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Ropeway as a mode of transport
The demand for efficient, space-saving, and climate-friendly mobility is on the rise. Urban ropeways can play a specific role in public transportation. They complement existing networks, overcome geographical barriers, and create new connections where conventional systems reach their limits. For over 15 years, we have been involved in the conceptual and detailed design, as well as the implementation of [...]
Mils Inn Bridge
The new construction of the Mils Inn Bridge will not only renew an important transport link but also bring about a lasting improvement in flood protection along the River Inn. The BERNARD Gruppe supported the project with comprehensive planning services. A new bridge over the River Inn is being built along the B171 Tiroler Straße, on the border between [...]
Hydrogen refuelling station now open
With the opening of a hydrogen refuelling station, Saarbahn is laying the groundwork for climate-friendly bus operations and reducing emissions in local public transit. After a construction period of ten months, the new hydrogen refuelling station at the Saarbahn bus depot is now operational. The station is designed to refuel up to 840 kilograms of hydrogen per day. Three [...]
Reopening of the Bühnen Köln
How can access to one of Cologne’s most important cultural venues be optimised for its reopening? BERNARD Gruppe is developing a comprehensive mobility concept for the theatre and opera ensemble at Offenbachplatz. With the return of the Bühnen Köln to Offenbachplatz, large numbers of visitors are expected in the heart of the city centre. To ensure efficient and sustainable [...]
Urban transport for Kleve
The BERNARD Gruppe is contributing its expertise to the update of the urban transport plan for the district of Kleve. Working together as a partner in the project, we are thus developing sustainable concepts that will strengthen local public transport in the long term and adapt it to the requirements of the coming years. As part of the project, [...]
Rehabilitation of the Dagachhu Power Plant
Extreme flooding in early October in the western and central districts (dzongkhags) of Bhutan led, amongst other things, to significant erosion along river banks and, consequently, to slumps. As a result, the Dagachhu run-of-river power plant suffered considerable damage to its headrace channel and had to be taken out of operation. The BERNARD Gruppe was immediately asked to provide [...]
Overall rehabilitation of the A7 – Mühlkreis motorway
The A7 Mühlkreis motorway, between the Linz and Urfahr nodes, has been in operation for approx. 50 years and is used by up to 100,000 vehicles every day. This section of road, the second most heavily trafficked in Austria, has reached the end of its technical service life. Due to the lack of a continuous hard shoulder and the [...]
Clean energy on the Danube
As Europe moves towards its energy transition, a major Bavarian project is increasingly coming to the fore: the ‘EnergiespeicherRiedl’ pumped-storage power station. Located in the immediate vicinity of the existing Jochenstein run-of-river power station, Verbund aims to make a decisive contribution to future grid stability. The principle is as simple as it is effective: During periods of electricity surplus, [...]
BERNARD Presence Detector
With the BERNARD Presence Detector, we are launching yet another innovative product that makes traffic detection simpler, more efficient and future-proof. Complex induction loops are now a thing of the past: the new, GDPR-compliant BERNARD Presence Detector enables flexible and significantly simpler detection of vehicles and road users directly at the traffic light. With freely configurable detection zones, intelligent [...]
Long-term operation of the drainage system
Along the A13 Brenner motorway, the BERNARD Gruppe is responsible for all design phases for the refurbishment of the Ruetz drainage channel and the existing outlet structure in the Schönberg central drainage area. On behalf of ASFINAG, the Group is preparing the documentation for the application for water-rights clearance, as well as a comprehensive rehabilitation concept designed to ensure [...]