World's longest and deepest rail tunnel to open in Switzerland

Re:World's longest and deepest rail tunnel to open in Switze... by tobltobs on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @10:08AM (#11814445)

> Wouldn't these issues point towards a lack of planning/quality control?

If your car engine breaks down you did a bad route planning?

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Re:World's longest and deepest rail tunnel to open in Switze... by CaptainZapp on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @10:30AM (#11814589)

There are things that can't be planned for.

One of the major problems detected was the fact that they had to drill through dolostone, which is a huge technological challenge. When mixed with water it results in a soupy mixture, which is almost impossible to work with in drilling a tunnel.

The did exploration drillings in 1993, but engineers where still pretty worried.

It was only in 2008 that the engineers lost the last of their concerns.

Such a huge project comes with technical uncertainties. What do you want to do about it?

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