Don’t confuse it with the Gotthard Tunnel (a 15km railway tunnel opened in 1882) or the Gotthard Road Tunnel (16.9km, opened in 1980, infamous for massive traffic jams). Or Gotthard, one of ...

the world's longest road tunnel at the time. A narrow, two-lane affair, it was never designed for trucks, but they came all the same. Gotthard Pass has always been one of the most direct north ...

However, one tunnel in the Swiss Alps takes a staggering 20 minutes to complete. The Gotthard Base Tunnel currently holds the world record for being the world's longest and deepest railway tunnel ...

Officials warned it could be months before the Gotthard can be reopened, compounding transport problems Italy already faced due to the closure of another tunnel through the Alps - the Mont Blanc ...

In 1980, the Swiss authorities built a 17km-long motorway tunnel through the mountain ... of déjà vu as I cruise over the ...

Due to heavy snowfall, the cantonal police of canton Uri stopped traffic between Amsteg and the Gotthard road tunnel shortly before midday on Sunday. This was so that snow clearing vehicles could ...

making it the second deepest operational tunnel in the world in operation after Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland. Commuters faced regular overnight closures in 2018, while the structure ...

Here’s how to plan your Europe road trip around this coming ... it is the world’s second deepest tunnel in operation after Switzerland’s Gotthard Base Tunnel. Various closures took place ...