Blitzingen

Avalanche and debris flow protection Hilperschbach

  • Client: Municipality of Goms
  • Site management/reference person: geoformer igp AG, Curdin Condrau
  • Site manager: Adem Salihi/ Rafael Millius
  • Foreman: Anton Pfaffen, Michael Eggel
  • Construction period: May/2021-July/2022
  • Construction costs: 1.17mio.

Technical data:

  • 17,300 m3 excavation
  • 11,000 m3 Removal of topsoil
  • 38'800 m3 embankment fill
  • 1150m2 Block set
  • 1 pc. Drainage structure
  • 1 piece Inlet structure
  • 190 m redesigned channel
  • 1800m2 TerraMur 2

Project description:

In the Hilpersbach relocation and expansion project, four earth-reinforced avalanche control dams were built to protect against natural hazards. The average 7.00m-high guide dams were backfilled in layers with added or extracted fill material. Parallel to the backfilling work, the existing Hilpersbach was diverted and redesigned over a length of 190m. An inlet structure was built adjacent to the new channel. A new drainage structure was built adjacent to an archaeological area.

Requirements:

  • Excavation in an archaeological area
  • Nature conservation area, environmental regulations
  • Difficult to access terrain

Contact Persons

Adem Salihi

Head of Special Civil Engineering Department

+41 27 948 05 08

adem.salihi@volken-group.ch

Anton Pfaffen

Foreman / Foreman

+41 79 692 01 41

anton.pfaffen@volken-group.ch