Kappelbergtunnel

The Kappelberg tunnel in the Rems -Murr district, in Baden - Württemberg is a 1,585 m-long, twin-tube, erected in open cut road tunnel in this section of road expressway like built national highway 14, which connects the Neckar valley with the Rems valley east of Stuttgart. Usually applies in the tunnel a speed limit of 100 km / h, but this can by variable message signs, such as construction work, be changed. Before Kappelberg tunnel there is - despite a restructuring took place - yet often traffic jams. The main reason for this is the "Tunnel fear " of some motorists. The area inside the tunnel and just before entering the tunnel is therefore also an accident focus for rear-end collisions.

Geographical location

The Kappelberg tunnel is located between Fellbach Stuttgart in the northeast and the southwest. It is tangent to the southern city of Fellbach and easily leads arcuately extending through the northern flank of the mountain Kappel, the most northwestern foothills of the virgin forest is.

History

Construction began in July 1986, construction costs were 63 million marks (32 million euros ). The section to the Neckar Viaduct Untertürkheim the Neckar Stadium went into operation on 14 December 1992. The total distance to the main road 10 was opened on 29 December 1994. Continue along this section of the B 14 since daily up to 80,000 vehicles.

In Tunnel Test of the ADAC in 2002 Kappelberg tunnel was classified as "poor "; the following year the fire protection requirements were tightened. The tunnel was therefore completely renovated from May 2004 to November 2005. In the works, among other things, the walls have been brightened, new exhaust devices, lockable exit doors and new lighting installed, mounted a height control system and applied a new asphalt surface.

In early 2006, the ADAC tested the Kappelberg tunnel again, the result was this year "very good". Of 21 August to 15 September 2006 electronic permanent lights were installed above each lane in the tunnel.