The present application relates to the technical field of tunnel, and provides a tunnel portal section structure suitable for steep
terrain and a construction method thereof, wherein the steep rock-soil body is vertically excavated in steps through the upward slope, the upward slope is supported from top to bottom by the
soil nailing wall while being excavated, the box
culvert main body, the column
assembly and the
joist assembly are constructed, the adjacent bridge, the box
culvert main body and the
joist assembly which have been constructed are used as the construction platform, the portal wall and the arch on both sides of the tunnel are constructed, the
pipe shed is constructed based on the arch, the second backfill space is backfilled to form the second backfill layer, the shed-hole assembly is constructed, the tunnel underground is constructed, and the construction of the tunnel portal section structure is completed. The double-layer frame structure can solve the foundation of the upper shed-hole assembly, provide a passage for the lower existing low-grade road, be used for the adjacent bridge and
abutment, the upper backfill of the box
culvert to the top surface of the
joist can provide a construction platform for the tunnel portal, can
resist the
lateral earth pressure of the mountain, and has high construction safety.