Invitation to tender for construction of twin-tube 1.85 km-long x 100-120 sq m Burgholz road tunnel of which 1.63 km is drill/blast with shotcrete support and 230 m cut and cover. Commencement early 2002 for completion in five years. Contact LNW fax +49 202 561270 or visit www.wuppertal.de 24/01. Restricted invitation to tender, deadline 7th July, 2001, for drill/blast construction of twin-tube, 1.85 km-long Burgholz tunnel to commence early 2002. Contact Highways Dept, fax +49 202 561270. Local background at www.wuppertal.de 27/01. Notice of intention by Deutsche Bahn to construct 4 km-long tunnel and renovate 3.6 km-long tunnel. Contact fax +49 692 651 9029. Visit www.bahn.de 33/01. Tenders invited for geotechnical engineering, deadline 15th January, 2002 for 1,850 m-long twin-tube tunnel, 13.3 m-wide x 9.1 m-high, on Road L 418 between Wuppertal-Sonnborn and Wuppertal-Cronenberg. Visit http://ted.eur-op.eu.int, document S 246-169678 or fax +49 202 561270, Wuppertal, Land North Rhine Westphalia. 01/02. Award to a jv of Baresel and Hinteregger & Söhne of the construction contract for the 1.85 km Burgholz tunnel for €121 million. Work end to end summer-2006. Visit www.baresel.de 19/02.Geological engineering contract for 1,850 m-long twin-tube tunnel, 13.3 m-wide x 9.1 m-high, on Road L 418 between Wuppertal-Sonnborn and Wuppertal-Cronenberg awarded to IMM. Visit www.imm-bochum.de 29/02.