US EditionHistoric tunnel created under the Alps to connect Italy and Austria
The 55 km Brenner Base Tunnel will halve travel times and reduce truck traffic by shifting up to 50% of freight from road to rail, boosting cross-border trade and cutting emissions.
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With the breakthrough of the so-called exploration tunnel for the Brenner Base Tunnel, the first underground tunnel connection between Italy and Austria was created – accompanied by a large ceremony
#TheMoment the final wall came down for a historic tunnel under the Alps
Julia Gruber tells The National about the moment workers building the high-speed Brenner Base Tunnel broke through the final piece of rock between Austria and Italy, opening an underground tunnel between the two countries.
A tunnel nearly a mile beneath the Alps will transform travel from the heart of Europe into Italy
A hydraulic rock drill broke open a tunnel connecting Austria to Italy 1,400 meters (nearly 4,600 feet) beneath the Alps on Thursday, marking a major milestone in a series of ambitious European Union projects that will accelerate passenger train travel between metropolitan centers and shift freight off the roads and onto rails. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker were on hand for the ceremonial breakthrough o…
The two main tubes will be pierced next year. The base tunnel will be opened in 2032.
Historic tunnel created under the Alps to connect Italy and Austria
Workers broke through a final, thin veil of rock on Thursday, opening an underground tunnel between Austria and Italy that will eventually become a high-speed rail line linking the north and south of Europe.
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