construction services company, also has a strong position in the German, Austrian and Scandinavian infrastructure markets. Established in 2006, Implenia can look back on around 150 years of construction tradition. It brings the expertise of its highly skilled sectoral and regional units together under the roof a company active throughout Europe. With its integrated business model and specialists operating in all areas of construction, the Group can manage a building project through its entire lifecycle and deliver work that is economical, integrated and customer-centric. The focus is on striking a sustainable balance between financial success and social and environmental responsibility.
Implenia, with its headquarters in Dietlikon near Zurich, currently employs more than 8000 people around Europe and posted revenue of around CHF 3.3 billion in 2015. The company is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (IMPN, CH0023868554). More information can be found at www.implenia.com.
