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Title: Gotthard Base Tunnel in the Swiss Alps
Post by: JimH on June 07, 2011, 10:26:09 am

A big train tunnel.  $14.4 Billion, 57 km long, 800 m deep, opens in 2017.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20069118-52/deep-inside-the-worlds-longest-tunnel/?tag=mncol

Title: Re: Gotthard Base Tunnel in the Swiss Alps
Post by: KingSparta on June 07, 2011, 10:43:21 am

I Seen A Show On This Tunnel On The Discovery Channel A Year Or Two Ago On "Megabuilders"

Title: Re: Gotthard Base Tunnel in the Swiss Alps
Post by: MrC on June 07, 2011, 11:20:28 am

Quote from: KingSparta on June 07, 2011, 10:43:21 am

I Seen A Show On This Tunnel On The Discovery Channel A Year Or Two Ago On "Megabuilders"

We enjoy the show too, as well as the similar "Extreme Engineering" (which also had an episode on this tunnel).