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Mont Blanc Tunnel closed for 15 weeks due to construction work
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Until December 16th, drivers will have to take alternative routes. Two 300-meter long vault sections are being renovated.
2024-09-02 13:29:08
Transportation
Infrastructure
Europe
Mont Blanc Tunnel Closed for Months
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The Mont Blanc Tunnel, a vital transportation link between France and Northern Italy, is closed for 15 weeks for extensive renovation work on two sections of the vault. This closure comes more than 60 years after the tunnel was completed.
Alternative routes through the Fréjus Tunnel and the Great St. Bernard Tunnel are available for drivers. Additionally, construction is underway for a new underground rail connection at the Brenner Pass for passenger traffic.
Meanwhile, the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the longest railway tunnel in the world and a key connection between Switzerland and Italy, has reopened after being closed for over a year due to a freight train accident. The repairs cost 159 million euros.
The tunnel was closed following wheel damage and the cleanup was challenging due to high temperatures inside the tunnel.
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Mont Blanc Tunnel Closed for Months
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The Mont Blanc Tunnel between France and Northern Italy is closed for 15 weeks; alternative routes lead through the Fréjus Tunnel and the Great St. Bernard Tunnel.
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Gotthard Base Tunnel: Freight connection to Italy reopens
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The Gotthard Base Tunnel is the most important railway connection between Switzerland and Italy. After an accident involving a freight train of the Swiss Federal Railways, in which cracks in a wheel caused the accident, the tunnel was closed for over a year. The repair costs amounted to 159 million euros.
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