Dekani Tunnel
Slovenia
Doka tunnel formwork travellers for motorway between Ljubljana and the Adriatic Sea. The twin-tube Dekani Tunnel was driven using underground construction methods. The tunnel contains four emergency lay-bys and five cross-tunnels – the largest two of which have flared trumpet-shaped ends.
Project data
- Year of completion
- 2004
- Project duration
- 6 Months
- Country
- Slovenia
- Town or city
- Ljubljana
- Contractors
- Primorje
- Structure
- Tunnel
- Type of structure
- Mining-type tunnel
Wall
- Construction method
- Partially monolithic
- Cross-sectional shape
- Curved/round
- Clear width
- 12.70 m
- Clear height
- 7.80 m
- Formed length of tunnel
- 200 m
- Number of casting sections
- 36
- Cycle time
- 3 -day cycle