29 March 2011 Europe

SECOND GOTTHARD BASE TUNNEL HOLED THROUGH

Five months after the breakthrough of the eastern running tunnel of Switzerland's new Gotthard base tunnel, the western bore was completed on 23 March. Construction of the 57km base tunnel between Ersfeld and Bodio began in 2001. Over the past decade more than 152km of tunnel has been excavated,

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