Feierlichkeiten im Tunnel

Celebration at the Branich tunnel in honor of St. Barbara

4th December was a special day for the builders of this tunnel. They did not work on this day but instead held a celebration in honor of their patron saint, St. Barbara.

There are plenty of reasons to celebrate, since the tunnel tubes have already been driven over a length of more than 945 m. The rescue tunnel which runs parallel to them has also reached an impressive length of 845 m. Thanks to the protection of the tunnel’s patron saint, there have been no incidents during the driving process up to now.

4th December was a special day for the builders of this tunnel. They did not work on this day but instead held a celebration in honor of their patron saint, St. Barbara.

There are plenty of reasons to celebrate, since the tunnel tubes have already been driven over a length of more than 945 m. The rescue tunnel which runs parallel to them has also reached an impressive length of 845 m. Thanks to the protection of the tunnel’s patron saint, there have been no incidents during the driving process up to now.

The 1.796 m long Branich tunnel forms part of the northern bypass in Schriesheim. It is currently the largest road construction project in the state of Baden-Württemberg, so the representatives of Karlsruhe regional council who are responsible for the project took part in the special celebrations in and around the tunnel.

KREBS+KIEFER has been involved in this project since the design planning phase, on behalf of the construction department of Karlsruhe regional council. The tender documents for the construction of the tunnel were produced by KREBS+KIEFER. At the moment, KREBS+KIEFER is in charge of checking the execution planning and of consulting on tunnel construction issues.