On October 5, 2022, the official ceremonial completion of tunneling work in the Stuttgart basin took place on the tunnel route from the main station to Obertürkheim and into the Neckar valley (Lot 1B). In their speeches, high-ranking representatives of DB AG, the state of Baden-Württemberg and the European Union paid tribute to the extraordinary achievement of the construction work. In his speech, CEO Karl Heinz Strauss emphasized the partnership-based project management with DB, the high-quality execution and adherence to schedules, as well as the high level of commitment shown by the employees of the joint venture in implementing the major project over a very long period of time.
The interior work on the remaining tunnel sections will continue until 2024, when another PORR project milestone will be completed. Following in the footsteps of the tunnel builders, PORR railroad construction is already carrying out the railroad engineering expansion in the entire Stuttgart railroad junction as a further milestone for PORR. For PORR, this project is one of the largest and technically most challenging projects in the company's history.
