News from Turin-Lyon AV railwaysThe preliminary design for the new Lyon-Turin rail link, including environmental impact study and cost analysis, is scheduled for the end of June, 2010. Click here. The first steps have been taken to start work on the 7,541 m Maddalena exploratory tunnel, to be built in Chiomonte (To) municipality, using mechanized excavation for 7,299 m and conventional excavation for the remaining 242 m. The tunnel will facilitate geological, hydrogeological and geomechanics surveys of Mount Ambin. For the design guidelines of the new line, click here. For more, click it/80 and fr/11. Visit www.torino-lione.it. 21/10.