The $29BN Megaproject in the Heart of a Mountain

Fred Mills takes his deepest dive yet into one of the world's biggest megabuilds. Note: The $29BN figure refers to the entire new railway. The estimated cost of the cross-border section is €11.1BN ($13BN). 00:00 Intro 01:16 The Lyon-Turin Route 03:38 The Base Tunnel 05:40 Drill and Blast 07:48...

29 min - Engineering & Megastructures - The B1M

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