Just 10m of drill and blast left on Gotthard Base Tunnel

TBM with twin tunnels of the Gothard Base Tunnel or GBT, Sedrun segment

TBM with twin tunnels of the Gothard Base Tunnel or GBT, Sedrun segment

This 57-km tunnel under the Swiss Alps has nearly broken through after 11-years of work. This tunnel will create a ‘flat’ rail path through the Alps and become the world’s longest rail tunnel. [Source: World Tunnelling. Image: Alp Transit]

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  1. To speed the project, intermediate shafts were sunk to allow for simultaneous tunnelling on several faces, these points (Erstfeld, Amsteg, Sedrun, Bodio and Faido) to become integrated in the finished structure for servicing and emergency access.

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