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TUNNEL IN ARACHOVA BYPASS MOTORWAY

Project Information:

The aim of Arachova’s Bypass is the construction of a motorway that will bypass Arachova’s settlement, and will facilitate the access to Delphi-Itea and to the ski resorts of Parnassos. The design principally aims to eliminate the unfavorable environmental impact of the traffic through Arachova’s center.

The bypass motorway includes a) a Main Road Tunnel (aprox. length: 1512,00m.) and a parallel Escape Tunnel (length: 1297,52m.) which connect with 4 cross-passages.

Client: Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation 

Date: 2009 – 2019 & 2022-2023 (2 Contracts)

Location: Arachova, Boeotia-Greece

Estimated Project's Total Cost of Construction: 145.000.000 €

Scope of Work:

Our firm's scope of work for the project included the following services:

  • Preliminary Design of Preliminary and Permanent Tunnel Linings
  • Final Design of the tunnels including:
    • Evaluation of the geotechnical investigations and final design of the primary tunnel lining using the NATM method and for six categories of support measures (A to F)
    • Final Design of the permanent lining for all the cross-sections of the road and escape tunnels and the cross-passages. Final Design included the entrance and exit Cover&Cut structures.
  • Preparation of Tender Documents

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