River Trave tunnel 900 m-long at cost of DM 300 million to be driven by jv of Hochtief and Bilfinger & Berger for commissioning 2005. 30-year concession. February 1999.   Toll tunnel 1 km-long under River Trave awarded to jv of Hochtief and Bilfinger & Berger value $154 million. Land acquisition survey completed. Construction will commence in 2001 and last four years. October 1999.   $160 million finance for Herren tunnel will be on BOT basis. It becomes the first toll route in Germany, with a 30 years handover. Federal government is contributing more than half of the cost as the difference between that of bridge and tunnel. October 1999.Herrentunnel Lubeck GmbH has been formed by Hochtief and Bilfinger & Berger to plan, construct, finance and operate the twin-tube, 11.5 m o.d., 10.5 m i.d., 1.04 km-long tunnel which will be 9.5 m below the riverbed. A shield will be used for 780 m and the remaining 260 m will be cut-and-cover, with 600 m of ramps. There will be two crosspassages for emergency use. Construction to commence Spring, 2001 for opening 2005. Visit www.bilfingerberger.de Sept 2000.   Schleswig Holstein regional government has approved 1 km-long, twin-tube Herren tunnel for Lubeck municipality for construction start in 2002 by Hochtief/Bilfinger & Berger subsidiary. Visit www.hochtief.de 14/01.  Preparatory works of the Herren tunnel under river Trave in Lübeck started in October, 2001. The tunnel has two 750 m tubes connected by two cross passages. It will be built under DBFO by a joint company of Hochtief and Bilfinger+Berger. Tunnelling to start at summer 2002 using a overhauled Herrenknecht hydroshield machine used to bore a tunnel under the Weser river in Bremen. Visit www.herrentunnel.de 05/02.