As of September 1, 2010, of the total of 151.84 km of tunnels, galleries and passages of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, 147.98 km, or 97.5%, had been excavated. The total amount driven in August 2010 was 608 m.

Of the total of...

In spring 2010, a geological interference zone brought the tunnel boring machine (TBM) in the west tunnel of the Faido section to a standstill. The miners have now freed the cutting head of the gigantic boring machine. As a result, the TBM can...

At the south portal of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, between Bodio and Faido, installation of the railway infrastructure systems has begun in the west tunnel. By 2012, the approximately 16-kilometres-long section will be completely equipped with the...