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Actually, the tunnel itself was only 17 years: 1998: Start of construction of the Koralm Railway 2008: Start of construction of the Koralm Tunnel 2018: Break
by flowerthoughts 10mo ago
Actually, the tunnel itself was only 17 years:
1998: Start of construction of the Koralm Railway
2008: Start of construction of the Koralm Tunnel
2018: Breakthrough Koralm Tunnel
2020: Final Koralm tunnel breakthrough
2025: This announcement (https://orf.at/stories/3414173/ https://orf.at/stories/3414173/ in German)
https://infrastruktur.oebb.at/en/projects-for-austria/railway-lines/southern-line-vienna-villach/koralm-railway/about-the-project https://infrastruktur.oebb.at/en/projects-for-austria/railwa...
- alephnerd 10mo agoGiven the terrain and the amount of tunneling needed, completing such a project in 17 years isn't that bad. Seems software neckbeards on HN are equally as guilty of underestimating the difficulty of other people's work like the managers they complain about.
- flowerthoughts 10mo agoYeah, and the last five years has not been drilling, but installing. The last year has been testing and tweaking (accordingt to the ORF article.) Seems like a great project outcome. Mostly within budget, no political chaos due to delays (AFAICT) and allowing several months for testing before announcing it open.
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- usr1106 10mo agoYeah, the submitted page misses the real news: Ordinary traffic will start tomorrow, Sunday.