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Tunnel du Frejus
Tunnel du Frejus
Tunnel du Frejus
Tunnel du Frejus
Tunnel du Frejus
Tunnel du Frejus
Tunnel du Frejus
Tunnel du Frejus
Tunnel du Frejus
Tunnel du Frejus
Tunnel du Frejus
Tunnel du Frejus
Tunnel du Frejus
Tunnel du Frejus
Tunnel du Frejus
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| Plate-Forme du Tunnel, 73500, Modane, France

The Fréjus Road Tunnel is a tunnel that connects France and Italy. It runs under Col du Fréjus in the Cottian Alps between Modane in France and Bardonecchia in Italy. It is one of the major trans-Alpine transport routes between France and Italy being used for 80% of the commercial road traffic. Construction of the 13 km long tunnel started in 1974, and it came into service on 12 July 1980, leading to the closure of the motorail shuttle service in the Fréjus rail tunnel. It cost 2 billion francs . It is the tenth longest road tunnel in the world. The French section is managed by the French company SFTRF, and the Italian section by the Italian firm SITAF. . The tunnel can be reached from the Italian side by the A32 Torino-Bardonecchia motorway, or by SS335 from Oulx, which joins SS24 , and reaches Bardonecchia after 20 km. From the French side, it can be reached by the A43 from Lyon and Chambéry. A toll is charged to all traffic. Over 20 million vehicles passed through the tunnel during the first 20 years.
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