Sierre Tunnel
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sierre, Valais, Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 46°17′02″N 7°31′55″E / 46.284°N 7.532°E |
| Route | A9 |
| Technical | |
| Length | 2,460 metres (8,070 ft) |
| Grade | Good |
The Sierre tunnel (Template:Lang-fr) is a tunnel near Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. The tunnel is part of the A9 and is situated between Sierre and Sierre-Est-Ouest. The tunnel consists of two tubes and opened in 1999. The length is 2,460 metres (8,070 ft). In a tunnel test by the European Tunnel Assessment Programme (EuroTAP), the tunnel was rated as "good".
The two tubes consist of four linked tunnels: Alusuisse (1,070 metres (3,510 ft)), Contoured (620 metres (2,030 ft)), Crête Plane (180 metres (590 ft)) and Ancien Sierre Plant Composition (580 metres (1,900 ft)).
On 13 March 2012, a Belgian coach transporting school children back home from a skiing holiday crashed into a wall in the tunnel. There were 28 deaths and 24 wounded.[1]
References
- ^ "Swiss official: bus carrying kids was not speeding". AP. 2012-03-14.
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See also
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