World of PORR 167/2015 PORR Updates Ceremonious ground-breaking ceremony for bypass

From left to right: Michael Pichler (TEERAG-ASDAG), Günter Guglberger (Tunnel and Bridge Construction Section), Herbert Winderl and Werner Huber ('s building authority), Christian Molzer (Department of Traffic and Roads), Deputy Governor Josef Geisler, Mayor Isabella Blaha, Thomas Schnabl (Gebr. Haider), Markus Morianz (Marti). Image: PORR AG

On 24 October 2015, Mayor Isabella Blaha, Deputy Governor Josef Geisler and Christian Molzer, Head of the Department of Traffic and Roads, have given the starting signal for construction work on Scharnitz bypass with the ground- breaking ceremony.

The bypass branches off the B177 south of its entrance into the town of Scharnitz, runs over the Gießenbach, past the sports field and into the Tunnel. After 100 m of running above ground, the road reconnects to the existing Seefelder Straße B177 via a new bridge crossing the River directly at the border with .

"Once the Scharnitz bypass has been completed, only a fourth of the traffic load we see today will roll through the town centre. This project yields a sustainable improvement of the quality of living as well as huge opportunities for the rural and touristic development of Scharnitz," Deputy Governor and Roadworks Officer Josef Geisler said in the framework of the bypass' celebratory ground-breaking ceremony.

At construction costs of EUR 34 million, Scharnitz bypass currently represents the province's largest road construction project and is being implemented by a consortium consisting of Marti Tunnelbau GmbH, Gebrüder Haider Erdbau and TEERAG-ASDAG providing technical leadership.

Project data Overall costs EUR 34 million Overall length 2,180m Length of tunnel 960m Length of above-ground section 1,220m Volume of excavated soil and rock 130,000m³ Concrete 27.000m³ Steel 1.800t

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