The Alpine tunnel necessary for the Lyon-Turin rail link is 20% dug with 11 kilometers drilled out of the 57.5 planned. Maxime JEGAT/PHOTOPQR/LE PROGRES/MAXPPP
DECRYPTION – The Italians blame France for its delay, which could reach ten years, on its part of the construction site.
In Rome
After the Franco-Italian estrangement triggered by the words of Gérald Darmanin on theimmigration, here comes another subject of transalpine contention: the TGV Lyon-Turin. This future line, the largest European project, should make it possible to connect the two cities in 1 hour 47 minutes, compared to 3 hours 43 minutes today. If the Alpine tunnel is dug at 20%, with 11 kilometers drilled out of the 57.5 planned, as well as 30 kilometers of galleries, the high-speed line which was to open in 2032 is falling far behind.
And it is France that is singled out. While theItaly validated the route, secured the financing and gave the administrative authorizations, the modernization works of the 25 km of existing line will start this summer, and those on the 25 km of new lines in 2025. On the French side, since the declaration of public utility of 2013, there was no programming, funding or land acquisition. As for the route, it did not go beyond the preliminary draft. France is…
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