📋 Tender Overview
In the Lermoos tunnel on the B 179 Fernpassstrae the operational and safety systems from the fire alarm system to the breakdown bay lighting to the fans traffic cameras and variable message signs must be renovated and adapted to the state of the art. The costs for this are 2.5 million euros. Autumn was chosen as the period for the implementation of the renovation measures as the least traffic-free time on the B 179 Fernpassstrae. The necessary and at the same time extensive renovation work will start on September 13 2021 and will probably last until December 5 2021. The remaining work will be completed by January 2022.In order to keep the traffic obstruction as low as possible for the duration of the work the state road administration commissioned a traffic-related assessment. The workflow is organized in such a way that in a first phase from September 13th to September 17th the Lermoos tunnel will be closed during the night between 6pm and 6am. Otherwise the tunnel will remain accessible in both directions until October 4 2021 with the lane being narrowed in some places and at reduced speed. From October 4 to October 30 2021 the Lermoos tunnel will be closed again at night. A three-week total closure of the tunnel is inevitable from November 3 to November 21 2021. During this time work will be carried out on the tunnel ventilation the video system the emergency call facilities the sound system Radio system as well as on the central tunnel control. There will then be another night closure until December 5 2021. The remaining work until January 2022 should be carried out without locks.In order not to burden the residents of the town through traffic more than necessary and to keep the traffic disruption as low as possible truck traffic is split during the tunnel closures. Trucks over 7.5 tons coming from Nassereith will be diverted via Biberwier onto the L 391 to Ehrwald and from there via the B 187 back to Lermoos and onto the Fernpassstrae. Heavy traffic coming from Reutte is directed through Lermoos via the L 71 to Biberwier and back onto the Fernpassstrae. Road users are informed about the traffic routing at an early stage by means of information boards. At critical points in the local areas in the diversion area traffic posts are used as required during the tunnel closures which regulate the traffic according to volume.We are aware that there have been numerous construction-related obstacles on the B 179 Fernpassstrae in recent months which have cost a lot of time especially for those who regularly drive this route. All of our work serves the sole purpose of ensuring the safety of road users is carried out as quickly as possible and is absolutely necessary asks Christian Molzer head of the State Roads and Cycle Paths department for understanding.At 3.4 kilometers the Lermoos tunnel is the longest tunnel in the Tyrolean state road network. It was opened to traffic in 1984 and completely renovated in 2003. A risk analysis in which the age of the facility and the importance of the traffic have to be taken into account has shown that a thorough general renovation is necessary in around 2025 and that additional escape routes in particular have to be created explains Molzer. The necessary measures in the Lermoos tunnel will in any case require a long-term closure of the tunnel. We are already working intensively on ways to ensure the connection of the Ausserfern during the general renovation and to keep the impact on the surrounding communities as low as possible.
