Switzerland: St. Gotthard Tunnel Closed

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | 1 comment | June 14th, 2006 | Trackback

The St. Gotthard Tunnel between Switzerland and Italy is closed until June 25 because of rockslides that killed two drivers and blocked the tunnel May 31. Traffic is being diverted to the San Bernardino Pass, which adds almost 100 miles to the trip between Zurich and Milan. The route may be congested because of the extra traffic, but additional trains are being run through the St. Gotthard railway tunnel, which wasn’t affected by the slide. Swiss officials plan to detonate trouble spots between Amsteg and Goeschenen to prevent further slides.

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