Start of construction for second wildlife bridge made of wood

The new wildlife bridge will cross the A2 freeway in Neuenkirch in the canton of Lucerne. It thus restores an important connection between the agglomeration of Lucerne and Sempach. This connection was largely interrupted for animals by the freeway. interrupted.

The wildlife overpass is 50 meters wide and around 36 meters long. The special feature of the structure is that it is largely made of wood - using native spruce and oak. with native spruce and oak. As sub-planner of the engineering consortium B+S AG B+S AG and Bänziger Partner AG, Timbatec calculated the statics of the wooden bridge and designed the demanding demanding timber construction details.

For the 3,500 square meters of forest will be cleared on both sides of the freeway. which will be reforested after the construction of the wildlife bridge. This preparatory work began on Monday. The main work will start this summer. From the summer of 2021, motorists will be able to drive between Lucerne and Sempach will pass under the wooden green bridge.

A wildlife overpass is also being built in Aargau in wood
Over the N01 freeway between Gränichen and Suhr this summer. wildlife overpass - also in timber construction. This will allow the unrestricted use of the AG 6 wildlife corridor in the area of the national road. is made possible. The Rynetel wildlife overpass consists of a 50 meter wide arch construction. engineering consortium with Bänziger Partner AG, Timbatec is responsible for the structural and for the static and structural design of the timber components.