The Helsinki-Valletta or Scandinavia-Mediterranean corridor is a gigantic tunnel of more than 4,000 kilometers whose price is estimated at around 11,000 million dollars.

It is the fifth of the nine priority axes of the Trans-European Transport Network, a planned set of transport networks designed to facilitate the communication of people and goods throughout the European Union and constitutes a critical path for the European economy.

It stretches from Finland and Sweden in the north to the island of Malta in the south, passing through Denmark, northern, central and southern Germany, the industrial areas of northern Italy and the ports of southern Italy.

This colossal engineering feat it is expected to be completed between 2026 and 2028.

Currently this corridor has many works and innovation in infrastructure to improve its efficiency, however a big problem arises: the Swiss Alps. The Alpine mountain range between Munich and Verona represents a major bottleneck for the corridor.

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The Brenner Base Rail Tunnel aims to solve this problem. “The Brenner Corridor will unite a complex network of high-capacity rail links. Together, these networks will help achieve the environmental objectives set by the EU and ensure the modal shift from road to rail,” the project managers explain.

It seeks to generate an underground route up to 55 km long, through which they will be able to cross automobiles, carriers and railways.

“After the completion of the project in 2028, the travel time between Copenhagen and Hamburg will be reduced by about one hour, and for rail freight, by about two hours”they add.

Its opening is scheduled for 2028 and aims to reduce traffic while meeting EU environmental targets to preserve the future of the environmentally vulnerable Alpine region.