10 ms·

The cost is 30-35 billion CHF, which comes out to 31-36.5 billion USD. Privately funded, interestingly enough.

• 14 4y ago
  Those numbers surprise me. I know it is a lot of money but honestly I would have expected underground infrastructure like that to cost a lot more. Maybe it is a regional thing.
  • herbst 4y ago
    Probably because we know how. After the Gotthard I am sure there are still machines and very skilled people working for their next big gig.
    • 4ggr0 4y ago
      Maybe we can ask the italians if they can send us some workers again, after all they've already built a couple of tunnels for us.
  • HillBates 4y ago
  • jdlshore 4y ago
    Small tunnels and no stations, plus I would presume good ground for tunneling. All together, a smart way to take advantage of tunnels’ strengths while minimizing their weaknesses.