N01.22 Motorway section Schönbühl – Kirchberg, Lindenrain rest area upgrade
The service building at the Lindenrain motorway rest area has been equipped with a new toilet module made of chrome steel; construction was completed at the end of 2023. The new toilet module offers better protection against vandalism, and it will be possible to continue its use in the event of a future replacement of the service building. R+R supported the Federal Road Office’s overall project manager in project planning and execution.
ERTMS Netherlands
Other countries, same problems: Modern railway technology requires time and money to implement. Jost Lüking was member of a team of six European experts on the ETCS train control system who assessed the status of the national ETCS program for the Dutch Parliament in mid-2023. Our Second Opinion formulated recommendations on program governance and management, on the technical, spatial and temporal scope of the program, on system integration and integration management, and last but not least on program costs and their current forecast. The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Waterways published the Second Opinion at the beginning of November.
EP Hagnau – Augst N02
Within the Hagnau – Augst motorway maintenance project, structural changes to the western tunnel portal (direction Basel/Germany) have to be carried out to enable longitudinal ventilation in both traffic directions. We are pleased that the plans for the extension of the western portal of Schweizerhalle tunnel have officially been approved. This allows us to finalise the detailed design and approach the contractor submission process according to our project schedule.
N06.28 NEB EM Lyss Süd – Schönbühl
We are pleased to provide managenent support and construction site management for the N06.28 NEB EM Lyss Süd - Schönbühl motorway maintenance project on behalf of the Federal Road Authority’s Thun branch. The project includes replacement of the pavement as well as extensive measures on the engineering structures. The construction work is scheduled to be carried out between 2025 and 2027.
N01.22 Motorway section Schönbühl – Kirchberg, Lindenrain rest area upgrade
ERTMS Netherlands
EP Hagnau – Augst N02
N06.28 NEB EM Lyss Süd – Schönbühl
COMPARISON OF RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURE SWITZERLAND – AUSTRIA
In 2016, the Swiss Federal Office of Transport (FOT) commissioned R+R, in cooperation with Besch und Partner, to compare railway infrastructure expenditures in Switzerland and Austria. The analysis takes different network characteristics, modes of operation and forms of financing into account.
The budget plan for financing operations and maintenance of the Swiss railway infrastructure 2017-2020 includes total funds of 13,2 billion Swiss francs, amounting to an average of 3,3 billion francs per year. At the same time, the Austrian Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology passed the ÖBB financing scheme 2016-2021 with a provision of 4,6 billion Euros for investment and maintenance. With the current exchange rate, this amounts to an average of 2,7 billion Swiss francs per year – less than in Switzerland.
In 2016, the FOT commissioned R+R, in partnership with Besch und Partner, to compare contents, delimitations and financing of railway infrastructure expenditures in Switzerland and Austria. The analysis covered data from 34 infrastructure operators in both countries.
The evaluation showed that the numbers were fundamentally comparable, but that differences in fi nancing strategy as well as maintenance and renewal strategy need to be considered.
Client
FEDERAL OFFICE OF TRANSPORT (SWITZERLAND)
Processing period
2016
Project type
Rail
Services
Consulting
Fields of expertise
Benchmarking
Downloads
Project sheet
Contact
Dr. Jost Lüking
Consultant economics, chairman of the board of directors