It would take a crystal ball, according to Peter Reichenspurner, Strabag technical area manager, to see when the ambitious Rohtang Pass project will end now. Poor rock, harsh winter conditions and even communist union activities have caused severe time delays to the Himalayan project. The 8.8km single bore road tunnel is located in the north of India, in the Jammu (εt) Kashmir region, at over 3,000m above sea level. When complete it will be the longest tunnel above an altitude of 2,500m in the world.
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