The $29BN Megaproject in the Heart of a Mountain

Fred Mills takes his deepest dive yet into one of the world's biggest megabuilds. Download the Straight Arrow News app by clicking here https://www.san.com/b1m to stay informed with unbiased, straight facts 🙌 Note: The $29BN figure refers to the entire new railway. The estimated cost of the cross-border section is €11.1BN ($13BN). Full story here - https://www.theb1m.com/video/inside-t... Additional footage and images courtesy of Tunnel Euralpin Lyon Turin (TELT), Euronews, No Comment and VOA. 00:00 Intro 01:16 The Lyon-Turin Route 03:38 The Base Tunnel 05:40 Drill and Blast 07:48 Reinforcement 10:44 The New Railway 12:47 Tunnel Boring Machine 16:48 The Geology 18:07 The Cathedral 21:13 Ventilation 22:53 Opposition and Cost 24:16 Remaining Work 26:10 Conclusion For more by The B1M subscribe now - https://bit.ly/the-b1m We're raising awareness of construction's mental health crisis through our Get Construction Talking initiative. There’s a video series on our channel and you can find support or donate at - https://www.getconstructiontalking.org/ Follow Get Construction Talking Instagram -   / getconstructiontalking   X -   / getconsttalking   LinkedIn -   / about   Listen to The World's Best Construction Podcast by The B1M Apple - https://apple.co/3OssZsH Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3om1NkB Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/3znmBP4 View this video and more at - https://www.TheB1M.com/ Follow us on X - http://www.x.com/TheB1M/ Like us on Facebook -   / theb1m   Follow us on TikTok -   / theb1m   Follow us on LinkedIn -   / the-b1m-ltd   Follow us on Instagram -   / theb1m   Follow us on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@theb1m The B1M Merch store - https://theb1m.creator-spring.com/ #construction #architecture #engineering We welcome you sharing our content to inspire others, but please be nice and play by our rules - http://www.theb1m.com/guidelines-for-... Our content may only be embedded onto third party websites by arrangement. We have established partnerships with domains to share our content and help it reach a wider audience. If you are interested in partnering with us please contact [email protected]. Ripping and/or editing this video is illegal and will result in legal action. © 2025 The B1M Limited