European transport officials marked the launch of the main phase of building a rail tunnel at the Alpine Brenner Pass between Austria and Italy after financing was secured.
EU Transport Commissioner Siim Callas and the Austrian and Italian transport ministers, Doris Bures and Altero Matteoli, along with several local officials gathered in Innsbruck to celebrate the start of Europe’s most ambitious infrastructure project.
The 55-kilometre long tunnel through the Alps is expected to be completed by 2025.