Why Europe is Building a $34BN Transport Mega-Hub
Infrastructure 30 Apr 2025
Inside Europe's new mega-tunnel under the Alps
France and Italy are now building the world’s longest single rail tunnel as part of a giant new railway between Lyon and Turin. It means digging through the base of the Alps for more than 50km. But how are they doing it?
From seeing how teams have been drilling and blasting through different rock types to jumping on board an active tunnel boring machine, our latest longform documentary is Fred Mills’ deepest ever dive into a construction megaproject.
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