STRABAG SE wins tunnel project in Switzerland worth CHF 85 million
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  • Küblis bypass tunnel along National Route A28 – contract value CHF 85 million
  • Construction time from June 2010 to November 2015 (excl. road construction)
  • STRABAG output volume in Switzerland in 2009 € 378 million
 
Vienna, 1 April 2010

At the end of March 2010, STRABAG, Central and Eastern Europe’s largest construction company, was awarded the tender to build the Küblis bypass tunnel in the canton Gaubünden with a total value of CHF 85 million (approx. € 59 million).

The bypass is part of National Route A28 Landquart-Klosters and will serve to relieve the traffic in the town of Küblis. The contract for the 2.2 km tunnel includes the construction of the safety gallery and the management of the Schanielatobel disposal site neighbouring the bypass.

Construction work is expected to begin in June 2010 and should be completed in November 2015 (excl. road construction). STRABAG’s share is 100 %.

“The Küblis Tunnel is not the only project in Switzerland in which STRABAG’s tunnelling competence is needed. STRABAG was also involved in the Uetliberg Tunnel, which was completed in 2006, and the Gotthard Base Tunnel, which is to be put into operation in 2017,” says STRABAG SE CEO Dr. Hans Peter Haselsteiner.

In 2009, STRABAG generated an output volume of € 378 million in Switzerland.


STRABAG SE is one of Europe’s leading construction groups. With some 75,500 employees, STRABAG generated a construction output volume of € 13.0 billion in the 2009 financial year. From its core markets of Austria and Germany, STRABAG is present via its numerous subsidiaries in all countries of Eastern and South-East Europe, in selected markets in Western Europe and on the Arabian Peninsula. STRABAG’s activities span the entire construction industry (Building Construction and Civil Engineering, Transportation Infrastructures, Tunnelling) and cover the entire value-added chain in the field of construction. More information is available at www.strabag.com.