Gleinalm Tunnel

The Gleinalm Tunnel (German: Gleinalmtunnel) is a highway tunnel in Styria, Austria. It lies along the Pyhrn Autobahn and it is 8320 m long. It connects the district of Leoben with the district Graz-Umgebung. It was opened on 1978.

Gleinalm Tunnel
South portal of the Gleinalm Tunnel.
Overview
LocationGleinalpe
CoordinatesNorth portal 47°17′39.8″N 15°4′40.4″E
South portal 47°14′54.3″N 15°9′32.9″E
RoutePyhrn Autobahn
Operation
Constructed1873-1978 (Renovation: 2013-2019)
OperatorAsfinag
Toll9,00 Euro
Technical
Length8320 m
No. of lanes2
Operating speed80 km/h

The tunnel was in part built as an alternative route from Graz to the Murau District and the Murtal district, shortening the trip by about 20 minutes.

Currently the tunnel has only one tube with oncoming traffic. The speed limit is 80 km/h and it has a toll of 9 euro.

A second tube is under construction since September 21, 2013. The whole project will cost about 299 million euro. The new tube has been opened on July 21, 2017[1]: both tunnels will be in service until September 2017, after which the old tube will be closed for renovation. Both tubes will definitively open 2019 according to the project plan.[2]

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