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.
A1 Opening day of the Gubrist tunnel
Another bottleneck removed: On July 3rd, Federal Councilor Albert Rösti officially opened the new third tube of the Gubrist motorway tunnel, in the presence of representatives of the canton and city of Zurich as well as the local communities and members of the project team. Now three westbound traffic lanes are open to road users travelling in the direction of Bern.
N01/42 N11/60 Zurich East junction – Kloten South
R+R, in co-operation with Amstein+Walthert AG, has been awarded the contract for providing management support for the N01/42 N11/60 Zurich East junction – Kloten South motorway maintenance project by the Federal Road Authority’s Winterthur branch. Extensive work is planned on the roadway and the structures, and operations and safety equipment is to be renewed as part of the project.
EP Hagnau – Augst N02
N06.28 NEB EM Lyss Süd – Schönbühl
A1 Opening day of the Gubrist tunnel
N01/42 N11/60 Zurich East junction – Kloten South
DEVELOPMENT OF THE RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE LANDSCAPE – REVIEW OF THESES
Performance agreements exist between the Swiss federal government and the approximately 40 railway infrastructure operators (ROIs) in Switzerland to finance the planned, unfunded costs of operations and infrastructure maintenance. Against this backdrop, the Federal Office of Transport surmises the existence of unutilised potential for optimisation in today‘s decentralised organisational structure.
This potential for optimisation is specified through three theses:
I : Standardisation increases productivity
II : Differentiated standards and local knowledge can lower costs
III : Cooperation and professionalisation can increase efficiency and quality
The FOT mandated R+R and INFRAS with the task of reviewing these theses for selected RIOs with respect to cost efficiency and quality of construction projects, operational management, trackway and security installations.
The experiences of the selected RIOs were evaluated and the quantitative data analysed and compared via a benchmarking process.
It is not possible to summarily verify or reject the theses in question. All three theses are justifiable, but sometimes in different categories. A high level of standardisation, for instance, may be beneficial to the efficiency of both an individual RIO as well as between RIOs in the case of large or tightly connected organisations. For small and more independent RIOs the standards may be too expensive, however. How efficiency is attained largely depends on the specific requirements of the individual RIOs.
Client
Federal Office of Transport (FOT)
Processing period
2018
Project type
Rail
Services
Consulting
Fields of expertise
Benchmarking
Downloads
Project sheet
Contact
Dr. Jost Lüking
Consultant economics, chairman of the board of directors