Yeah, the submitted page misses the real news: Ordinary traffic will start tomorrow, Sunday.

Given the terrain and the amount of tunneling needed, completing such a project in 17 years isn't that bad.

Seems software neckbeards on HN are equally as guilty of underestimating the difficulty of other people's work like the managers they complain about.

Yeah, and the last five years has not been drilling, but installing. The last year has been testing and tweaking (accordingt to the ORF article.)

Seems like a great project outcome. Mostly within budget, no political chaos due to delays (AFAICT) and allowing several months for testing before announcing it open.