Tunnel protests pose problems.(News Analysis) From: International Railway Journal | Date: January 1, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

ENVIRONMENTAL protestors have, for the first time in many years, turned their attention from road building projects to rail. Construction of the Turin-Lyon line has been suspended, pending environmental studies.

Around 40,000 people marched against plans to build a 53km tunnel at Val Di Susa, near Turin, Italy, on the high-speed line between Turin and Lyon, France, last month. Sadly, they turned violent, with dozens of police and protestors injured.

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