Europe’s transit map redrawn

Workers complete a tunnel between Austria and Italy for a new high-speed rail line, marking a major milestone in one of four key EU-backed projects to cut pollution and boost cross-border trade

AUSTRIA
SWITZ.
GERMANY
FRANCE
ITALY
Tortona
Genoa
Milan
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Susa
Messina,
Sicily
Villa San Giovanni,
Calabria
Fortezza
Innsbruck
55km
€8.5 billion
2032
Length
Cost
Completion
Will cut journey times between Fortezza, Italy, and Innsbruck, Austria, from 80 minutes to 25 minutes
Length
65km
Cost
€11 billion
Completion
Will reduce travel time between Milan and Paris by at least 30% to 4 1/2 hours
2033
Length
53km
Cost
€8.5 billion
Completion
2026
Will speed up transport of goods and reduce travel time between Milan and Genoa
Length
65km
Cost
€13.5 billion
Completion
World’s longest single-span bridge will speed up travel between Italian mainland and Sicily
2032
3. Tortona-Genoa High-Speed Rail
1. Brenner Base Tunnel
2. Lyon-Turin High-Speed Rail
4. Strait of Messina Bridge
1. Brenner Base Tunnel
125 miles
200km
2
3
4

Sources: AP, BBT
Picture: BBT
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