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2016?

There is no way we would ever undertake such a long term project here in the United States.

From Wikipedia: "After 64 percent of Swiss voters accepted the AlpTransit project in a 1992 referendum, construction of the tunnel began in 1996."


20 year project from ground breaking to finish..

We can't even build high speed rail in super flat Florida! By comparison, that should be a piece of cake compared to this tunnel.

Very very impressive.
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