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Mobility plan for Friedrichshafen
The BERNARD Gruppe has drawn up a mobility plan on behalf of the city of Friedrichshafen. After several years of joint cooperation between the BERNARD Gruppe and the city of Friedrichshafen, the mobility plan was approved by a majority of the local council. As a result of the developments that have taken place - in particular, due to population [...]
Transport connection of new S-Bahn depot in Steinhausen
The BERNARD Gruppe was commissioned by DB InfraGO AG to plan the western connection to the new depot (2nd construction stage) of the maintenance facility in Steinhausen, Munich. The Steinhausen maintenance facility is being extended so that the future timetable densification with additional S-Bahn trains can be implemented. The new track connection to the maintenance facility will be built on [...]
Soil science monitoring and documentation
The BERNARD Gruppe is carrying out the pedological monitoring and documentation of the temporary construction areas for the four-track railway line upgrade between Linz and Marchtrenk. The 12 hectares of agricultural land will be recultivated after use and returned to the farmer. Deviations in soil functions will be determined based on the documentation of existing conditions before and after [...]
Infrastructure in India
The BERNARD Gruppe has been active in India for over 13 years. The expansion of infrastructure in this subcontinent is taking place at an enormous speed. The focus is on opening up remote regions and ensuring sustainable transport connections to heavily frequented destinations. The BERNARD Gruppe has made decisive contributions to major projects such as the ZojiLa Tunnel and the [...]
Revitalization of Volders hydropower plant
The HALL AG is planning to revitalize the Volders power plant. The BERNARD Gruppe was commissioned with the preparation of the application documents for permits under water and nature conservation laws, which were submitted to the authority by the end of June. The hydropower plant in Volders, which was commissioned in 1967, will be “repowered”. The output of the [...]
Responsible care for resources
In the coming years, ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG intends to expand the "Neue Unterinntalbahn" railway in Tyrol in line with demand. To this end, the approximately 40 km long railway section in the Tyrolean lowlands is being upgraded to four tracks. In future, large parts of the extended line will run underground. In addition to the enormous structural and economic challenges, [...]
New milestone reached: 600 employees
In the BERNARD Gruppe, over six hundred experts are now working together on innovative solutions for tasks in the business units Energy, Industry, Infrastructure and Mobility. The steady growth throughout the company's 41-year history has been given an additional boost this year: The long-standing collaboration with Swarm Analytics has taken on a new quality, as experts in the AI [...]
School route plans for Spaichingen
The BERNARD Gruppe has supported the city of Spaichingen in preparing school route maps for its urban schools. A school route map provides recommendations for getting to school by bike or on foot. It contains information on recommended routes and safe crossing options, but also on dangerous areas. The decree providing for safer routes to school (Erlass “Sicherer Schulweg”) [...]
Artificial intelligence for air quality monitoring in São Paulo
In the QUALARIA project, the BERNARD Air Analyser (BAA) will be used for the city-wide monitoring of air pollutants in São Paulo, Brazil. The BERNARD Gruppe's intelligent air quality sensors combined with the existing urban reference monitoring network will establish the fundamental high-resolution data required for the project. As part of the international QUALARIA research project, the BERNARD Gruppe [...]
Sadhna Pass tunnel in Kashmir
The BERNARD Gruppe was commissioned by the Indian Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to design the approximately 6 km long Sadhna Pass tunnel. The Sadhna tunnel will be part of the Rafiabad-Kupwara-Chowkibal-Tangdhar-Chamkot road in the federal states Jammu and Kashmir. The tunnel will make the avalanche-prone passage of the Sadhna Mountains possible and safe even in winter. The services [...]