Alpine Tunnel Chaos Puts Crucial European Network Under Strain

  • Freight train derailment, landslide have hit traffic this year
  • Bottlenecks at key routes are a hassle for businesses
A truck travels through the trans-Alpine Mont Blanc Tunnel between France and Italy.Photographer: Guillaume Souvant/AFP/Getty Images
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When a landslide blocked an aging Alpine tunnel connecting Italy and France this summer, Livio Ambrogio knew what the fallout was going to be for his freight business: time and money.

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