THE news that the two advance borings had met in the middle of the mountain traversed by the St. Gothard tunnel resounded like a joyful echo in every civilised country. It announced the success of ...

Traffic jams stretching for kilometres continued to build up in front of the two portals of the Gotthard road tunnel in ...

From mountains to undersea crossings, tunnels have long pushed the boundaries of engineering and human ambition. But when it ...

Stretching 35 miles under the Alps, the Gotthard Base Tunnel is the pinnacle of tunnel engineering. More than just a transportation route, it’s a symbol of European collaboration and long-term vision.

It beats the 10.6-mile (17-kilometer) St. Gotthard tunnel in Switzerland to become the planet's longest road tunnel. The toll-free Laerdal tunnel cost about $113.1 million to build. "Throughout ...

Wearing a red hard hat and carrying a backpack with an emergency oxygen tank, I’m sweating as I get a rare look at the newest wonder of the world—the 35.4-mile Gotthard Base Tunnel ...

“Compared with other tunnels in Europe, and all over the world, the safety level in the Gotthard Tunnel is quite high,” says Hubert Roegg, director of the Swiss Institute for Safety and Security.

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