heat from the fire that it had to be closed for three months for repairs during which major work was undertaken to improve the barriers, tunnel walls and ventilation system. A memorial service for the victims of the fire was held in the municipality of Flachau before the tunnel was officially reopened on 28 August 1999. Extension Works on the second tube began in July 2006; completed on 30 April 2010, they were followed by a general refurbishment of the older first bore. The two-tube tunnel was officially opened with a ceremony on 30 June 2011. Today the Austrian Tauern Autobahn is an important north-south transport route through the Eastern Alps connecting Germany with Italy and Slovenia. In 2013, the average daily traffic passing the tunnel was about 18,000 vehicles, a quarter of which were large goods vehicles and trucks. The toll is 6 euros per car; a journey through the Tauern Tunnel and the adjacent Katschberg Tunnel costs 12 euros. References External links Tauern Tunnel. Information about Tauern Tunnel (German) Tauern Tunnel - Price and Tips Updated 2015. We have important information of Tauern tunnel. Road tunnels in Austria Tunnels completed in 2011 Radstadt Tauern Tunnels in the Alps Base tunnels Tunnel disasters