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A look under the city Previous Next Tunnel between La Sallaz and Fourmi under the Route de Berne with "Jumbo" vault reinforcements (© Schobinger/MLO SA) Tunnel between La Sallaz and Fourmi under the Route de Berne with "Jumbo" vault reinforcements. (© Schobinger/MLO SA) The St Martin Bridge below the Béssières Bridge with scaffolding before pouring the concrete (© Schobinger/MLO SA) Making sure the tunnels are where they need to be (© Schobinger/MLO SA) The drilling begins at the Place de l'Ours (© Schobinger/MLO SA) The early stages of digging toward the Place de l'Ours (© Schobinger/MLO SA) The Fourmi Station evolves (© Schobinger/MLO SA) Industrial cutter in action, the principal machine responsible for digging the tunnels (© Schobinger/MLO SA) Welding the rails (© Schobinger/MLO SA) The tunnel with ventilators, close to Flon. (© Schobinger/MLO SA) St Martin Bridge with the cathedral in the background. (© Schobinger/MLO SA) Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7 Picture 8 Picture 9 Picture 10 Picture 11 A look inside the tunnels for Lausanne's new underground, the M2 This content was published on September 10, 2008 - 09:47 You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us! If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.
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