Results for Project planning
The long-standing committee
The legendary Gotthard mountain range also gives its name to a committee. Dedicated to promoting development of the Alpine axis, it was formed in 1853.
View eventVisionaries
Spühler, Gnägi, Bonvin, Ritschard, Schlumpf: Federal Councillors and NRLA visionaries.
View eventThe Gotthard Base Tunnel
The Confederation moots the idea of a «Gotthard Base Rail Tunnel», and commissions Elektro-Watt to develop a project.
View eventMaking it happen
Ogi, Leuenberger, Leuthard: the Federal Councillors who implement the NRLA.
View eventOrder, build, operate
For the NRLA’s construction, the Confederation separates infrastructure from operations. The new project management system is a success.
View eventPressure from the environmental movement
The «construction project of the century» is the subject of heated debate, with politicians, administrators and environmental organisations grappling to find common solutions.
View eventWork begins
The NRLA is far more than just the Gotthard Base Tunnel, but the first exploratory boring for the NRLA project takes place at the Gotthard.
View eventUri’s concerns
The canton of Uri is particularly affected by construction of the Gotthard axis. It wants the approach route to the rail tunnel to run underground. Negotiations with the Confederation run far from smoothly.
View eventConstruction begins
Although work actually began earlier, the first blasting at the Lötschberg is regarded as the official start of NRLA construction.
View eventGeology and surveying
Tunnel construction depends on scientific knowledge. Geology helps to find ways through the rock.
View eventTraversing the Piora Basin
The Piora Basin, with its sugar-grain rock, threatens to endanger construction of the Gotthard Base Tunnel.
View eventFrom drawing to 3D model
Major construction projects require meticulous preparation. They are underpinned by a vast range of plans.
View eventNo to the Porta Alpina
It is a popular vision: the Porta Alpina to connect Sedrun and the Surselva via a lift to the Gotthard Base Tunnel.
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