Gotthard Base Tunnel completed (News 2011, by Fabrice Coffrini) - Swiss Press Award

Agence France Presse, le Matin

Fabrice Coffrini

Légende originale: Federal Councillor Moriz Leuenberger (C) hugs former Federal Councillor Adolf Ogi (L) after a giant drilling machine complete the world's longest tunnel beneath the Swiss Alps during a ceremony on Friday, October 15, 2010, 30 kilometres (19 miles) from one end and 2,000 metres below the mountains near Sedrun. By the time it opens for service in 2017, the 57-kilometre (35.4-mile) long Gotthard tunnel, it will exceed Seikan rail tunnel linking the Japanese islands of Honshu and Hokkaido and the world's longest road tunnel of Laerdal in Norway, paving the way for continuous high-speed rail travel between northern and southeastern Europe. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI