RAILWAY BASE TUNNEL PROJECTS IN SWITZERLAND

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1 Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications Federal Office of Transport RAILWAY BASE TUNNEL PROJECTS IN SWITZERLAND Dr. Rudolf Sperlich Swiss Federal Office of Transport Zaragoza, October 31 th 2008

2 Introduction Traffic policy CH Financing: Public transport fund Most important project: New Rail Link through the Alps (NRLA) Supervision Conclusions 2

3 The Alps A barrier for transportation 3

4 Transalpine Swiss freight traffic: subdivision and modal split Road Rail Mio. Net Tonnes / year Status:

5 Swiss Traffic evolution until % % Personenverkehr Güterverkehr 5

6 Elements of the Swiss transport policy Railway reform Heavy vehicle fee Shift from road to rail Modernization of railway Agreement Switzerland-EU Large railway infrastructure projects: Railway 2000 NRLA (NEAT) FDR (ZEB) Noise abatement High Speed Links Agglo-projects 6

7 Expenses for infrastructure 5000 Mio. sfr Road 1000 Rail

8 Public Transport Improvement of the railway network (large-scale projects until 2030) Fund (FinöV) Ordinary Budget Infrastructure Fund for Agglomeration Projects 8

9 New Railway link through the Alps: The first voting Information booklet

10 Vote on public transport funding Popular vote on financing of public transport High Speed Links RAIL 2000 Noise abatement NRLA (NEAT) 10

11 Public transport fund (cross financing) 2/3 of Heavy Vehicle Fee Mineral Oil Tax (25% for NRLA) VAT (0,1 %) Public Transport Fund 19,7 bn Advances (max. 5,4 bn ) NEAT (Alp Transit) 12,3 bn. RAIL 2000 and FDR 6 bn High speed Links 0,6 bn Noise Abatement 0,8 bn 11

12 2.5 Mrd 2.0 Mrd 1.5 Mrd 1.0 Mrd 0.5 Mrd 0.0 Mrd Public Transport Fund advance / debt redemption system change payments earmarked revenues

13 NRLA: The AlpTransit tunnels Basel St. Gallen Bern Zimmerberg - Base Tunnel Zürich Luzern Arth-Goldau Lausanne Lötschberg - Base Tunnel Frutigen Brig Erstfeld Gotthard - Base Tunnel Biasca Genf Steg Lugano Ceneri - Base Tunnel Chiasso 13

14 Overview Lötschberg base tunnel Frutigen Mitholz Existing conventional Railway lines Lötschberg base tunnel Service tunnel/lateral aditl Unequiped single-track tunnel Ferden Steg Raron 14

15 Lötschberg tunnel system 15

16 Lötschberg base tunnel Beginning of construction: 2000 Opening: December 9, 2007 Trustworthiness of tunnel installations > 99,8% Costs: 4,3 billion (+ 0.6 billlion price increase) 16

17 Profile of the Gotthard axis gradient 26 0 / 00. gradient max. 8 0 / 00 N S 17

18 Gotthard base tunnel 18

19 Gotthard base tunnel: features Tunnel length: 57.0 km Two single track tubes Tunnel profile: EBV IV Connecting galleries all 300m Max. speed for passenger trains: 250 km/h Max. speed for freight trains: 160 km/h Culmination point: 550 m Maximum overlay: 2,300 m Cost of the Gotthard base tunnel: approx. CHF 9,7 bn / 6,0 bn (1998) 19

20 Gotthard base tunnel Umgehungsstollen Bodio tunneling in progres Bodio excavated interior completed Faido Betriebszentrale Faido Multifunktionsstelle Faido Zugangsstollen Schacht I Schacht II Entlüftungsstollen O Oströhre Weströhre Zugangsstollen Faido Betriebszentrale Sedrun Multifunktionsstelle Sedrun Amsteg Sedrun Erstfeld Kabelstollen Amsteg Zugangsstollen Amsteg Tunnelling completed: 30 June 2008: 113,2 km (73,8 %) of 153 km 20

21 Gotthard base tunnel scheme of tunnel system 21

22 Sedrun - emergency station 22

23 Sedrun - elevator AlpTransit Gotthard AG 23

24 Bodio south portal: construction site 24

25 Ceneri Base Tunnel Tunnel length: 15.4 km Two single track tubes Tunnel profile: EBV IV Connecting galleries all 300m Max. speed for passenger trains: 250 km/h Max. speed for freight trains: 160 km/h Opening: 2019 Oströhre künftige Fortsetzung SÜD Portal Vezia Fensterstollen Erkundungsstollen Sigirino Portal Vigana (Camorino) Weströhre Zwischenangriff Sigirino At the end of 2009, the tunneling in the main tubes will begin out of the intermediate access. 25

26 Geological challenges Deformation of steel arches at the tunnel base in easily deformable rock formations and due to mountain overlay of more than 2000m. 26

27 Gotthard base tunnel geological section not excavated 27

28 NEAT - additional costs (estimation) final costs: 12,4 bn (estimation FOT, incl. risk share) cost reference base 1998: 8,0 bn additional costs +4,4 bn safety and technology progress improvements for environment and people politically related delays geology project extensions awarding 28

29 NEAT: Development of final costs (price level 1998, without risk share) Entwicklung der mutmasslichen Endkosten (Preisstand 1998, [KP11]) 11,6 bn Mrd. sf Fr. Milliarden Frank ken ,0 bn 12,2 12,2 12,8 13,9 13,4 14,2 14,3 14,5 14,8 15,7 15,9 16,3 16,4 16,6 16,7 16,9 18,4 18,4 18, Standberichte I/1999 II/1999 I/2000 II/2000 I/2001 II/2001 I/2002 II/2002 I/2003 II/ I/2004 II/2004 I/2005 II/2005 I/2006 II/2006 I/2007 II/2007 I/2008 II/

30 Credit situation NEAT In the first years, NEAT was knowingly underfinanced. On , Parliament authorized the new NEAT global credit.! (12 For the first time in its history, NEAT is fully financed billion ) 30

31 Gotthard axis: Organisation Kommissionen Kommissionen Commissions Financial Control Parliament Federal Council Departement NEAT Supervision Delegation Fed. Office of Transport (FOT) Experts B (operator) AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd (ATG) (constructor) = monitoring and audit contractor contractor contractor contractor 31

32 The operator is not the constructor The organizational separation has advantages: 1) cost cutting through contradictory interests constructor --> low investment costs operator --> high investment costs (lower costs for renewal and maintenance) 2) In case of problems, the autority can take a decision. inconveniences: 1) supplementary interfaces 2) risk that project elements are forgotten Important: Strong and in time collaboration between constructor and operator 32

33 Principles of project management Management requires: Objective Procedure Control agreement on project requirements referential bases periodical comparisons between reality and forecasts Instruments modification reports, risk management, reports, controls, etc. Instruments 33

34 Levels of project supervision FOT Constructors Standard - Reporting auditing NEAT Controlling Directive 34

35 Conclusion Ensured financing = determining factor Organization model operator < > constructor Supervision functions require clear repartition of roles Establishing good control system Foreseeing costs for adaptation to technological progress 35

36 The Alps - not only an obstacle! 36

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38 Organisation: Fed. Office of Transport 38

39 Gotthard axis: additional costs final costs: 11,874 bn SFR (estimation ATG) additional costs +4,158 bn SFR safety and technology progress improvements for environment and people politically related delays cost reference base 1998: 7,716 bn SFR geology awarding 39

40 Cost development of Gottard axis probable final costs (price rises incl.) bn SFR ionen Franken Milli awarded Standberichte II/2000 I/2001 II/2001 I/2002 II/2002 I/2003 II/2003 I/2004 II/2004 I/2005 II/2005 paid I/2006 II/2006 I/2007 II/2007 I/2008 II/2008 Rechnungen ([KS14]-[KS15]-[KS17]) Vergaben [KS09] mutmassliche Endkosten ([KP08]-[KS15]) 40

41 Time frame RAIL 2000/1 NEAT (AlpTransit) Noise Abatement High Speed Links Future Development of the Railway Infrastructure FDR FDR II? 41

42 Ceneri base tunnel 42

43 Gotthard base tunnel: bore width solid rock pressing rock m m 43

44 Railway traffic across the Alps Gotthard Axes de transit Lötschberg 14.3 mio net t/y 5.6 mio net t/y Basel Zürich Brugg Vallorbe Bern Lötschberg St. Gotthard Genève Simplon Domodossola Luino Chiasso 44

45 Lötschberg axis: travel times Bern - Milano With LBT 3h 16 2h 42 (- 38 Min.) Berne - Sion With LBT 1h 45 (-34 Min.) 2h 23 45

46 Public Transport Fund: estimate of expenses ~ 7 CHF (~ 4.4 ) Investitionsvolumen Investments real Teuerung, price risesmwst Zinsen interests ~ 10 CHF (~ 6.3 ) 31.4 CHF (~ 19.7 ) 46

47 Financing (1) Infrastructure Regional transport Freight transport Federal budget Aim: Maintain performance 47

48 Financing (2) Lötschberg Gotthard Mattstetten-Rothrist Public Transport Fund Aim: Improve performance 48

49 Infrastructure fund: financing Mineral Oil Tax Highway vignette I- Fonds Completion of national road network (8.5 billion) Suppression of congestion nat. road network (5.5 billion) Agglomeration traffic (6 billion) Substance maintenance in per. regions (0.8 billion) One-time payment 2.6 bil. Fr. Investment volume 20.8 billion (2005) 49

50 Modifications Lötschberg axis Sicherheit und Stand der Technik (321 Mio.) Mehrkosten Achse Lötschberg: Mio. Fr. Verbesserungen für Bevölkerung und Umwelt (292 Mio.) Politisch begründete Verzögerungen (- Mio.) Geologie (244 Mio.) Mio. Fr. Vergabe und Bauausführung (182 Mio.) Ursprüngliche Kostenbezugsbasis (3 214 Mio.) Alle Zahlenangaben in Millionen Franken gerundet; Preisstand 1998 Mutmassliche Endkosten: Mio. Fr. 50

51 Modifications Gotthard axis Sicherheit und Stand der Technik (1 974 Mio.) Sup. costs Gotthard axis: mio. Fr. Verbesserungen für Bevölkerung und Umwelt (259 Mio.) Politisch begründete Verzögerungen (595 Mio.) Geologie (780 Mio.) Vergabe und Bauausführung (550 Mio.) Mio. Fr. Ursprüngliche Kostenbezugsbasis (7 716 Mio.) All cost data are rounded in million francs, prices of 1998 Probable end costs: mio. Fr. 51