René Konen Tunnel

The René Konen Tunnel ( _fr. Tunnel René Konen), colloquially known as the Saint Esprit Tunnel ( _fr. Tunnel du St-Esprit), is a 655-metre (2,150 ft) [de icon cite web|url=http://www.pch.public.lu/actualites/articles/2006/12/lw_2006-12-19.pdf |first=Luc |last=Marteling |title=Luxembourgische Tunnels: Über dem Standard |accessdate=2007-01-01 |date=19 December 2006 |format=PDF |publisher=d'Wort ] road tunnel in Luxembourg City in southern Luxembourg. It carries two lanes of one-way traffic northwards, under Ville Haute, bypassing the narrow streets and pedestrian zone in the heart of the city.

At the southern end, the tunnel is fed by the Passerelle, which carries traffic from Gare, on the southern side of the Pétrusse valley. At 100 metres (330 ft), the tunnel bears to its right, before heading back to the left in a long, sweeping bend. At its northern end, the tunnel emerges just to the west of the Alzette valley. The road onto which it leads then divides into two, feeding the Boulevard Royal to the west and the "Côte d'Eich" to the north.

In 1998 it was officially named after René Konen, a member of the Democratic Party, who served from 1979 till 1984 as Minister for Public Works in the Pierre Werner cabinet, and who initiated the tunnel's construction.

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* Arrêté ministériel du 5 novembre 1998 portant dénomination de la jonction souterraine entre le Viaduc et la Côte d’Eich [http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/1998/1072112/1072112.pdf]
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