Motorway A20, Elbe River Crossing

Between Hamburg and Cuxhaven, Germany
Location
Between Hamburg and Cuxhaven, Germany
Client
Deutsche Autobahngesellschaft mbH
Client
DEGES Deutsche Einheit Fernstraßenplanungs- und -bau GmbH
Planning period
2021 – 2022
Execution
2032 (planned)
Total length
8.6 km, of which 5.7 km tunnel
Joint venture
SSF Ingenieure AG, WTM Engineers Hamburg GmbH, Amberg Engineering AG
Services
project planning of engineering structures tunnel (Lph 3, 5, 6): draft design partial., final design partial., preparation of tenders; structural engineering tunnel (Lph 3, 6): draft design partial., preparation of tenders; Project planning of engineering structures bridges (Lph 2 – 3, 6): preliminary and draft design, preparation of tenders; structural engineering tunnel (Lph 2 – 3): preliminary and draft design, preparation of tenders; Project planning of transport installations – water management (Lph 5): final design; Technical installations (operational technology as per RIFT guidelines, traffic engineering) (Lph 2, 3, 5): preliminary, draft and final design; Construction phase planning, BIM overall coordination, BIM design
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As western continuation of the Baltic Sea motorway from Lübeck to Stettin, motorway A20 will be an important east-west link in the North of Germany and connect the two German seaports with the hinterland.As currently there is no crossing over river Elbe west of Hamburg, the new Elbe tunnel will significantly relieve motorway A7.The project “Elbe Crossing A20” starts in Lower Saxony at the future motorway interchange A 20/A 22/A 26 or junction K28 south of Drochtersen and ends in Schleswig-Holstein at junction A20/B431 north of Kollmar. This construction section has a total length of 8,562 metres, of which 5,671 metres are a 2-tube shield tunnel with an inner diameter of 12.20m.With a total length of 6.5 km (incl. entry and exit troughs), the Elbe crossing will be the longest underwater tunnel in Germany.

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