Gotthard Base Tunnel Achieves Milestone

A Herrenknecht TBM breaks through on the eastern tube of the Gotthard Base Tunnel on Oct. 15.

A Herrenknecht TBM breaks through on the eastern tube of the Gotthard Base Tunnel on Oct. 15.

On October 15, a major milestone was reached on Europe and the World’s longest rail tunnel. The Gotthard Base tunnel under the Swiss Alps will form a high speed rail link between northern and southern Europe. The breakthrough was on the Eastern tube, the Western tube should follow suit in early 2011. The entire project won’t be completed until 2017. [Source: Tunnel Business Online. Image: Tunnel Business Online]

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