More than 25 kilometers in length, the new link between the Westbahn, Südbahn and Donauländebahn rail axes will form part of the European high-speed line between Paris and Budapest. This will considerably ease traffic on Vienna's major transport arteries. The core element of this connection is the 12.8-kilometer Lainz Tunnel, which consists of four zones: Westbahn link, Südbahn link, Donauländebahn link and a connecting tunnel.

A consortium under the technical leadership of HOCHTIEF Construction Austria is responsible for the technical realization of contract lot LT 31 in the connecting tunnel zone. The assignment is for an approximately three kilometer long double-track tunnel with safety exits driven by the drill-and-blast method with wall heading.

When the Lainz Tunnel has been completed, trains will have swifter access to the city freight terminal and leave a lighter environmental footprint as they cross Vienna.

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