Crossings

On December 19, 1992, robbers drilled holes in the basement wall of what was then an Ergasias Bank branch in central Athens - even though it was reinforced with steel - opened hundreds of safes and removed valuables, cash and bonds worth billions of drachmas, or millions of euros today. 

Today marks a significant advancement in transportation infrastructure in Bulgaria as traffic is officially permitted through the "Zheleznitsa" tunnel on the "Struma" highway. This engineering marvel, spanning approximately 2 kilometers, proudly stands as the longest road tunnel ever constructed within the nation's borders.

A drilling machine working near an underground line connecting Istanbul's central Mecidiyekoy district to the city's main airport accidentally bored through the ceiling of the metro tunnel and the rails, a video shared by Sozcu TV broadcaster showed on Saturday.

These details and new information about the tunnels underscore why the tunnels were considered a major threat to the Israeli military

Such was its size that small vehicles would be able to travel within the tunnel, an AFP photographer granted access to it reported

South Korean rescue workers pulled seven bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in muddy water, as days of heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides and destroyed homes, leaving at least 33 people dead and forcing thousands to evacuate, officials said Sunday.

With the assembly of one of two massive tunnel boring machines (TBM) in its final stage, the project to extend the Athens metro is moving ahead, despite some delays on the way.

The other TBM is expected to arrive in Greece in July, aiming to start operations in October.

Work to underground a section of Poseidonos Avenue is seen as part of the Elliniko project, an urban redevelopment plan at the site of the former airport on the southern coast of Athens. The underground section will be 1.5 km long, with over 1 km comprising three lanes of traffic in each direction.

The record for daily vehicle transit through the Eurasia Tunnel was broken with 67,982 vehicles on Sept. 8, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismiloğlu has announced.

Around 79 million vehicles passed through the Eurasia (Avrasya) Tunnel, the first ever road tunnel connecting Europe and Asia underneath the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, said Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu on Feb. 15.