Breakthrough at the Mossetunnel in Sandbukta/Norway
Bane NOR and MossIA ANS are building a new 10 kilometer double track trough the municipality of Moss, with two tunnels: the 3.2 km Mossetunnel in the north and the 2.1 km Carlbergtunnel in the south. In addition, the joint venture is also building the new Moss station.
Ragnar Reitan, project director of MossIA, is happy about the breakthrough: “It is an important milestone. The work has gone very well, and I am proud of the tunnel team and all other experts who have contributed their knowledge and expertise. A lot of hard work has been put into this. I would like to thank Bane NOR for the assignment and congratulate everyone who has contributed to the milestone.”
Birger Steffensen, project director of Bane NOR, also emphasizes the significance of the breakthrough: “With the breakthrough of the Mossetunnel we are well on our way to delivering a better train service to those who live in Moss and travelers on the Østfold line. MossIA has been doing well and is ahead of schedule for tunnel work. All of this has been achieved without any injuries or sick leave in the middle of a pandemic.”
For 2022, a same type of breakthrough will be taking place in the southern direction towards Kransen. After this, the entire Mossetunnel's conventional blasting work will be completed.
Mossetunnel in a nutshell
- Part of Bane NOR's InterCity development
- 2.3 km tunnel from Sandbukta in the north to Moss in the south
- Operated with conventional drilling and blasting operation
- Cross section of 130 square meters, width of 13.5 meters and height of 10 meters
- Breakthrough on 10th March 2021 in Sandbukta
