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This is the tunnel in question - for those who don't like to/cannot watch the video: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenner_Base_Tunnel https://en.wikipedia.org/
by curiousfab 4y ago
This is the tunnel in question - for those who don't like to/cannot watch the video: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenner_Base_Tunnel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenner_Base_Tunnel
- lioeters 4y agoOh it's a railway tunnel, all the better it seems from an ecological perspective. > The Brenner Pass, in the Alps at the border between Austria and Italy, is one of the most important traffic connections between northern and southern Europe, and the motorway going over it is infamous for its frequent traffic jams. Pollution from transit traffic is a major concern.. > The goal is to relieve this situation by greatly improving the railway connection between North Tyrol and South Tyrol with the new tunnel, which will allow trains to cross the Alps much faster. The tunnel is scheduled to be completed in 2032. Austria and Italy signed the agreement to build the tunnel in April 2003, so it's been a long time coming.. In 2017, the cost estimate was 7.8 billion Euro (~8.5b USD).
- fmajid 4y agoThere’s no way a tunnel that long would be left to unreliable car or truck drivers, lest the tragedy that killed 11 in the 17km long Gotthard Tunnel in 2001 reoccur. On the comparable Channel Tunnel, cars and truck are carried on Eurotunnel rail shuttles, not left to their own devices.