- Client: Municipality of Saas-Almagell
- Construction management/contact person: IBR Ingenieurbüro GmbH
- Site manager: Celine Ludi
- Machinist:Ralph Ebener
- Construction period: November 2023 to November 2024
- Construction costs: $500,000
Technical data:
Dam
- Excavation for dam: 1,820 m³
- Uphill embankments: 1,295 m²
- Blockfill protective dam: 2,740 t
Bank protection
- Dams for temporary diversion: 200 m
- Removal of bank reinforcements: 800 m³
- Supply and installation of riprap: 525 m³
- Bank protection: 1,200 m²
- Blockfill for bank protection: 1,705 tons
Project description:
The project involves the construction of a rockfall protection dam approximately 170 m long and varying in height from 2.00 to 4.00 m. The project also includes the demolition and reconstruction of the left bank of the Saaser Vispa over a distance of around 190 m, with the vertical height of the block set at approx. 3.50 m.
Requirements:
- Work under power lines
- Work in river area
