SBB delays completion of the Ligerz Tunnel to 2029
- Location
- Jura south foot, Canton of Bern – Biel/Bienne–Neuchâtel line, between the Chavannes and Twann service stations · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Project
- Ligerz Tunnel (double-track upgrade between Ligerz/Chavannes and Twann)
- Investment
- approx. CHF 431.9 million
- Status
- Under construction
The roughly 2.1 km double-track railway tunnel removes the last single-track section of the Jura south-foot line between Biel/Bienne and Neuchâtel. Construction began in October 2021; following complaints from unsuccessful bidders (rejected by the Federal Administrative Court in 2023) and additional environmental requirements from the Federal Office of Transport, the planned completion slipped from originally December 2026 to December 2029. The project is built by SBB Infrastructure and financed via the Railway Infrastructure Fund (approved by referendum on 9 February 2014); investment volume approx. CHF 431.9 million.
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