General Information
Project Type
Structure: |
Tunnel |
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Function / usage: |
Road tunnel |
Location
Location: |
Modane, Savoie (73), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Bardonecchia, Torino, Piedmont, Italy |
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Through: |
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Coordinates: | 45° 11' 45.13" N 6° 40' 38.99" E |
Coordinates: | 45° 5' 12.08" N 6° 42' 47.96" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
total length | 12 870 m |
Cost
cost of construction | French Franc 2 000 000 000 |
Chronology
5 June 2005 | Two trucks catch fire in the tunnel causing the death of the two truckers. Due to possible structural damaged caused by the high temperatures, the tunnel is closed indefinitely until the actual damage has been determined and repaired. |
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4 August 2005 | The tunnel is reopened after repairs are completed. |
Participants
Owner
Client
Contractor
- Fougerolle
- Omnium d'entreprises Dumesny et Chapelle
- PP-Setrac
- SFEDTP
- SGE Société Générale d'Entreprises
Subcontractor
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- L'accident du Fréjus relance le débat sur la sécurité et sur le ferroutage (déroulement de l'accident du 4 juin). In: Le Moniteur des Travaux Publics et du Bâtiment, n. 5298 (10 June 2005), pp. 18. (2005):
- L'avanzamento dei lavori della galleria di sicurezza del Frejus. In: Strade e Autostrade, v. 23, n. 134 (March 2019), pp. 110-112. (2019):
- Les équipements du tunnel alpin du Fréjus. In: Travaux, n. 551 (January 1981), pp. 56-62. (1981):
- The Fréjus rescue tunnel / Rettungsstollen Fréjus. In: Geomechanics and Tunnelling, v. 7, n. 6 ( 2014), pp. 685-692. (2014):
- Ouverture à la circulation du tunnel du Fréjus (8 juillet et 4 août 1980). In: Travaux, n. 545-546 (July - August 1980), pp. 78.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20004244 - Published on:
11/07/2002 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021