General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Tunnel |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road tunnel |
| Construction method: |
Drilling and blasting |
Location
| Location: |
Les Forges d'Abel, Borce, Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Canfranc, Huesca, Aragón, Spain |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 42° 47' 35" N 0° 32' 38" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| tunnel length | 8 602 m | |
| tunnel section area | 84 m² |
Cost
| cost of construction | Euro 275 000 000 |
Materials
| tunnel structure |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|
Chronology
| 1994 | Construction begins. |
|---|
Notes
Exploitation by UTE Somport (composed of Vidal, API Conservacion, Etra)
Participants
Owner
- Ministère de l'Equipement, des Transports, du Logement, du Tourisme et de la Mer
- Ministerio de Fomento
Client
- Demarcacion de Travaux de l'Aragon
- Direction Départementale de l'Equipement des Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Architecture
Landscape architecture
Structural engineering
- Scetauroute (French section)
- Setec TPI (French section)
- SNCF Ingéniérie (French section)
Checking engineering
- Bureau Veritas (French section)
- Calestreme (French section)
Contractor
- Necso (Spanish section)
Civil works
Subcontractor
Roadway & drainage
LED-type marker-lighting
Specialist consultants
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (2003): Galerie de sécurité du tunnel du Somport. Galerie d'interconnexion entre les tunnels routier et ferroviaire. In: Travaux, n. 794 (February 2003), pp. 16-22.
- (2002): La luce in fondo al tunnel … di Somport. In: Strade e Autostrade, v. 6, n. 36 (November 2002), pp. 60-67.
- (2002): Le nouveau tunnel routier du Somport et le tunnel de chemin de fer existant. Tunnels complémentaires pour la construction et l'exploitation. Presented at: AFTES – Toulouse 21-23 octobre 2002, pp. 147-170.
- (1990): L'optimisation des tunnels longs inter-européens: l'exemple du tunnel du Somport. Presented at: Franchissements souterrains pour l'Europe. Underground crossings for Europe, Lille 16-18.10.1990, pp. 53-64.
- (1990): L'optimisation des tunnels longs inter-européens: l'exemple du Tunnel du Somport. Presented at: AFTES - Journées techniques, Lille, 1990, pp. 53-64.
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20004703 - Published on:
27/08/2002 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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