Welcome Maria Jose Hernandez Guevara
We are delighted to welcome Maria as a new member of the R+R staff and wish her every success in her new role.
Maria holds an MSc in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering/Construction and Maintenance Management) from ETH Zurich, as well as a BSc in Civil Engineering (Honours, cum laude) from the Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia.
Thanks to her many years’ experience in client representation, tunneling and underground construction, procurement, and operational and strategic project management, she is an excellent addition to our R+R-Team’s consultancy and technical expertise.
N11/60, N01/42 UPlaNS – ZH-Ost–Kloten Süd Interchange (ZOK), Completion of the Maintenance Concept (EK) Phase
Renato Käppeli / Stefan Isler
Over the past two years, we have supported the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) as project-owner support unit in the development of the maintenance concept (EK) for the ZOK project.
In addition to renewal work, smaller, targeted improvements to enhance traffic safety and traffic flow were also examined.
A particular challenge in this demanding project was the dense population and high traffic volume in the vicinity of Zurich Airport.
Approval for the EK has been granted, and we look forward to supporting the next project phases.
N06.32 EP Muri – Rubigen
On April 23rd, 2026, the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications issued planning approval for the "N06.32 EP Muri – Rubigen" maintenance project on the A6 motorway to FEDRO’s Thun branch. If no objections are received, the next phase of the planning process can be started. Actual maintenance work on this section of the motorway as well as on the Worb feeder road will be carried out from 2029 onwards.
N08 EP Sarnen South – Hergiswil
On the northernmost section of the N8, which forms part of the important transit axis between Central Switzerland and the Bernese Oberland, extensive renovation work is planned for the coming years on the route, engineering structures, and operational and safety facilities. We are delighted to be supporting the Zofingen branch of ASTRA as the client's representative in this project.
Welcome Maria Jose Hernandez Guevara
N11/60, N01/42 UPlaNS – ZH-Ost–Kloten Süd Interchange (ZOK), Completion of the Maintenance Concept (EK) Phase
N06.32 EP Muri – Rubigen
N08 EP Sarnen South – Hergiswil
ERTMS UK Cost Analysis Digital Railways – Reducing Costs
Network Rail, Britain’s railway infrastructure operator, pursues a strategy of digitalising the national railway signalling systems by replacing the current interlocking technology, improving traffi cmanagement and introducing the European Train Control System ETCS. R+R validated the programme cost estimates and compared them to similar programmes in other European countries.
The validation of the British programme cost estimates pointed at potentials for reducing costs particularly in the sector of central signalling installations. Accordingly, the focus of the international cost benchmarking was set on ETCS level 2 projects and programmes, as well as on the replacement of central interlocking systems.
In a team with Morten Søndergaard, the director of the Danish signalling programme, Emch + Berger and Oskar Stalder, R+R investigated with the benchmarking partners on how to achieve an economically favourable programme through precursory measures, suitable specifi cations, contract strategies and appropriate project organisation. Our findings are based on the experience gained in comparable projects in the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland.
Client
Network Rail - Digital Railway (Great Britain)
Processing period
2016 – 2018
Project type
Rail
Services
Consulting
Fields of expertise
Project Evaluation
Benchmarking
Downloads
Project sheet
Contact
Dr. Jost Lüking
Consultant economics, chairman of the board of directors