Preparation work is now under way for the civil engineering repairs on the Mont Blanc road tunnel, destroyed by a tragic fire in 1998. Construction of driver refuges and other measures begins later this month by French firm Secotroute and Italy’s SPEA. The tunel is jointly managed. Cleaning work on the tunnel (below) by a 120-strong workforce of contractor EMTS finished in July. The total renovation is due to finish in March next year.
