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Hans von der Brelie

What it takes to build the world’s longest railway tunnel – and restore nature once it’s done

The multi-billion-euro Brenner Base Tunnel project is one of Europe’s biggest construction sites.

Deep down, in the heart of a Tyrolean mountain valley, gigantic tunnel-boring machines are gnawing their way through the Austrian Alps.

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